WDCB

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WDCB 90.9fm is a public radio station broadcasting with 5,000 watts to the Chicagoland area. You'll find us at 90.9fm 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and streaming live at WDCB.org. We're known for our eclectic music programming: jazz, blues, news, americana, and more! We also broadcast local news, features and useful information for residents of our community college district. We sponsor lots of musical events, either at the college's McAninch Arts Center or with other organizations in and around Chicago.

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13 Pieces

Take an hour long journey exploring America's rich musical heritage without leaving the comfort of home. Join Greg Easterling as he features musical styles ranging from Blues to Bluegrass, Country to Americana, Folk to Roots Rock, and more.

  • From: WDCB
  • Updated: Oct 26, 2017
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Jazz Organic is a weekly radio stop for America's truest art form, as played on the tonewheel organ.

  • From: WDCB
  • Updated: Mar 29, 2019
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Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Patricia Barber hosts WDCB’s three-part series “MusicHeads,” recorded in the acoustically pristine PianoForte Studios in downtown Chicago. Each show explores a different musical theme and can be used as a 3 part series or as stand alone pieces. These FREE programs are suitable for airing any time of year, but would fit nicely into Women's History or Jazz Appreciation month programming.

  • From: WDCB
  • Updated: Apr 21, 2015
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275 Pieces

Notes from the Jazz Underground is where Jazz gets a little weirder, a little louder, and a little more on the edge.

  • From: WDCB
  • Updated: Dec 26, 2018
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30 Pieces

When Jazz Was King

  • From: WDCB
  • Updated: Feb 17, 2019

Latest Pieces

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this week, we're doing some Astral Traveling with Pharoah Sanders, we'll get nice and mellow with Eddie Harris, and we'll check out some new-ish st...

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  • Added: May 18, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Jazz meets Hip-Hop, Jazz meets House music, Jazz meets Brazil, too!

Bought by RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRPS, KRSC, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
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this week, we fall under the influence of hip-hop, the avant-garde, Brazilian music and more with music from Maurice Brown, Ryan Keberle, Joshua Re...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRSC, KRPS, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Prog-Jazz, Prog-Rock Prog-Metal, and even Prog-Classical? This week on Notes from the Jazz Underground, Brad Mehldau, Tigran Hamayasan and Donny Mc...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
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some of my favorite longer Mingus performances, just in time for the celebration of his 100th birthday (Mingus was born April 22, 1922). Enjoy!

Bought by KRPS, KRCB 104.9, KRSC, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Apr 19, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
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this week, we get electrified with Miles Davis, Seamus Blake, Jeremy Pelt, Cameron Graves and more! It'll be a fun and wild ride!

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  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
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this week, it's an all-star trek through the underground, with Gil Scott-Heron, Roy Ayers, John Zorn, Steven Bernstein, and heck, even The Minutemen!

Bought by RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRPS, KRSC, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 05, 2022
  • Length: 57:45
  • Purchases: 5
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this week, we're checking out a few intriguing versions of songs from the Great American Sonngbook from Eric Dolphy, Cecil Taylor, Dave King and ot...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRPS, KRSC, KRCB 104.9, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 58:10
  • Purchases: 5
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a little bit of a grab bag, with classic 70's fusion, Jazz All-Stars at the peak of their powers, some younger players and more!

Bought by KRPS, KRSC, RADIOLEX, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
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this week, we celebrate the Charles Mingus centennial a little early with some of my favorite Mingus compositions spanning his career as a sideman ...

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3