Plastic Is Forever

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
The Plastic Ono Band was born in 1969 as a collaborative vehicle for John Lennon, Yoko Ono and a group of famous side musicians. Today, Ono joins talks about re-launching the band with her son and other young stars. Plus: Barbaros Erköse hails from long line of Roma clarinetists in Turkey. But he grew up listening to a lot of American jazz. He performs in our studio. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.

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