On two days in the spring of 1959, after a string of critically acclaimed and succesful albums, Miles Davis recorded what would become Kind Of Blue.  Nothing would ever be the same – for Jazz or for Miles Davis.

There’s no real way to tell why a record captures the imagination and attention of the world.  Some do, some don’t.  Miles Davis constantly recorded music, and almost all of it added to his popularity and critical acclaim.  But over the years, Kind Of Blue found a larger and larger audience.  Soon enough, it became the best selling Jazz album of all time.

Through the host Josh Jackson and interviews with musicians Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Cobb, Jackie McLean, David Amram and others, you will hear the story of the making of Kind Of Blue, as well as the lasting impact of this classic Jazz staple.

Gunfights. Car chases. A shady journalist. An artist on the edge. These are not the things you’d expect from a film about a jazz musician.

But with Miles Ahead, director and star Don Cheadle created a portrait of Miles Davis that the legendary trumpeter would have loved to be a part of. 

Josh Jackson hosts an hour of conversation with Don Cheadle, Miles' son Erin Davis, nephew Vince Wilburn, Jr. and film score composer Robert Glasper. 

The official radio companion to the MARLEY documentary film in theatres and homes on April 20, 2012.

NINA SIMONE WAS AS POWERFUL AND COMPLEX A PERSON AS THE MUSIC SHE PLAYED. SHE CALLED IT 'BLACK CLASSICAL MUSIC,' AND IT RESISTS ALL DEFINITIONS. IT'S JAZZ, RHYTHM AND BLUES, FOLK, GOSPEL. IT'S A COMBINATION AS RICH AS THE CULTURE. LIKE ANY LEGEND, NINA SIMONE BECAME A SYMBOL FOR PEOPLE AND MOVEMENTS THROUGH THE YEARS, BUT HOWEVER SHE WAS FIRST AND FOREMOST A PERFORMER. SHE ACTED OUT THE STORY OF EACH SONG AS IF IT HAPPENED TO HER JUST YESTERDAY. THIS HOUR, WE'LL HEAR ABOUT THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF NINA SIMONE FROM COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS - ODETTA, CAMILLE YARBROUGH, GUITARIST AL SCHACKMAN, PATTI SMITH, JOURNALIST DAVID NATHAN, AND MORE.

Produced by JOYRIDE MEDIA, creators of acclaimed music documentaries featuring artists like Bob Dylan, Benny Goodman, Johnny Cash, and many others. Hosted by Simone, acclaimed vocalist and daughter of Nina Simone.

Music throughout this program includes some of her trademark number plus previously unreleased tracks now available on the new Legacy Recordings box set "TO BE FREE: THE NINA SIMONE STORY."

Program hour includes breaks for local spots and no embedded national spot.

ANDY CAHN - 212-833-6279, andy.cahn@sonybmg.com
ERIC MOLK - 212-833-5389, eric.molk@sonybmg.com

In the late 1960's, the world was introduced to the sound of Philadelphia.  Big cities had their own distinct styles, and like Detroit's Motown and Stax from Memphis, Philadelphia INternational Records landed on the musical map.

This one-hour radio special hosted by Jeff Foxx explores the story of Philadelphia International Records, as well as their impact on the future of music through stories and music from many of their artists, as well as Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff

AFTER 60 YEARS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS, THE O’JAYS HAVE MADE THEIR FINAL ALBUM – THE LAST WORD. IT’S A PARTING MESSAGE FULL OF WISDOM, LOVE AND GROOVE FROM THE MASTERS.

A deep look into Bill Withers early life in music that set up the making of his debut album, "Just As I Am."  Withers is featured extensively in candid interview clips. as well as his friend, Bobby Womack, drummer James Gadson, and journalist Anthony DeCurtis. Hosted by Nadine Nassar, produced by Paul Chuffo (Joyride Media). 

Please consider this free one hour show for any respectful programming to honor his legacy following his death on April 3, 2020. 

This free one-hour show was originally produced by Paul Chuffo (Joyride Media) in 2006, back in the old days before PRX, when shows were released as one long one-hour file. If you can bear with this inconvenience your listeners will be happy to hear this excellent program.

December 1964: Conflict simmered in Vietnam and civil rights struggled at home.  A restless American improviser created a personal testament of spirituality, an open statement of devotion and love.

On December 9, saxophonist John Coltrane and his quartet -- pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones -- walked into Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood, New Jersey studio to record a four-part jazz suite.  The result was 'A Love Supreme.'

