Lester the Nightfly

Series produced by PJ Ewing

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Lester the Nightfly: a deep-dive into a wide variety of music for night owls, insomniacs and creative souls. An exploration of great sounds from music aficionado, DJ and personality PJ Ewing of NYC. Each show will enlighten, illuminate and entertain.

From lower Manhattan, NYC, PJ Ewing labors deep into the night to create something special for each episode. It may be the study of an artist, style, genre or even an era. It might be a guest DJ where we can tap into their musical sensibilities. And we often have new artists make an appearance where we play their music and what inspired them.

No matter what the format It's fun and exciting to go deep into music that is likely off the beaten path.


25 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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I would really like to keep score on how many of these Lost Christmas Songs I have collected for you. At least the ones you actually recognize. Add...

Bought by KSRQ and WGZS


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 2
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The classic holiday tale by Oscar Wilde is interpreted along with sacred Christmas music.

Bought by Michigan Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: SUBLIME THANKSGIVING JAZZ
Thanksgiving Jazz | Thanksgiving in Oldtown Combining the most thematic of jazz standards and new additions with a few excerpts from Harriet Beeche...

Bought by WJSU and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 2
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STORY | MUSIC “The Most Dangerous Game” is a classic short story written by Richard Connell. It tells the story of Sanger Rainsford, a big game h...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:36
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“The Greatest Short Story of All Time?” Since childhood, the Ray Bradbury story, The Veldt, has fascinated me. It was one of the first stories tha...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:32
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Composer Jonathan Ammons released an exciting new collection this year and we have the pleasure of hearing him take us through both the tracks and ...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 58:31
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Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers – IRISH KINETIC We feature the music of Solas, Seamus Eagan, Dervish, and other fast-moving tracks. Hold on to ...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:32
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With the MET OPERA dark in February I needed something to do. Jazz is always there and so marvelous in New York. Yet… I searched for a quick secon...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 58:15
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Victoria Davis was a Giulio Gari contest winner in the spring of 2022. She sang gorgeous arias and simply wowed the judges and the audience in the ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 58:21
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Victoria Davis was a Giulio Gari contest winner in the spring of 2022. She sang gorgeous arias and simply wowed the judges and the audience in the ...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:31
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Psychedelic Southern Rocker Taylor Watkins has an awesome grandpa; the kind of grandpa who sits with you for hours diving deep into his record coll...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2023
  • Length: 58:31
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An hour of magic with the late (and beyond great!) Bobby Short. An evening at the fanciest of fancy Carlyle Hotel on 72nd Street (right near Madiso...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 25, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
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We review a selection of choral works. It's peaceful, captivating, and sublimely beautiful. Music from the angels this week on Lester The Nightfly....

  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 58:27
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For the aficionado – yep – got you covered with Oscar Peterson, Dexter Gordon, and even some Cedar Walton. For the “I guess I like jazz but really ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, 90.5 WESA, WYAP, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 12, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Mostly sacred music. Some familiar. Some fresh. Hear the music of Eric Whitacre and Camille Saint-Seine. Some Tchaikovsky and Handel. Britten and R...

Bought by WVIA and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 2
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I would really like to keep score on how many of these “lost (but amazing!) Christmas songs we have collected for you that you actually recognize. ...

Bought by WVTF and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 25, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
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An interview with North Carolina Singer-Songwriter Hope Griffin. Hope shares songs from her Holiday EP "And the Lights Will Shine" and some careful...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 58:28
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Chris is a great listener. And thinking. Certainly, one of the most musically intelligent guests we have ever had on this radio show. And this fina...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
Caption: Chris Oglesby Music
Part 2 of our series with opera singer, tenor, Christopher Oglesby. We hear more of Chris' incredible voice. We dive into more from a playlist crea...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:38
Caption: Jonas Jud
Jonas Jud won a Giulio Gari prize for his incredible opera bass voice. You can hear that performance and Jonas’ appreciation for the bass voice in ...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2022
  • Length: 58:31