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.

Series

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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"Clever Tom and the Leprechaun" and "Seven at One Blow"

  • Added: Oct 11, 2018
  • Length: 28:10
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"Cat in the Hat" and "Story of Ferdinand"

  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 28:32
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"Beardream" and "How Chipmunk got his Stripes"

  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 28:13
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British guitarist John McLaughlin contributed to creating the bold new sound of Miles Davis’s great proto-fusion works, In A Silent Way and Bitches...

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  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 18
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Jazz-rock fusion or, often, simply “fusion” emerged in the late 60s as the child of many mothers. Characterized by electric instruments and rock rh...

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  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 17
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The brutal repression of the subversive mixed-race jazz subculture in South Africa led to the emigration of several important musicians whose work ...

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  • Added: Sep 21, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
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"Legend of Slappy Hooper" and "Lazy Jack"

  • Added: Sep 21, 2018
  • Length: 28:09
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"Henny Penny" and "Raven's Light"

  • Added: Sep 13, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
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Soul Jazz developed in the late 1950s and become a staple of ghetto jukeboxes. Its catchy lines, heavy beat and blues-influenced phasing became a p...

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


  • Added: Sep 13, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 20
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"Hansel and Gretel"

  • Added: Sep 06, 2018
  • Length: 28:06