When 'A Love Supreme' hit the airwaves and record bins, it made an immediate impact.  'A Love Supreme' also marked a crossroads for Coltrane's music, one that would lead him into uncharted territory.

Three years later, John Coltrane was gone.   

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: FAMILY AFFAIR. One-hour music intensive radio documentary about Sly & the Family Stone, their music, their turbulent history, and the indelible marks they left behind. Seven musicians walked on the stage, some were black, some white, some were men, some women, and all of them were dressed in bright, colorful outfits.

That was Sly and the Family Stone, and for seven wild years (1967-1974), they left a mark on music and culture that continues to inspire countless musicians - both black and white. Members changed, times got rough, but Sly and the Family Stone's sound and message of love and unity still speaks to the world today.

FAMILY AFFAIR is hosted by Ben Fong-Torres, and includes a wide range of Sly & the Family Stone tracks - from the big hits ("Dance to the Music," Everyday People," and others) to deep cuts from all their albums. Some songs accentuate the points made by the many interview subjects, others speak for themselves. All of them stand up as examples of Sly Stone's "watershed point in the development of rhythm and blues," as detailed by biographer and journalist Joel Selvin.

Band members Rose Stone, Larry Graham, Greg Errico and Andy Newmark provide rarely-heard, first-hand accounts of the zeniths and nadirs of Sly Stone's universe, taking us from their family roots to their mainstream success to later sessions "surrounded by really crazy people...out there in the twilight zone."

Musicians Isaac Hayes and Chuck D, however, break down how music from all those episodes influenced Sly's contemporaries as well as future generations of musicians.

Host: Ben Fong-Torres. Producer: Paul Chuffo & Joshua Jackson, Joyride Media. Terms: Available to all USA-based broadcasters at no cost. Contacts: Eric Molk, 212-833-5389, eric.molk@sonybmg.com Andy Cahn, 212-833-6279, andy.cahn@sonybmg.com.

Hosted by the legendary Les Paul, you'll hear music and commentary by John Scofield, George Benson, Jim Hall and award-winning journalist Bill Milkowski. Classic, influential tracks by Django Reinhart, Wes Montgomery, John McLaughlin and many more are also featured. This program is free for all stations to air, and audio was uploaded on September 7, 2005. Please contact Andy Cahn at 201-386-1736 or cahnmedia@comcast.net to receive a copy of this program on CD. You may also use the program request form my clicking "attachments" above. The music heard throughout the show comes from Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar, in stores from Columbia/Legacy on Tuesday, September 27. This 4-CD box set features 78 guitar greats from the extensive catalogues of Columbia and RCA Records and their subsidiaries, as well as material from about 30 other original labels to yield the absolutely definitive jazz guitar collection ever assembled.

Brazilian music has always been inclusive, and German producers Frank and Christian Berman have raised that idea to a new level.  They took only the vocal performances from classic American songs and invited an all-star list of Brazilian musicians to create new arrangements and play along.  

In this hour, we'll hear how familiar songs were transformed and talk to producer Christian Berman, drummer Paolo Braga, and arrangers Marcos Valle, Roberto Menescal, Mario Adnet and Torcuato Mariano.   

FATS WALLER: IF YOU GOTTA ASK - One-hour music intensive documentary about Fats Waller, one of America's great composers and performers of the 20th century. His songs, stride piano style and on-stage and on-screen antics were legendary and made him one of the first African-American superstars.

Count Basie sat at his feet to learn, Art Tatum considered Fats the best, and Waller's stride style influenced Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck and many others.

Strangely enough, two things happened to Fats after he died: he essentially disappeared from our culture's memory for over 30 years, and when he was talked about, it centered around his clowning and humor, which was sorely misunderstood. Despite his untimely death, Fats Waller spent nearly every day of his short life making the music he loved. In that time, he created a rich, prolific legacy that today is justly revered.

Whether you're a musician, a jazz scholar, or just someone who likes to sing along to "Honeysuckle Rose," you know Fats Waller is one of the all-time greats. And if you gotta ask...

