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Celebrating Public Radio Music Day

Chris Cohen with some of his Private Playlist selections.
Chris Cohen
Chris Cohen with some of his Private Playlist selections.
Thursday, April 16, marks the first Public Radio Music Day which celebrates the special role that non-commercial radio stations play in bringing music to our ears.

Thursday, April 16, marks the first Public Radio Music Day which celebrates the special role that non-commercial radio stations play in bringing music to our ears.

In Southern California, KCRW is a go-to for finding music, new and old, to enjoy. And some of it you won't hear anywhere else.

The KCRW series, Private Playlist, is a listening session with Southern California's most notable musical figures in their private creative environments. Chris Cohen is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with an extensive discography as a solo artist, sideman, producer, and band member. He spoke with KCRW about clearing the mind with experimental jazz and his own frightening near-miss with coronavirus.

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Music from the episode:

Junior H - Quien Es Quien (Inedito 2020)
NAS EL GHIWANE - WANNADI ANA ( FI HOLANDA ) ناس الغيوان في هولندا أيام السبعينات ـ والنادي أنا
David Murray -- Flowers for Albert - 1976 [full album]

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