Music

A live concert with jazz saxophonist Frank Morgan. Morgan has recently begun a new life after years of drug abuse and prison. He recently performed in a play about his life titled "Prison-Made Tuxedos."

Guitarist Ron Wood. He spent 12 years as a member of the Rolling Stones, seven years with Rod Stewart's Faces and five years with The Jeff Beck Group. A book of his paintings and drawings has just been published. It's titled Ron Wood by Ron Wood: The Works.

John Doe and Exene Cervenka, songwriters and vocalists with the L.A. rock band X. Their new album, their sixth, is called "See How We Are."

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews bassist Dave Holland's new album, "The Razor's Edge," featuring Holland and his quintet - trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, alto saxophonist Steve Coleman, trombonist Robin Eubanks and drummer Marvin Smitty Smith.

Accordionist William Schimmel will perform several tangos.

Rock Critic Ken Tucker reviews Bryan Ferry's new album "Bête Noire."

Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews pianist Mitsuko Uchida's new recording of Mozart's 22nd and 23rd Concertos, accompanied by Jeffrey Tate and the English Chamber Orchestra.

Rock historian Ed Ward profiles Bobby Fuller, whose band, The Bobby Fuller Four, had hits including "I Fought the Law." Fuller came from West Texas, the region that Buddy Holly came from, and tried to emulate Holly's mannerisms and music. Fuller was just catching on in Los Angeles when he died under suspicious circumstances at age 23.

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the new 3-record set of previously unreleased jazz 45's by tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec.

Guitarist Bob Brozman will perform two songs on his National Steel guitar.

Rock Critic Ken Tucker reviews "Characters," the new album by Stevie Wonder on which he plays every instrument.

Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews an album of Elizabethan lute music performed by Paul O'Dette, including the lute standard "Green Sleeves.

Rock historian Ed Ward will explore the gospel roots of soul great Sam Cooke.

Siobhan Egan and Eileen Ivers, fiddle players who perform with "Cherish the Ladies," a touring ensemble of top Irish musicians. Both are American-born, and both emigrated to Ireland to pursue their musical education. Ivers earned All-Ireland fiddle champion honors for seven years in a row. They will perform a reel and a jig, accompanied on guitar by Mick Moloney.

August Darnell, lead singer of Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Kid Creole is the dapper stage persona of August Darnell, a wildly inventive showman whose music fuses salsa, rock, jazz, reggae, funk and rap. The group has found fame in Europe and South America, but success in America has proven elusive.

Rock Critic Ken Tucker reviews the new album by guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson, formerly of The Band.

Henry Mancini, who's had a long career writing scores for movies and TV. He has composed some classic songs, such as "The Pink Panther," "Moon River," "The Days of Wine and Roses," and the themes for "Peter Gunn" and "Mr. Lucky." He had just done the music for the new film version of "The Glass Menagerie."

Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a 1960 recording of Tchaikovsky's last three symphonies, conducted by Yevgeny Mravinsky and performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic.

Rock historian Ed Ward profiles some of rock's most memorable break-in records, which are singles made up of snippets of many different records. These include records by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman's Flying Saucer.

Singer Judy Collins. She's just written an autobiography; it's titled Trust Your Heart.