Joseph Celli - Radio Host

05/11/2026

Musicians Speak with Joseph Celli (podcast)

Kris Davis, Phill Niblock, Wadada Leo Smith, Jen Shyu, Bill Frisell, Nicole Mitchell, Joe Morris, William Parker, Marilyn Crispell, David Murray, Mary Halvorson, Angelica Sanchez, Ingrid Laubrock, & many others.
https://open.spotify.com/show/7xBjldYfvhy4mCiKCJ9EbY
(photo: joseph celli, credit: Ralph Baskin)

Podcast · Joseph Celli · Musicians Speak, presented by internationally recognized composer, performer, and radio host Joseph Celli, is a podcast that presents illuminating interviews with new music creators across all genres. The show features a range of artists, from the deeply influential experi...

04/30/2026

Music for Smart People with Big Ears
Thurs., Apr. 30, 12noon - 3pm
Only on WPKN 89.5fm or Streaming @ WPKN.org
Hope You Can Tune In!

(photo: Joseph Celli, WPKN radio host)
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03/19/2026

Jazz - Creative Music – Improvisation
Please join me for Sonny Rollins, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Bill Frisell, Ches Smith, Julian Lage, Kurt Elling, James Brandon Lewis, Thomas Buckner, Fats Waller, Kiran Ahluwalia, Rez Abbasi, Paul McCandless, Cassandra Wilson, Sylvie Courvoisier, Wadada Leo Smith, Louis Armstrong, Nels Cline, The Bad Plus, Patricia Brennan, Steve Coleman & more!! Thur., March 19, 12noon -3pm WPKN 89.1fm or Streaming @ WPKN.org
(photos: C. Wilson, M. Dresser, S. Rollins, S. Courvoisier)

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03/01/2026

With WWUH – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

03/01/2026

With WWUH – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

02/18/2026

Music for Smart People with Big Ears
Please join me for new releases & masters of the music with John Coltrane, Meredith Monk, Julian Lage, Clifton Chenier, Ches Smith, Donald Knaack (The Junkman), Kris Davis & much more!
Thurs., 2/19, 12noon – 3pm
Only on WPKN 89.5fm or Streaming @ WPKN.org
(photos: The Junkman, Meredith Monk, Clifton Chenier, Julian Lage)

12/01/2025

Join me with Indie songwriter/guitarist Christopher Cavaliere & rock 'n' roll guitarist extraordinaire, Nels Cline as they return to the WPKN airwaves on My Other Music (MOM), Thursday, 12/4, Noon-3pm. We discuss their upcoming performance in Bridgeport, CT (Thurs. Dec.4, 8pm). Chris discusses his newest release, Self Checkout, & Nels contrasts his WILCO music making with his free-improv Saccata Quartet (Chris Corsano, Darin Gray, Glenn Kotche) appearing at Park City Music Hall. Streaming online at WPKN.org or download our free WPKN app.

09/05/2025

Here I am with John Cage on Main Street, Hartford, CT preparing for the American Premiere of his 12-hours long Empty Words with sound design by Maryanne Amacher (9/29/81) organized by Real Art Ways (RAW). The performance was broadcast live on the new NPR satellite system & carried by over 20 stations in the US. “This is one of Cage’s most sustained and elaborate moves toward the “demilitarization” of language, in four parts: Part I omits sentences, Part II omits phrases, and Part III omits words. Part IV, which omits syllables, leaves us nothing but a virtual lullaby of letters and sounds.” (John Cage Trust). haPPybIrThdAyJOHN haPPybIrThdAyJOHN haPPybIrThdAyJOHN haPPybIrThdAyJOHN haPPybIrThdAyJOHN haPPybIrThdAyJOHN haPPybIrThdAyJOHN haPPybIrThdAyJOHN haPPybIrThdAyJOHN haPPybIrThdAyJOHN

Joseph Celli: an American based inter-media artist... boldly experimental, with sound as central to his work.

08/18/2025

Piano Innovators!

Musicians Speak with Joseph Celli features interviews and music from piano greats Marilyn Crispell, Sylvie Courvoisier, Angelica Sanchez, and Kris Davis as they redefine the keyboard in improvisation.

https://www.youtube.com/
https://open.spotify.com/show/7xBjldYfvhy4mCiKCJ9EbY?si=dc68fb9a6fbc4e82
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/musicians-speak-with-joseph-celli/id1821775030

08/07/2025

IMPROVISATION · JAZZ · CREATIVE MUSIC

Please join me for a program featuring the Masters of the music
and the Innovators as we explore the range of improvised
music over the past 100 years in America.

TONIGHT — Thursday, August 7, 9-12pm

Only on WWUH 91.3fm or streaming LIVE @ WWUH.org