It’s Must-See Week here in New York. We learn about all the initiatives, deals and events happening through February 4 from Tiffany Townsend, NYC Tourism’s EVP of Global Communications, and recommendations from our very own producers. Plus, we take your calls about your favorite places to take out of town visitors.
[REBROADCAST FROM November 23, 2023] Winner of the Sundance Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary, 20 Days in Mariupol is a first-hand account of the besieged Ukrainian city during the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Filmed by journalists trapped inside, it depicts the harrowing account of the war’s horrors. Director Mstylav Chernov joins to discuss.
Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Public Library are inviting members of the public to help them add a new original composition to the canon of American anthems, as part of their initiative, “Anthem to US.” Lincoln Center chief artistic officer Shanta Thake and Jakab Orsós, vice president of Arts and Culture at the Brooklyn Public Library, join us to explain how it works.
On his latest album All One, saxophonist and bassoonist Ben Wendel is joined by Bill Frisell, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Terence Blanchard and more jazz stars. The album earned Wendel his first Grammy, in the category of Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, for which he’ll vie at February’s ceremony. Wendel joins us for a Listening Party.
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