American Routes

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American Routes 

American Routes, hosted by Nick Spitzer, is a weekly two-hour public radio program produce at Tulane University in New Orleans. It has been exclusively distributed by PRX since 2011. The show presents a broad range of American music — blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical.

American Routes is exclusively distributed by PRX and is represented by Ken Mills Agency, LLC. Carriage fees for American Routes are billed separately from PRX.

Fees for American Routes are based on Nielsen Audio market size. They range between $1,000 per quarter for stations in the largest markets to $250 per quarter for smaller and unrated markets. For more information please contact Ken Mills at 612-819-8456 or publicradio@hotmail.com.


628 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
23-02: American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison’s Jazz Journey , 1/11/2023
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Leyla McCalla
with Leyla McCalla and Donald Harrison

  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
23-01: Piedmont Blues with Jontavious Willis & Andrew Alli and The Stooges Brass Band Live from New Orleans, 1/4/2023
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Stooges Brass Band
with Jontavious Willis, Andrew Alli and the Stooges Brass Band

  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-52: New Orleans New Years Live, 12/28/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
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with Rebirth Brass Band, Leroy Jones, Ellis Marsalis, Little Freddie King, Jon Cleary and Charmaine Neville

  • Added: Dec 27, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-51: Sounds of Winter Solstice and the Holidays, 12/21/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
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with music from Snooky Pryor, Big Maceo, Aretha Franklin, Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald, Wille Nelson, Elvis, Bela Fleck, Andy Statman and more.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-50: Rockabilly Rascal Chuck Mead & Heralding the Folk with Alice Gerrard, 12/14/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Chuck Mead
with Chuck Mead and Alice Gerrard

  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:59
22-49: Memphis’ Hi Records – Stories and Music from Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Don Bryant, Rev. Charles Hodges and Archie “Hubbie” Turner, 12/7/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Hi Rhythm
with Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Don Bryant, Rev. Charles Hodges and Archie “Hubbie” Turner

  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-48: Jump for Joy: Big Band Jazz and Conjunto Fiddle Traditions with Carla Bley and Belen Escobedo, 11/30/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Carla Bley
with Carla Bley and Belen Escobedo

  • Added: Nov 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-47: Thanksgiving with the 2022 National Heritage Fellows, 11/23/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Shaka Zulu
with the the 2022 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellows

  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-46: Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland and Balla Kouyaté, 11/16/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Shemekia Copeland, Credit: Victoria Smith
with Shemekia Copeland and Balla Kouyaté

  • Added: Nov 15, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-45: The Killer, the Thriller & the Chiller: Jerry Lee Lewis with Sisters Linda Gail and Frankie Jean, 11/9/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis with Sisters Linda Gail and Frankie Jean

  • Added: Nov 08, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-44: Piano People and More: Jason Moran & Heath Allen, 11/2/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Jason Moran
with Jason Moran & Heath Allen

  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-43: Dance Around in Your Bones: Halloween, All Saints and All Souls, 10/26/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dr. John
with Dr. John, Charles Neville and Ofelia Esparza

  • Added: Oct 25, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-42: Give the Drummer Some: with Earl Palmer, JM Van Eaton, Adonis Rose, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, 10/19/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Adonis Rose
with Earl Palmer, JM Van Eaton, Adonis Rose, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-41: Drifting Cowboy Blues with Texan Charley Crockett & Homeland Bluegrass with Virginian Linda Lay, 10/12/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Charley Crockett
with Charley Crockett & Springfield Exit

  • Added: Oct 11, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-40: Santana Speaks: with Celia Cruz, Tito Puente and Los Lobos, 10/5/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Carlos Santana
with Carlos Santana, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente and Los Lobos

  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-39: Antique and Modern Music New Orleans Style: Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet, 9/28/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Corey Henry
with Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet

  • Added: Sep 27, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:02
22-38: Reimagining Kentucky Country Music & New Orleans Jazz with Kelsey Waldon and Aurora Nealand, 9/21/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Kelsey Waldon
with Kelsey Waldon and Aurora Nealand

  • Added: Sep 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-37: Swinging with the Mockingbirds and Milk Cows, 9/14/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Los Cenzontles
with the Hot Club of Cowtown and Los Cenzontles

  • Added: Sep 13, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-36: A Music Map of New Orleans Lives–with Creole Jazz Singer John Boutté, 9/7/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: John Boutté, Credit: Marc PoKempner
with John Boutté

  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-35: True Believers and Hardworking Troubadours: Post Punk Folksinger, Lee Bains, & Swamp Pop Hero, Tommy McLain, 8/31/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Tommy McLain
with Lee Bains and Tommy McLain

  • Added: Aug 30, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:59

Series Subscription Information

New episodes are published weekly, 1 episode a week.

Each episode is made up of 11 segments totalling between 01:58:50 and 01:59:10 in length.

Wednesday: 9:00 AM

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