Ease Your Mind (S3 | E121)
Ease your mind with the most advanced music producers in the world of art pop, electronica, deep house music.
All Day I Dream of House Music (S3 | E120)
All Day I Dream of House Music (S3 | E120 | Our Spring 2023 series on beats - three in a row this year on Lester the Nightfly.
Far From the Hearth | The Ambients (S3 | E119)
This show is like a game of ping pong. Jonathan serves them up and I return the shots - most of the time. Jonathan has lots of winners.
Headspace with Jonathan Ammons (S3 | E118)
Headspace with Jonathan Ammons (S3 | E118). We have the pleasure of listening to the inspirations behind Far from the Hearth.
IRISH KINETIC (S3 | E117)
We feature the music of Solas, Seamus Eagan, Dervish, and other fast-moving tracks. IRISH KINETIC
Bryter Layter | Nick Drake (S3 | E116)
Spend an hour listening to singer-songwriter Nick Drake. You'll be glad you did.
It’s All Happening | Teen Sensibilities (S3 | E115)
What does the world look like from the perspective of a teen girl? The answer is not simple or straightforward. There are probably millions of different answers to that question…
Carnegie Hall SongStudio | Part Two (S3 | E114)
SongStudio. More great singing from Charlotte Wajnberg, Maire Therese Carmack, Shannon Keegan, Yuriy Hadzetskyy, and Vinicius Costa.
Carnegie Hall SongStudio | Part One (S3 | E113)
Carnegie Hall SongStudio | Part One (S3 | E113). Jamie Barton. Renee Fleming Hartmut Höll, Golda Schultz on Lester the Nightfly.
Operatic Soprano Tori Davis (S3 | E111)
Operatic Soprano Tori Davis (S3 | E111). R&B and, yes, opera this week on Lester the Nightfly radio show. On PRX / Pacifica Radio.
David Goldman: Best Albums of 2022 (S3 | E110)
In this episode we look at full albums from 2022. We welcome back guest David Goldman to the show. Our third episode together.
Taylor’s Awesome Grandpa (S3 | E109)
Taylor's Awesome Grandpa. Much of Taylor's playlist come from his elders. And that knowledge is now passed on to... us.
Taylor Watkins Dives Deep (S2 | E108)
This is the way to start a new year! Taylor Watkins Dives Deep into the 70's, the 90's and shares music from his band, Watkins.
NEW YEAR’S AT THE CAFE CARLYLE (E55, S2 | E107)
A New Year Celebration at the Cafe Carlyle with Bobby Short.
Hymns and Carols for Christmas (S2 | E106)
In the heart of Times Square in early December we witnessed a pre-Christmas choral concert thanks to The Young New Yorkers’ Chorus. Hymns and Carols for Christmas, this week on Lester the Nightfly.
A Sacred Christmas (E54 & S2 | E104)
Let's get you in the holiday spirit right here and right now... after all Christmas is Coming. A Ceremony of Carols!
Hope for Christmas (S2 | E102)
Hope for Christmas (S2 | E102) The Lester the Nightfly Holiday Music Interview Yes. That's right. A holiday show just prior to Thanksgiving. In a word, our crack team at…
Chris Oglesby Musicology (S2 | E101)
Chris Oglesby Musicology (S2 | E101). Certainly one of the most musically intelligent guests we have ever had on this radio show.
Chris Oglesby Music (S2 | E100)
An instant classic episode, we have probably the most diverse collection of music yet on the program. Chris Oglesby Music.
Lizz Wright | Jazz Blues Gospel (S2 | E99)
Lizz Wright Jazz Blues Gospel (S2 | E99) on Lester the Nightfly - where you never know what you're gonna get.
Chris Oglesby Opera Singer (S2 | E98)
Chris brings us Tyler the Creator, Charles Gounod, Sufjan Stevens... We talk pop, rock and opera. Chris has a gorgeous voice. And we get to hear his Giulio Gari Foundation concert performance on this show.
STEREOLAB TOUR 2022 (S2 | E97)
THE CAME. THEY WENT. 10-10-22. STEREOLAB performs at Brooklyn Steel in New York. We do the setlist.
Jonas Jud’s Opera Playlist (S2 | E96)
You can Jonas' appreciation for the bass voice in this exclusive interview. This is Part Two of a Two-Part Series.
Idomeneo Act II (LTNF Live 4 WERB Radio)
Idomeneo Act II. Little know? Well... how about this... lesser-known Mozart. He was 25 and this opera was a very big deal for Wolfy Amadeus.
Jonas Jud, Opera Bass (S2 | E95)
We hear from the greats on this radio show. Jerome Hines. Samuel Ramey. Cesare Siepi. Jonas Jud Opera Bass on Lester the Nightfly.
Cecile, Samara, Bette and Aaron (LTNF LIVE 4 WERB Radio)
Jazz: We have three major meditations and one micro-meditation. We hear the greats and we learn about the new.
Transgender & Music (S2 | E94)
Part 2 with Jen Ayers. Glamrock, Transgender & Music from the new record SHe Said. An exclusive interview.
SHe Said with Jen Ayers (S2 | E93)
Jen Ayers' husband says "I'm transgender." Yeah - it took a while for that to get sorted. And Jen shares the story in her new record: "SHe Said."
1985 with Valerie Rose Lohman (S2 | E92)
The show is under protest! This VRL has NO BUSINESS appropriating my favorite year of music (1985) and using it for her own purposes!
Ludwig Van: Donald Levine Edition (LTNF LIVE 4 WERB Radio)
Ludwig Van: Donald Levine Edition (LTNF LIVE 4 WERB Radio). Overtures and a Symphony from Ludwig Van Beethoven.
What Remains of Edith Finch: Valerie Rose Lohman (S2 | E91)
What Remains of Edith Finch. Valerie (she/they), also known by VRL, is an LA-based voice actor, musician, and creative. This week on LTNF.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Let’s Turn it Into Sound (S2 | E90)
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is an American composer, performer and producer, whose work prominently employs Buchla modular synthesizers.
Stereolab: Influences (LTNF LIVE 4 WERB Radio)
We're working our way to 10-10-22. That's the date for Stereolab to play at Brooklyn Steel in NYC. Stereolab: Influences
Italian Folk: Pattacini, Verdi, Gualerzi (S2 | E89)
Francesco Gualerzi formed Officina Del Battagliero, a band devoted to the work of Tienno Pattacini, a notable composer from the Emiglia Romagna region of Italy.
Wagner, Shubert, Bowie with Rebecca Kidnie (S2 | E88)
Opera singer Rebecca Kidnie brings us music and chat about David Bowie, Richard Wagner, Jonas Kaufman and Bandits on the Run.
ONJ (LTNF LIVE 4 WERB Radio)
ONJ. Our Olivia Newton John had way more great songs than you remember. So let's fix that. A special two-hour show reviewing her work.