![Lester Young and Charlie Parker Festival](https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/sites/default/files/styles/story_image/public/1_1.png?itok=aFGuj-qd)
Sunday, August 27, 2023 - 12:00am to Tuesday, August 29, 2023 - 11:59pm
Our annual three day birthday celebration for Lester Young and Charlie Parker is just around the corner!
August 27th, the 114th anniversary of the birth of Lester “Prez” Young will feature 24 hours of only Prez on WKCR’s airwaves.
August 28th will feature 24 hours of both Lester Young and Charlie Parker.
August 29th, the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Charlie “Bird” Parker will feature 24 hours of only Bird!
Tune in for this 72 hour radio tradition! On 89.9 FM in NY and streaming at wkcr.org