The Signal 4-8-11- John Berndt, Smartt Bell, Susi Wyss

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New Logic for Old Saxophones is the title of a new CD from experimental musician John Berndt. We give it a test spin and talk with John about the reasoning behind his abstract sounds.
We talk with Madison Smartt Bell about his new novel, The Color of Night. The book examines the persistence of violence in American culture and its sinister effect on the mind of a woman who revels in its beauty.
Plus: After a twenty-year career managing health programs in Africa, Susi Wyss decided to try something new. She’d never written fiction before, but her debut novel-in-stories, The Civilized World, is a narrative tour-de-force. We talk with the author about her new book and the wealth of life-experience contained in its pages.