Watch: Gabriel Kahane Talks "Book of Travelers" with "PBS NewsHour"

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Gabriel Kahane was on PBS NewsHour last night to discuss his Nonesuch debut album, Book of Travelers. The album is a musical travelogue about the looping railway journey across the US he embarked upon the day after the 2016 US election and the people he met along the way. For the show's "Brief But Spectacular" segment, he offers his own take on "why trains in America are the road to radical empathy." You can see what he has to say in the piece here.

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Composer, pianist, and singer Gabriel Kahane was a guest on PBS NewsHour last night to discuss his Nonesuch debut album, Book of Travelers. The album is a musical travelogue about the looping railway journey across the US he embarked upon the day after the 2016 US election and the people he met along the way. For the show's "Brief But Spectacular" segment, Kahane offers his own take on "why trains in America are the road to radical empathy." You can see what he has to say in the piece below.

To pick up a copy of Book of Travelers, head to your local independent record store, Bandcamp, Amazon, iTunes, and the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout, or listen on Apple Music and Spotify

Kahane has curated an evening of music for Lincoln Center's Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse in New York City this Saturday night, featuring performances by Timo Andres, Caroline Shaw, and Miró Quartet. He takes his Book of Travelers tour to the Midwest next week for shows in Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Ann Arbor. For details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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Gabriel Kahane: "PBS NewsHour," November 2018
  • Friday, November 9, 2018
    Watch: Gabriel Kahane Talks "Book of Travelers" with "PBS NewsHour"
    PBS NewsHour

    Composer, pianist, and singer Gabriel Kahane was a guest on PBS NewsHour last night to discuss his Nonesuch debut album, Book of Travelers. The album is a musical travelogue about the looping railway journey across the US he embarked upon the day after the 2016 US election and the people he met along the way. For the show's "Brief But Spectacular" segment, Kahane offers his own take on "why trains in America are the road to radical empathy." You can see what he has to say in the piece below.

    To pick up a copy of Book of Travelers, head to your local independent record store, Bandcamp, Amazon, iTunes, and the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout, or listen on Apple Music and Spotify

    Kahane has curated an evening of music for Lincoln Center's Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse in New York City this Saturday night, featuring performances by Timo Andres, Caroline Shaw, and Miró Quartet. He takes his Book of Travelers tour to the Midwest next week for shows in Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Ann Arbor. For details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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