WUCF

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WUCF, a listener supported service of the University of Central Florida, Orlando, broadcasts a 24-hour schedule of jazz music and other non-commercial programming from the University of Central Florida. 

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160 Pieces

Jazz and the American Spirit examines the great stories of Jazz across America by looking at and listening to the musicians who have created it. Hosted by saxophonist and University of Central Florida Director of Jazz Studies Jeff Rupert.

  • From: WUCF
  • Updated: Jan 29, 2021
Caption: Jazz Most Wanted
200 Pieces

Each week, Jazz Most Wanted counts down the song and artist from number ten to number one by playing the individual songs and by highlighting the players and aspects of the recording that make it special!

  • From: WUCF
  • Updated: Jun 08, 2020

Latest Pieces

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This week on Jazz and the American Spirit, we check out Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath, Tootie Heath, Benny Golson, John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, Ray Bryant...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on your Jazz Most Wanted Countdown we tap into the "Jazz Vault" and revisit our top ten list from October of 2020! Join us for a throw-ba...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:06
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Up this week on Jazz and the American Spirit we’ll check out some greasy swinging’ music, music by Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Louis Bellson, ...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Jazz Most Wanted, we had four contenders move up our Top Ten List this week, so there is a long list of players who are challenging la...

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Up this week on Jazz and the American Spirit some great tunes - "Shiny Stockings", "Lullaby of Birdland", "Let's Get Down", "Society Red", "A New T...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Jazz Most Wanted……We welcome a new group of contenders to our Top Ten, and these nineteen young women & men are students in the Univer...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Jazz Most Wanted…we tap into the Jazz vault and revisit our Top Ten list from January of twenty-twenty-one. Join us for a throwback Ja...

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:05
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This week we continue our hard dive into the Hard Bop Movement, specifically the blues and the Hard Bop Movement. Art Blakey, the jazz drummer from...

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Jazz Most Wanted……be sure to join me this weekend to find out which of our top ten Jazz Most Wanted Contenders are moving-up toward nu...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Coming up this week on Jazz and the American Spirit with me Jeff Rupert...we check out a wonderful trumpet player originally from Nashville. Born i...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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