Tom Schnabel

Frank Emilio Flynn was a giant of Cuban music — recording for Blue Note Records — and KCRW was lucky enough to host him for a very special Morning Becomes Eclectic live session.

Franco, the “Congo Colossus,” fronted one of the most popular Congolese rumba groups from the 50’s to the 80’s.

The ground-breaking composer releases a new work inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as an app version of his 2015 composition Sleep.

Eric Whitacre’s new album is a perfect musical anodyne for our crazy times.

Rhythm Planet mix of new releases and enduring classics for emotional and spiritual sustenance.

The music flows seamlessly and organically on a new album of works by two French composers who lived centuries apart. It came as a surprising new discovery for Tom Schnabel.

A baker’s dozen of songs as we prepare to observe a historic election.

Chick Corea was a protean musician.

Late composer Ryuichi Sakamoto joins Tom Schnabel in 1988 for his first of many visits to KCRW, where they discuss fame, technology, and artistic influences.

Unheard since its original 1987 broadcast, discover the first of Robbie Robertson’s many sessions with KCRW. He goes deep with Tom Schnabel following the release of his debut solo LP.