Overlooked: Overlooked: Oct 06, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: Overlooked: Oct 06, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: Gauzy Atmosphere: Sep 28, 2021

Toward the end of summer and beginning of autumn the atmosphere on Overlook Mountain often alternates between brisk, strikingly clear days and those that are characterized by a deep, hazy gauziness. T...

Overlooked: Overlooked: Sep 28, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: Gnawa’s The Time: Sep 22, 2021

In this broadcast, a focus on Moroccan Gnawa music, with special emphasis on collaborations with western, often jazz musicians. The music is based in healing and prayer and is usually performed at ni...

Overlooked: Gnawa’s The Time: Sep 14, 2021

In this broadcast, a focus on Moroccan Gnawa music, with special emphasis on collaborations with western, often jazz musicians. The music is based in healing and prayer and is usually performed at ni...

Overlooked: Overlooked: Sep 14, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: Overlooked: Sep 14, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: Celebrating Pres and Bird: Aug 25, 2021

Tune in for a celebration of ’The President,’ Lester Young and Charlie “Yardbird” Parker. Born August 27 and 29, respectively, and known simply as Pres and Bird, these two saxophone colossi helped inv...

Overlooked: Celebrating Pres and Bird: Aug 24, 2021

After the local news at noon, tune in for a celebration of ’The President,’ Lester Young and Charlie “Yardbird” Parker. Born August 27 and 29, respectively, and known simply as Pres and Bird, these tw...

Overlooked: Overlooked: Aug 24, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: Overlooked: Aug 24, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: New Releases Oddly Juxtaposed: Aug 11, 2021

In this broadcast, a musically diverse, wide range of newly released music spanning genres and continents. An array of recordings that offer the ear unusual musical juxtapositions and pairings: a stri...

Overlooked: New Releases Oddly Juxtaposed: Aug 10, 2021

After the local news at noon, a musically diverse, wide range of newly released music spanning genres and continents. An array of recordings that offer the ear unusual musical juxtapositions and pairi...

Overlooked: Overlooked: Aug 10, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: 20210728: Jul 28, 2021

After the local news at noon, “Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of famili...

Overlooked: Newly Recorded Jazz and Improvised Music: Jul 27, 2021

After the local news at noon, a score of new scores, charts, and improvised music played and composed by musicians typically considered to be working in the jazz idiom. The broadcast will include 19 n...

Overlooked: 20210714: Jul 14, 2021

After the local news at noon, “Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of famili...

Overlooked: Jazz Mahoffs: Jul 13, 2021

Most languages have words for it. In English, it’s big shot, big wig, or big cheese. In French, it’s gros bonnet. In Italian, it’s pezzo grosso. In Spanish, it’s mandamas. In Yiddish, it’s macher. And...

Overlooked: Overlooked: Jul 13, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: 20210623: Jun 23, 2021

This pledge drive broadcast will feature new recordings in the hope of attracting new sustaining supporters to Wave Farm's WGXC. The program will shift between genres and sonic extremes: noisy guitars...

Overlooked: Overlooked: Jun 22, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: More Newly Released Music (not Jazz): Jun 09, 2021

Rebroadcast from June 8, 2021, some offbeat, soon-to-be-not-overlooked non-jazz. Like most Overlooked new releases shows, there will be many different sonic palettes in this broadcast: vocally driven...

Overlooked: More Newly Released Music (not Jazz): Jun 08, 2021

After the local news at noon, some offbeat, soon-to-be-not-overlooked non-jazz. Like most Overlooked new releases shows, there will be many different sonic palettes in this broadcast: vocally driven a...

Overlooked: Overlooked: Jun 08, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: New Jazz Recordings: May 25, 2021

After the local news at noon, newly recorded music commonly described as ‘jazz’ in proper order: solos, duets, trios, quartets, and quintets — quite the opposite of Overlooked’s typically freewheeling...

Overlooked: Overlooked: May 25, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: Overlooked: May 25, 2021

Underheard and Overlooked Music - hosted by Rob Saffer

Overlooked: Newly Released Music: May 12, 2021

A rebroadcast from May 11, 2021, another genre-spinning and globe-spanning review of recently released music: trippy rock; noisy, jazzy, jittery, punky stuff; lots of vocals, from black metal opera to...

