Today on the show, we’re spending the first hour talking about tea as we cozy up for the winter. Tea has a long complex history in the world, and has been a staple of our drinking habits for thousands of years since its origins in China. But there’s also a darker history to tea, due to the influence of colonization efforts by western nations. Writer Charlene Wang de Chen, who wrote an article for Smithsonian Magazine, “What Emoji Tell Us About the History of Tea,” joins to give us a history lesson and also take your calls about how you like to make your tea!
You can great tea of different varieties all around the five boroughs. Eater reporter Caroline Shin wrote a list of her favorite tea shops in New York, “14 Places to Try Tea in NYC,” and she joins to tell us more and take your calls shouting out your favorite tea shops.
NYC Winter Jazzfest kicks of its 20th season today, with shows across New York City slated over the next week. This weekend, the festival will put on two events dedicated to the historic Brooklyn Black cultural center, The East. On Saturday, a panel will discuss The East’s musical legacy. On Sunday, the Crown Hill Theatre will host “A Night at the East,” a concert featuring veteran musicians like Gary Bartz and Billy Hart, as well as later generation musicians like Shabaka, Moor Mother, and Luke Stewart. We’re joined by Jazzfest curator Marcus Moore and Basir Mchawi, a former magazine editor for The East, to discuss this year’s program, as well as Stewart and his Irreversible Entanglements bandmates Aquiles Navarro and Tcheser Holmes, who perform live in the studio.
Today is the 100th birthday of the late great jazz drummer and composer Max Roach, who played alongside some of the greatest jazz musicians in history throughout his storied career. This month, there are three concerts planned for the Max Roach Centennial. Drummer Nasheet Waits and Max’s son Raoul Roach join us to discuss the genius of Max Roach, his life, and…
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