Free Planet Radio

  WORLD MUSIC INNOVATORS FREE PLANET RADIO BRING UNIQUE JAZZ-CLASSICAL-WORLD BLEND IN BENEFIT PERFORMANCE FOR AREA CHILDREN THROUGH DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE’S YOUTH EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP (Y.E.S.) FUND, FRIDAY, MAY 5 AT 8PM For more than a decade, Free Planet Radio has been bringing its innovative world-jazz-classical music blend to festivals, concertContinue Reading

The Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville, North Carolina announces the 2017 Y.E.S. Emerging Artists Fund, a program to support young performers by providing scholarships for graduating high school seniors pursuing a career in the performing arts. A limited number of Emerging Artists Fund scholarships beginning at $1,000 each willContinue Reading

Asheville Symphony and Musicians from Western North Carolina Unite On New Recording. The Asheville Symphony and leading musicians from Asheville’s music scene—including Lizz Wright, Free Planet Radio, Rising Appalachia and Steep Canyon Rangers—have collaborated on an innovative new album to be released in May 2016. Celebrating the diversity of musicContinue Reading

World super-group Free Planet Radio performs ‘Just the Three of Us’ on Friday, February 5 at 8 p.m. at the Altamont Theatre. Fresh off the release of their new cd in 2015 ‘The Global Symphony Project,’ Free Planet Radio continues to create innovative eclectic grooves and gorgeous compositions that keepContinue Reading

by KaChina Davine – CD release of The Global Symphony Project: Ecstatic Verses. Free Planet Radio and The Opal String Quartet were recipients of the prestigious Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program Grant for 2014 and will be showcasing original collaborative compositions from the ‘Global Symphony: Ecstatic Verses’ recording. FreeContinue Reading

Come engage in the rhythm and heartbeat of the Asheville Percussion Festival, June 15-21, 2015. Experience a creative musical landscape of infinite transformation through the symphonic heartbeat of rhythm, dance, and song where percussionists, dancers, and musicians of all traditions gather from around the globe to explore, create, and innovate.Continue Reading