Sex takes the spotlight on Flotation Device as Liza Lim and Claire Chase explore “the sacred erotic in women’s history”, with commentary added afterwards from Papua New Guinea. Plus the London Experimental Ensemble offers its own historical reading of a Scottish ballad, while Caroline Shaw explores botany, İlhan Mimaroğlu explores Dubuffet, and Lary 7 explores Canal Street surplus stores. Our 50 year ago in the avant-garde feature revisits Tania León’s encounter with Japanese poetry and Penderecki's encounter with fickle 1970s LA Phil audiences, while Bobby Mitchell contributes the premiere recording of a late Rzewski piano work. Some fresh improvisational insights from Craig Taborn, Mat Maneri, Joëlle Léandre, Joe Lovano and a trio of Madrid-based Gnu Town musicians round out the playlist.
Creative and improvised music with host Michael Schell.
