WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show

Series produced by Brian Aust

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Image by: Meg Gibson Art 

Exploring the sonic continuum between traditional bluegrass and all that jazz connotes in a 2-hr weekly program. ALL SHOWS ARE EVERGREEN. They will either sound fresh any time OR are contextually specific to a season (e.g., "Summerama," "Spring Resurgence" etc.) or in some instances a date on the calendar (e.g., "Radio Independence" is for the 4th of July), but do not expire and will sound relevant at any future corresponding time.

Often thematic and always illuminating, JazzGrass offers listeners fabulous sounds of bluegrass, jazz and artists that blend these along with other styles together. If you’ve been craving a radio show featuring outstanding music that typically never receives airplay, this is the show to satisfy a craving you may not have known ever existed. Features traditional & progressive music, virtuosic acoustic & hybrid electro-jamgrass, and virtuosic jazz. Artists featured include & were inspired by: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, J.D. Crowe & The New South, Doc Watson, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, Hot Rize, David Grisman's "Dawg" style, Bela Fleck, New Grass Revival, Infamous Stringdusters, Leftover Salmon, Django Reinhardt....plus the Jazz Masters of the 20th Century and beyond.


Additional Files

261 Pieces

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21st Century JazzGrass, Vol. 3
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Selections that stood out from albums sent to the attention of WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show in 2015. Part 1 of 3.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2016
  • Length: 01:54:40
Origin Series Vol. 1 ~ Mandolin (Remastered)
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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The start of a comprehensive new series showcasing each of the major musical components of what is referred to as "JazzGrass." Genre-defining artis...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:57:40
Origins of JazzGrass Vol. 2 ~ Fiddlin' Violins
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: On the air at WGDR-Plainfield/WGDH-Hardwick, doing The Origin Series, Credit: Brian Aust
Part 2 in the Origin Series explores some of the most legendary musicians ever to saw on the strings in the genres of bluegrass, jazz and the slipp...

Bought by Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:55:39
  • Purchases: 1
Origins of JazzGrass Vol. 3 ~ The Bass
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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This third installment of the Origins Series features standout performances on the double bass and electric bass, with emphasis on the improvisatio...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:55:43
Origins of JazzGrass, Vol. 4 ~ Guitar
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: On The Air at WGDR-Plainfield, VT ~ Goddard College Community Radio, Credit: B. Aust
The Origins of JazzGrass continues with a first pass through the most influential guitar players in bluegrass, jazz, progressive acoustic and relat...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:36
Origin Series Vol. 4 ~ Guitar
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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The Origins of JazzGrass continues with a first pass through the most influential guitar players in bluegrass, jazz, progressive acoustic and relat...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:40
Origins Of JazzGrass Pt.5 ~ The Banjo
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: Gordon Stone performing on the air at the WGDR-Plainfiield studio during the show 2011, Credit: B. Aust
This next installment of the JazzGrass Origin Series presents the signature instrument of bluegrass, newgrass and jamgrass.....the banjos that dest...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio and Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:55:43
  • Purchases: 2
Origins of JazzGrass Pt.6 ~ The Dobro
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: On the air at WMRW-Warren, Vermont in 2007
Perhaps the least understood of bluegrass instruments is the resonator guitar, a.k.a the dobro. Only a relatively small handful of enlightened mus...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:56:30
Origin Series Vol. 7 - Composers
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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The Origins of JazzGrass continues with a definitive statement about the most influential composers the show has featured over the years.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:20
Origin Series Vol. 8 - Saxophonicus Rex
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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In some ways, the saxophone is the quintessential jazz instrument. Volume 8 of "The Origin Series" explores the crucial sax players of music histor...

Bought by Bandon Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 01:54:37
  • Purchases: 2
Origins of JazzGrass Vol. 9 - Piano
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Piano masters that have shaped my understanding of jazz music are represented in this ninth Origin Series installment.

Bought by Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:49
  • Purchases: 1
Origin Series Vol.10 ~ Drumz
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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The best jazz drummers ever to bash them skins and make rhythm are featured in the 10th installment of the JazzGrass' Origins Series.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:18
Origin Series Vol. 11 ~ Trumpet
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Most of the greatest trumpet players ever to play that thing called jazz, all rolled into one JazzGrass program.

Bought by Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:33
  • Purchases: 1
Origin Series Vol. 12 ~ Organ
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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The funkiest Origin Series installment yet, featuring the best & brightest to ever lay fingers on the Hammond organ!

Bought by Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:19
  • Purchases: 1
Origin Series Vol. 13 ~ By Arrangement
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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The finest musicians in the genres of jazz, bluegrass and that slippery sonic space between are those that make pre-existing material sound like th...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:40
Origin Series Vol. 14 ~ In Rock!
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Inspirations from the rock & roll end of the JazzGrass sonic spectrum....

  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:01
Origin Series Vol. 15 ~ In Tribute
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Over fourteen episodes, the JazzGrass Origin Series has explored the instrumentation, compositions, arrangement and other direct influences that le...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:27
The Legend of Midstation Singlechair
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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High on a mountainside in Vermont, the WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show was born in the early 2000s out of a desire to accompany hard work with g...

Bought by Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 01:54:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Legend of Midstation Singlechair (Pt. 2)
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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From whence WoodWarbler's JazzGrass was born, these are the sounds of bluegrass, jazz and connective sonic materials from the program's genesis in ...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:06
The Legend of Midstation Singlechair Vol. 4
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Straight from Mad River Glen's midstation on the Single Chair to your ears, these tunes are fan favorites that have been in heavy rotation for over...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2018
  • Length: 01:56:00

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