Host: Dick Hyman Producer: Joyride Media (Paul Chuffo & Joshua Jackson) Length: One-hour, with breaks for local spots Terms: Available for all USA radio broadcasters at no cost

Jazz is dead! Well, it's not true -- but in the history of the music, that statement is heard very often. Wynton Marsalis has found that the best way to combat that idea is simple - keep creating. Like any art form, jazz lives as an ongoing interaction between the artist, audience and larger culture. In this hour, Wynton reflects on his life and music in the 20th century and its continuation into the 21st. GREAT PROGRAMMING AROUND WYNTON MARSALIS' 50TH BIRTHDAY - 10/18/2011

• “LOOSE DUCK” FROM THE MARCIAC SUITE PERFORMED BY THE WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET.
• “JUBA AND A O’BROWN SQUAW” PERFORMED LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD IN NEW YORK BY THE WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET. 
• “A HUNDRED AND A HUNDRED, A HUNDRED AND TWELVE” WRITTEN BY WYNTON MARSALIS AND PERFORMED BY THE LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY ESSA-PEKKA SALONEN, THE PAUL SMITH SINGERS AND THE MORGAN STATE CHOIR. 
• “FIDDLER’S SOUL” PERFORMED BY WYNTON MARSALIS AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE.
• “GREEN CHIMNEYS” BY THELONIOUS MONK PLAYED BY THE WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET. 
• “THE PEARLS,” WRITTEN BY JELLY ROLL MORTON AND PERFORMED BY THE WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET. 
• “MORNING SONG,” WRITTEN BY WYNTON MARSALIS FOR THE FILM “ROSEWOOD.”
• “NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND” PERFORMED BY WYNTON MARSALIS AND THE LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ORCHESTRA from "BIG TRAIN"
• “RAMPART ST. ROW HOUSE RAG” WRITTEN BY WYNTON MARSALIS AND PERFORMED BY THE ORION STRING QUARTET ("THE OCTAROON BALLS")
• “MADMOISELLE D’GASCONY” WRITTEN BY WYNTON MARSALIS FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE MARCIAC JAZZ FESTIVAL IN FRANCE.

One-hour radio special features Nicholas Ashford & Valerie Simpson looking back on their long career as influential songwriters, producers and performers.
Jeff Foxx (WRKS-FM, New york, NY) hosts their in-depth stories behind songs like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "I'm Every Woman," "Let's Go Get Stoned," "Solid," "You're All I Need to Get By" and more classics they wrote for themselves and others including Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell and Chaka Khan.

One-hour documentary details the life and music of Sam Cooke through his own recordings and commentary his friends, family and friends. This program features music from throughout his career that displays the great bredth of his talent before his tragic death in 1964 at the age of 33 - from his gospel roots to his upbeat classic hits, and from his high energy live concerts to his recordings of late-night mood pieces. Interview subjects include R&B legend Bobby Womack, Sam's brother L.C. Cooke, and drummer Hal Blaine. Host: Joann Allen Producer: Paul Chuffo, Joyride Media Contact: Andy Cahn, 201-386-1736, cahnmedia@comcast.net Length: One hour with top/bottom of hour breaks Distribution: On CD with no built-in spots Broadcast Window: Nov 20 to Dec 31, 2005 Terms: Available to all stations at no cost Public Radio Satellite System Feed Details Program Number: 05-000-00964 Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2005 Time: 15:00 EST Length: 00:59 Uplink: WA Channel: A72.7 Mode: Stereo Contact: Andy Cahn - cahnmedia@comcast.net, 201-386-1736

Brand new one-hour music intensive radio special available for broadcast on all US-based stations! One-hour music intensive radio special features legendary bluesman Buddy Guy in his own words and music. Buddy Guy's own comments come from an exclusive interview session, and include many recollections and insights that will heard on your station for the first time.

Hosted by journalist Anthony DeCurtis, this program also features 15 classic tracks from throughout Guy's career. Buddy Guy tells his own story, looking back on his life and career as only he can. He begins the story with his poor, sharecropping roots in Lettsworth, LA, and guides up through all his stops along the way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - the first time he met the blues on a John Lee Hooker record, the birth of his trademark guitar style while regularly jamming for customers at a gas station, his explosion on the Chicago blues scene, his influence on many of rock's great guitarists (Clapton, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Rolling Stones, John Mayer and many more), and much more.

Throughout "Can't Quit the Blues," Buddy Guy opens up and reveals himself as a man with a soul as great as his musical skills. He is extremely grateful to all those who helped him along the way, and always happy to share his knowledge with those inspired by him. At 70 years-old, he continues to live a great life, always thankful of how he came to be one of the world's great blues guitarists.

"If I had my life to live over," he says, "I would come back the same road that I came and pick up the acoustic guitar and hope to make somebody happy and smile."

* Host: Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone) * Producer: Joyride Media (Paul Chuffo, Joshua Jackson) * Length: 59 minutes with two breaks for local spots * Broadcast Window: Begins November 2006 * Terms: Available to all US-based radio broadcasters at no cost * Promotion: 0:30 promo spot included on CD * Contact: Andy Cahn, cahnmedia@comcast.net, 215-279-7632