WTJU

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WTJU enriches the culture of Virginia and extends the educational mission of UVa by bringing together diverse individuals and communities through exceptional music and conversation. Founded in 1955 and on-air since 1957, WTJU began as an educational radio station centered around classical music. Today, WTJU continues its mission of education and community engagement encompassing four main genres of music (classical, jazz, folk, and rock), as well as community stories.

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67 Pieces

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Feb 10, 2023
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100 Pieces

"Jazz at 100” is that story – one hundred years of jazz recordings – in 100 one-hour programs that will present representative music from a century of recorded jazz history

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Feb 22, 2017
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50 Pieces

With 100 years of recorded jazz at our fingertips, it can be difficult for working musicians to be heard. Jazz at 100 Today! celebrates recent music from the living treasures who keep pushing boundaries while standing on the shoulders of giants.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Aug 05, 2020
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2 Pieces

Telemetry, is an unconventional music series, showcasing bold new musical compositions, new instrumentation, and unique collaborations across space and genre. New episodes every month.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Jul 23, 2019
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256 Pieces

Each week Peter Jones and company perform various children's stories for listeners.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: May 24, 2013
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9 Pieces

The Crystal Ball with Larry Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoff Skelley features clear-eyed election news, analysis, and projections in a concise package, uploaded every Monday by 12:30pm.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Nov 05, 2012
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9 Pieces

The Crystal Ball with Larry Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoff Skelley features clear-eyed election news, analysis, and projections in a concise package, uploaded every Monday by 12:30pm.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Nov 05, 2012

Latest Pieces

Caption: Gregory Porter
Recent projects from the two dominant male jazz singers.

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Dave Holland
Between the standard small jazz ensembles of quartets, quintets and sextets and the powerhouse big bands is a world of ensembles with eight, nine, ...

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  • Added: Nov 24, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
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Small Organ combos are still swinging, 60 years after Jimmy Smith's pioneering recordings.

Bought by WCNY, RadioStPete Florida, WCNY, Spokane Public Radio, KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Harold Mabern and Charles Lloyd at Manassas High School
Veteran players Charles Lloyd, Harold Mabern and George Coleman attended the same Memphis high school in the fifties. Their work in the past decad...

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Vijay Iyer
The last decade was one of immense consequence and productivity for pianist/composer Vijay Iyer. His releases uniformly received critical acclaim ...

Bought by WCNY, RadioStPete Florida, WCNY, Spokane Public Radio, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 03, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Kamasi Washington
In the past several years, a suite of players have emerged from Los Angeles, many of whom grew up together, loosely connected by the name West Coas...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WCNY, Spokane Public Radio, and KRPS


  • Added: Oct 27, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Maria Schneider
Recent suites Jazz Big Band from Maria Schneider, Jim McNeely, Rufus Reed, Darcy James Argue and Brian Krock in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Terell Stafford
Since the 1950s, there have consistently been players who found in Hard Bop a comfortable place to return to even as the focus of the music ebbed a...

Bought by WCNY, RadioStPete Florida, WCNY, Spokane Public Radio, and KRPS


  • Added: Oct 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Anat Cohen
Fueled by the arrival of Israeli ex-patriot guitarist Roni Ben-Hur in 1985 and bassists Omer Avital and Avishai Cohen in late nineties, a network o...

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Christian McBride
Since the early days of jazz, composers, arrangers, and players have sought out large ensembles for their potential for rich expression and vibrant...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WCNY, WCNY, Spokane Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6