Favorite Sessions Wu Han Plays Tchaikovsky, Month by Month American Public Media June 30, 2008 • In 1876, Tchaikovsky composed musical snapshots of each month of the calendar year for publication in a St. Petersburg magazine. Pianist Wu Han performs the entire cycle, and discusses the music with Performance Today host Fred Child in NPR's studio. Hear Wu Han's Studio Session: 'The Seasons' Part 1 (January-June)
Bryant Park Project Video The Quavers Bring 'Porch Techno' to America June 26, 2008 • The New Yorker describes the Quavers as moody and enchanting. The two Brooklyn musicians describe themselves as a "space-age Carter family." They stopped by The Bryant Park Project studios to demonstrate. The Quavers Bring 'Porch Techno' to America Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91906072/91906042" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bryant Park Project Video 'Peace, Happiness' and G. Love June 19, 2008 • Acoustic funk/soul singer-songwriter G. Love stops by The Bryant Park Project to talk and play music from his new album, Superhero Brother. He says the album was inspired by a recent trip to the slums of Rio de Janeiro. 'Peace, Happiness' and G. Love Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91681120/91681089" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bryant Park Project Video The New 'Flavors' of Alanis Morissette June 12, 2008 • Back with a new album, Flavors of Entanglement, Morissette talks about heartache and healing. After the painful breakup of her long engagement to actor Ryan Reynolds, Morissette has a lot to say — and to sing. The New 'Flavors' of Alanis Morissette Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91414838/91414792" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bryant Park Project Video Songwriter Hayden Travels 'Field and Town' June 9, 2008 • Toronto musician Hayden is known for his quirky sad songs and his latest album, In Field and Town, is full of them. The intimacy of the record extends to the liner notes, which are a reproduction of Hayden's own handwritten notebook. Songwriter Hayden Travels 'Field and Town' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91303703/91303674" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Video Sessions Sen. Lamar Alexander's 'Tennessee Waltz' June 6, 2008 • Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) made a musical splash Memorial Day weekend in a performance with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra; it was later posted in a video clip on YouTube. Alexander performed a few tunes at the piano in NPR's Studio 4A. Sen. Lamar Alexander's 'Tennessee Waltz' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91242265/91248025" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Favorite Sessions Ray Bonneville: True-to-Life Troubadour WKSU May 28, 2008 • Bonneville's songs are full of characters who stumble their way through a rough-and-tumble world of violence, hope, and despair. In four videos from Folk Alley, Bonneville stomps his cowboy boots on a piece of wood and tells his stories. Hear an interview and performance from Folk Alley
Bryant Park Project Video Mates of State 'Re-Arrange Us,' to Excellent Effect May 28, 2008 • In the past eight years, Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel have made five albums, married and had two children. The pair, who record as Mates of State, stop by the Bryant Park Project studios to play from their new album, Re-Arrange Us. Mates of State 'Re-Arrange Us,' to Excellent Effect Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90880038/90880010" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bryant Park Project Video Haunting Brit Kate Nash Rocks 'BPP' Jukebox May 22, 2008 • The English-Irish singer-songwriter stopped by the Bryant Park Project studios to play "Skeleton Song," one of the arresting pop songs off her debut album, Made of Bricks. Haunting Brit Kate Nash Rocks 'BPP' Jukebox Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90714095/90714072" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bryant Park Project Video Langhorne Slim Rocks Midtown Park May 21, 2008 • Singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim brings his country-punk sound to Manhattan. With help from the BPP, he and his band got permission to perform "Honey Pie" live in Bryant Park, one of Midtown's most beloved green spaces. Langhorne Slim Rocks Midtown Park Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90664438/90664390" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Video Sessions Panic at the Disco: Still 'Odd,' Sans Guyliner May 17, 2008 • When Panic at the Disco released its debut CD, its members hadn't yet graduated from high school. Three years later, Pretty. Odd marks the band's massive change from heart-on-sleeve emo-punk songs to Sgt. Pepper's-style rock. The group performs stripped-down songs in NPR's Studio 4A. Panic at the Disco: Still 'Odd,' Sans Guyliner Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90520630/90562774" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Driveway Moments Meet NYC's Newly Crowned Subway Busker May 16, 2008 • Balla Tounkara, a kora player from Mali, is the winner of the Bryant Park Project's NYC Subway Busker Poll and one of the city's newest official underground musicians. Meet NYC's Newly Crowned Subway Busker Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90506541/90506516" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Video Sessions Death Cab for Cutie Lets the Meter Run May 15, 2008 • Death Cab for Cutie stopped by to chat and rock out at the Bryant Park Project studios, where they played a few classics and "I Will Possess Your Heart," a riveting song from their new album, Narrow Stairs. Death Cab for Cutie Lets the Meter Run Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90461964/90461939" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Video Sessions Country-Punk Langhorne Slim Rocks the 'BPP' May 1, 2008 • Langhorne Slim, born Sean Scolnick, is known as a country singer-songwriter with a punk sensibility. He visited the Bryant Park Project to discuss his self-titled album and to perform a couple of his songs. Listen to Langhorne's full in studio interview & performance Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90090433/90090400" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Replay: Smoosh Lights Up 'Dark Shine' April 25, 2008 • The teen pop trio Smoosh play "Dark Shine," another cut from their Bryant Park Project cubicle concert. Replay: Smoosh Lights Up 'Dark Shine' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89933896/89933865" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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