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Article: Radio & Podcasts

This One's For Bob Rogers: Radio for a Poet Who Just Happened to Program Radio

by Hobart Taylor
March 4, 2026

William Parker, Jane IraBloom, Rez Abassi and Helen Sung and other artists culled from Bob Rogers' playlist. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Helen Sung “Feed The Fire" from Quartet + (Sunnyside) 02:34 Angelica Sanchez/Marilyn Crispell “Windfall Light" from How to Turn the Moon (Pyroclastic) 6:57 Rez Abbasi “Lonnie's Lament" from Sound Remains (Whirlwind) 11:57 Maya ...

Article: Album Review

William Parker Orchestra: Essence of Ellington

Read "Essence of Ellington" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
October 22, 2012

Talk to any member of the so-called avant-garde, and what is immediately apparent is a deep familiarity and love of the tradition. That's not to say that there is a desire to replicate: almost the opposite. New York City bass icon William Parker first began listening to Duke Ellington when he was seven years old. One ...

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