WTJU

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WTJU enriches the culture of Virginia and extends the educational mission of UVa by bringing together diverse individuals and communities through exceptional music and conversation. Founded in 1955 and on-air since 1957, WTJU began as an educational radio station centered around classical music. Today, WTJU continues its mission of education and community engagement encompassing four main genres of music (classical, jazz, folk, and rock), as well as community stories.

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Heifetz On Air 
68 Pieces

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Feb 10, 2023
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Jazz at 100 
100 Pieces

"Jazz at 100” is that story – one hundred years of jazz recordings – in 100 one-hour programs that will present representative music from a century of recorded jazz history

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Feb 22, 2017
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Jazz at 100 Today! 
50 Pieces

With 100 years of recorded jazz at our fingertips, it can be difficult for working musicians to be heard. Jazz at 100 Today! celebrates recent music from the living treasures who keep pushing boundaries while standing on the shoulders of giants.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Aug 05, 2020
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Telemetry 
2 Pieces

Telemetry, is an unconventional music series, showcasing bold new musical compositions, new instrumentation, and unique collaborations across space and genre. New episodes every month.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Jul 23, 2019
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Tell Us A Tale 
256 Pieces

Each week Peter Jones and company perform various children's stories for listeners.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: May 24, 2013
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The Crystal Ball (1 min) 
9 Pieces

The Crystal Ball with Larry Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoff Skelley features clear-eyed election news, analysis, and projections in a concise package, uploaded every Monday by 12:30pm.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Nov 05, 2012
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The Crystal Ball (3.5 min) 
9 Pieces

The Crystal Ball with Larry Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoff Skelley features clear-eyed election news, analysis, and projections in a concise package, uploaded every Monday by 12:30pm.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Nov 05, 2012

Latest Pieces

Tell Us a Tale Episode 257
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"Toll-Bridge Troll" and "Frog Prince Cont..."

  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 28:22
Jazz at 100 Hour 95: Highlights of Jazz in the Early 1990s
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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This is the 95th of 100 programs in the Jazz at 100 series. For 94 programs have moved on a roughly chronological path through the history of 100 y...

Bought by KENW, KRPS, KENW, WCNY, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 15
Jazz at 100 Hour 94: John Zorn and The Downtown Scene
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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Never far from the pulse of jazz innovation, New York in the 1980s incubated what has become known as the “downtown scene.” Radically multi-stylist...

Bought by KENW, KRPS, KENW, WCNY, KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 15
Tell Us a Tale Episode 256
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"Blueberries for Sal" and "Goldilocks Returns"

  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 28:08
Jazz at 100 Hour 93: Music from the Black Saint Label
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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Ironically, the record label that most consistently offered an outlet for the American jazz avant-garde in the 1980s was the Italian Black Saint / ...

Bought by KENW, KRPS, KENW, WCNY, KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 15
Tell Us a Tale Episode 255
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" and "Cinder Edna"

  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 28:06
Jazz at 100 Hour 92: David Murray & the World Saxophone Quartet
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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Perhaps no jazz musician recorded a more varied output in more diverse setting in the 1980s than tenor saxophone and bass clarinet player David Mur...

Bought by KENW, KMUN, KRPS, KENW, WCNY and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 18
Tell Us a Tale Episode 254
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"How Rabbit Stole the Fire" and "Jack and the Beanstalk"

  • Added: Nov 20, 2018
  • Length: 28:04
Jazz at 100 Hour 91: Whither Freedom?
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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In the 1980s, the avant-garde, although still home to many fine free jazz players, increasingly adopted an ecumenical approach to historical styles...

Bought by KENW, KRPS, KZUM, KENW, WCNY and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 17
Tell Us a Tale Episode 253
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"Feathers" and "Wind Says Good Night"

  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 28:09

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Staff of WTJU

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benjamin k roe
President & CEO
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Nathan Moore (Admin)