Breaking The Tethers - Episode March 16, 2026

About this episode

This episode features a diverse playlist including gongs, avant jazz, and a performance by William Shatner.

This week: Gongs! Shatner! Avant jazz big band! More gongs! Playlist: Amalie Dahl’s Dafnie's EXTENDED - Intro Pat Bianchi - It was a very good year William Shatner - It was a very good year Andrew MacKelvie's Many Worlds - Impact/Awake Andrew MacKelvie's Many Worlds - Disentomb the brain function Wanees Zarour - Lifta Wadada Leo Smith - The Little Rock Nine: A Force for Desegregation in Education, 1957 Ishmael Ali - Pastiche

Topics covered

• gongs
• avant jazz
• big band
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Breaking The Tethers, Dafnie's EXTENDED, Many Worlds - Impact/Awake, Many Worlds, The Little Rock Nine: A Force for Desegregation in Education

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