Morning Becomes Eclectic
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Morning Becomes Eclectic is committed to a music experience that celebrates innovation, creativity and diversity by combining progressive pop, world beat, jazz, African, reggae, classical and new music.
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Hans Zimmer and James Howard Newton
Hans Zimmer and James Howard Newton talk about their collaboration scoring The Dark Knight on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
RECENT SHOWS
Christmas Becomes Eclectic
Join host Tom Schnabel as he goes globe-hopping, yuletide style, around the world. We celebrate the holidays with favorites from Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East and beyond. It's a panoply of Christmas sounds.
Charlie Haden
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Jazz bassist and raconteur Charlie Haden shares anecdotes from the making of his latest release Ramblin Boy on Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley at 11:15am.
Little Joy
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Fabrizio Moretti (of The Strokes), Binki Shapiro, and Rodrigo Amarante (of Los Hermanos) unite as Little Joy, in an acoustic performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley at 11:15am.
Juliette Commagere
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Los Angeles chanteuse Juliette Commagere levitates listeners with her celestial songs on Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley at 11:15am.
Mercury Rev
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New York trio Mercury Rev join Jason Bentley as they perform a batch of new songs from Snowflake Midnight on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Neil Portnow
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President of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Neil Portnow, talks about Grammy nominated artists and the newly opened Grammy Museum with Jason Bentley on Morning Becomes Eclectic in the 10 o’clock hour.
A.R. Rahman
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Revered Bollywood film composer A.R. Rahman exchanges ideas and anecdotes with Jason Bentley as they review the soundtrack to Slumdog Millionaire on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Longwave
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Longwave perform songs from and tell us why Secrets are Sinister on Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley at 11:15am.
Murs
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L.A. based rapper Murs brings his free-thinking style to Morning Becomes Eclectic with host Jason Bentley at 11:15am.
Keane
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Rock trio, Keane, return to perform new songs on Morning Becomes Eclectic with host Jason Bentley in the 11 o’clock hour.
School of Seven Bells
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The School of Seven Bells meld psychedelic sound with futuristic beats on Morning Becomes Eclectic with host Jason Bentley.
Oren Lavie
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Playwright turned songwriter, Oren Lavie, tells his story through music on Morning Becomes Eclectic with host Jason Bentley in the 11 o’clock hour.
Jason Bentley's First Edition of Morning Becomes Eclectic
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Nic Harcourt's Last Edition of Morning Becomes Eclectic
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Jason Bentley
Jason Bentley is KCRW's music director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic. Jason began as a phone volunteer in the main office of KCRW in July of 1988 before heading off to college on the East Coast for a few years and then returning to attend Loyola Marymount University and DJ at the college station KXLU. He was recruited by former KCRW Music Director Chris Douridas after a softball game between the two stations in 1991 and he took to the airwaves starting in the summer of 1992.
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