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James Luce & Clarice Assad at WNYC's Greene Space


About James Luce

After 25 years on the air as program host of jazz and classical music programs, beginning in 1998, James Luce spearheaded a decade-long series of globally-distributed, award-winning documentaries in partnerships with WBGO-FM in Newark, New Jersey, WTRI in Philadelphia, Public Radio International in Minneapolis, The American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, and National Public Radio in New York and Washington, DC.

These programs told the definitive stories of several of the most prominent American musicians of all time - on the occasions of the centennial celebrations of their births.

Harlem Renaissance. Religion, Music & the Politics of Race. Part 1
Produced by James Luce for the Columbia University Institute of Religion, Culture and Public Life.
Harlem Renaissance. Religion, Music & the Politics of Race. Part 2
Produced by James Luce for the Columbia University Institute of Religion, Culture and Public Life.

A Child is Born. A Spiritual Christmas with Geri Allen.
Trauma and Prayer: Reaching for the Divine
Islamic Prayer: Body, Community, and Spirit
The Jesus Prayer: An Ancient Christian Prayer
in the Context of Community

The Music of The Civil Rights & Black Consciousness Movements, Part 1
Written & Produced by James Luce for the African American Public Radio Consortium
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The Music of The Civil Rights & Black Consciousness Movements, Part 2
Written & Produced by James Luce for the African American Public Radio Consortium
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Featuring Josef Sorrett.

A Rich Tradition - Dr. Martin Luther King
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
A Rich Tradition - Nelson Mandela
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
A Rich Tradition - Malcolm X
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
A Rich Tradition - Angela Davis
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
A Rich Tradition - Dick Gregory
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong - Armstrong Centennial NPR
A Rich Tradition - Paul Robeson
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
A Rich Tradition - Randy Weston
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
A Rich Tradition - Toni Morrison
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
A Rich Tradition - Rufus Reid
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
A Rich Tradition - Ray Charles
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
A Rich Tradition - Nikki Giovanni
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
A Rich Tradition - Ishmael Reed
Written and Produced by James Luce for AAPRC and Columbia University IRCPL
Rufus Reid
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Frank Sinatra Centennial 1 for WQXR
Written and Produced by James Luce
Duke Ellington Centennial Radio Project - Billy Strayhorn
Written and Produced by James Luce. Host, Stanley Crouch
Frank Sinatra Centennial 2 for WQXR
Written and Produced by James Luce
Frank Sinatra Centennial 3 for WQXR
Written and Produced by James Luce
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Count Basie Centennial Concert - hour 1
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Count Basie Centennial Concert - hour 2
Produced and Hosted by James Luce
Quiet Pride
Written, Produced and Hosted by James Luce