Happy birthday Prez & Bird

Remembering Lester Young (August 27) & Charlie Parker (August 29) on their birthdays.  

Tune in to WKCR from Columbia University for their annual birthday broadcast honoring these two giants. Prez gets played all day through noon tomorrow, and then they switch to Bird for another 

36 hours(!) or so.

Movie of the Week: Charlie Parker & Lester Young

A big happy birthday week to two giants, Lester Young & Charlie Parker. Today's Movie of the Week pays tribute to both of them.

Saints of the Lower East Side

Saints of the Lower East Side: Martin Wong, Joey Ramone, Miguel Piñero, Ellen Stewart, Charlie Parker, Arthur Fellig and Allen Ginsberg. For more information visit EV Grieve as well as the website of artist Tom Sanford.

Installing Charlie Parker

Just Because - Charlie Parker "Bloomdido" animated