Tom Cole

Richie Havens, Folk Singer Who Opened Woodstock, Has Died

Tom Cole — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:30:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf1B9ktRCkg

Saving The Sounds Of America

Tom Cole — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:23:00 +0000

We've been able to record sound for over 125 years, but many of the recordings that have been made in that time are in terrible shape. Many more, even recordings made in the past 10 years, are in danger because rapid technological changes have rendered their software obsolete.

What A Life: The Day I Met Elliott Carter

Tom Cole — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:33:00 +0000

Transcript

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Elliott Carter died this week, a month shy of his 104th birthday. He had a huge influence on modern classical music. So in 2008, when Elliott Carter was celebrating his centennial, NPR's Tom Cole went to New York City to interview him. And he has this remembrance of what it was like to meet the storied composer.

TOM COLE, BYLINE: I was terrified. I mean, this was a man who had lived history.

Janet Feder: Tiny Desk Concert

Tom Cole — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:59:00 +0000

Janet Feder came to NPR with an infant guitar, the curiosity of a child and a wild imagination. The guitar was just a couple of months old — hand made for her by Los Angeles-based guitarist and teacher Miroslav Tadic. It's a nylon-string baritone electric! Its player is diminutive — barely taking up any space behind Bob Boilen's desk. Yet, if you look closely, you'll see the products of her immense curiosity and imagination. A small split ring (like the kind you put your keys on) holds a metal bead in place on the top E string near the sound hole.

Janet Feder: An Avant-Garde Artist Takes A Real Risk

Tom Cole — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:58:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOzinX8e9Pw

Two Takes On Christmas Music: Sweet And Sour

Tom Cole — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:01:00 +0000

What do you get when one of the songwriters behind a beloved children's program and a champion of challenging new music each approach Christmas songs in their own ways?

Not what you might expect.

Saxophonist, composer, and MacArthur "genius" John Zorn is also a record producer who runs his own label, Tzadik — the Hebrew word for "righteous one." The top of the label home page reads:

Tzadik is dedicated to releasing the best in avant garde and experimental music.

Indeed, Zorn's first stab at