Overlooked: Newly Released Music: May 11, 2021

After the local news at noon, another genre-spinning and globe-spanning review of recently released music: trippy rock; noisy, jazzy, jittery, punky stuff; lots of vocals, from black metal opera to Ch...

Overlooked: Blue Marc: Apr 28, 2021

Rebroadcast from April 27, 2020. After the local news at noon, two hours of healing through radio and music. Personal friend, occasional Overlooked, guest and jazz archivist Marc Epstein recently expe...

Overlooked: Blue Marc: Apr 27, 2021

After the local news at noon, two hours of healing through radio and music. Personal friend, occasional Overlooked, guest and jazz archivist Marc Epstein recently experienced the passing of his wife J...

Overlooked: String Theory: Apr 14, 2021

After the local news at noon, this rebroadcast from April 13, 2021 will showcase the more practical than theoretical ways jazz musicians and improvisers incorporate string instruments into their compo...

Overlooked: String Theory: Apr 13, 2021

After the local news at noon, this broadcast will showcase the more practical than theoretical ways jazz musicians and improvisers incorporate string instruments into their compositions and their band...

Overlooked: Newly Released Music: Mar 24, 2021

In this broadcast, an ear feast of newly released music, all styles, all over the place: music collage, skittish polkas, slippery strings, noisy guitars, noisy pianos, new jazz, old jazz, new chants,...

Overlooked: Newly Released Music: Mar 23, 2021

In this broadcast, an ear feast of newly released music, all styles, all over the place: music collage, skittish polkas, slippery strings, noisy guitars, noisy pianos, new jazz, old jazz, new chants,...

Overlooked: 20210310: Mar 10, 2021

After the local news at noon, “Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of famili...

Overlooked: William Parker: Mar 09, 2021

Those who have spent any time exploring New York City's downtown scene or been a fan of cutting-edge jazz for the past four decades are likely familiar with William Parker, bass player and bandleader,...

Overlooked: New Releases, Finally: Feb 24, 2021

This rebroadcast from Feb. 23, 2021 comes during week two of WGXC’s Winter 2021 10th Anniversary Pledge Drive, a perfect time to play music released in 2021 that highlights a variety of musical perspe...

Overlooked: New Releases, Finally: Feb 23, 2021

This broadcast comes during week two of WGXC’s Winter 2021 10th Anniversary Pledge Drive, a perfect time to play music released in 2021 that highlights a variety of musical perspectives, genres and st...

Overlooked: 20210210: Feb 10, 2021

After the local news at noon, “Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of famili...

Overlooked: Julius Hemphill, Julius Eastman: Feb 09, 2021

Overlooked host Rob Saffer presents Genii Julii: the music of composer/musicians Julius Hemphill and Julius Eastman. Since both Julii were genii, we’ll limit our palette to two box sets of recordings...

Overlooked: Awesome Tapes from Africa and Sahel Sounds: Jan 27, 2021

The broadcast will focus on two unique record labels that are bringing overlooked African music to ears around the globe while compensating artists 50/50 for their work — something like Fair Trade mus...

Overlooked: Awesome Tapes from Africa and Sahel Sounds: Jan 26, 2021

The broadcast will focus on two unique record labels that are bringing overlooked African music to ears around the globe while compensating artists 50/50 for their work — something like Fair Trade mus...

Overlooked: 20210113: Jan 13, 2021

After the local news at noon, “Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of famili...

Overlooked: Ta-Ta 2020: Jan 12, 2021

In this broadcast, host Rob Saffer says ta-ta, bye-bye, and good riddance to 2020 by playing the last new releases of the decade, featuring new vocal music in languages ranging from Farsi to Yiddish,...

Overlooked: Ta-Ta 2020: Jan 12, 2021

In this broadcast, host Rob Saffer says ta-ta, bye-bye, and good riddance to 2020 by playing the last new releases of the decade, featuring new vocal music in languages ranging from Farsi to Yiddish,...

Overlooked: Cantaloupe and Beethoven: Dec 22, 2020

The broadcast will feature new music from Cantaloupe Music, the recording label created by Bang on a Can founders and composers Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe. Plus a tribute to the 250th...

Overlooked: 20201209: Dec 09, 2020

After the local news at noon, “Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of famili...

Overlooked: New, New Amsterdam Records: Dec 08, 2020

This broadcast will highlight the artist-run, nonprofit recording label New Amsterdam Records. The label focuses on album-based music without walls or an agenda. A diverse selection of new, New Amster...