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 
70 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

Hour 31: My Brainwaves in His Head, and His in Mine - Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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Duke Ellington was the well-spring that flowed through many decades of jazz. In 1938, Ellington found his soul-mate in composer/arranger Billy Stra...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KENW, WCNY, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Tell Us a Tale Episode 193
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"How the Ostrich Got Such a Long Neck" and "Sungura and Leopard"

  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 28:08
Tell Us a Tale Episode 192
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: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:06
Tell Us a Tale Episode 191
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"The Toll-Bridge Troll" and "The Frog Prince Continued"

  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:08
Hour 30: Jazz on Central Avenue – Bebop in Los Angeles
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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Most of the pioneering bebop musicians we have featured in the past several programs were centered in New York – Bird, Dizzy, Monk, Bud Powell, Col...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KENW, WCNY, KMUN, KRPS and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 21
Hour 29: Tadd Dameron – Fats Navarro – Sonny Stitt – JJ Johnson
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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In the past several hours of Jazz at 100, we have featured the music of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KENW, WCNY, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 28: The Genius of Modern Music - Thelonious Monk on Blue Note
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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In 1940, Minton's Playhouse on West 118th Street hired drummer Kenny Clarke as a bandleader. For the house band, Clarke hired trumpeter Joe Guy, ba...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KENW, WCNY, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Tell Us a Tale Episode 190
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"How the Stars Fell Into the Sky/The Spider Who Created the World" and "Elinda who Danced in the Sky"

  • Added: Sep 01, 2017
  • Length: 28:07
Hour 27: Un Poco Loco - The Intensity of Bud Powell
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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Mentored by Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell became the first great piano innovator of bebop. “It would be hard to overstate Powell’s impact. His ingeni...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KENW, WCNY, KMUN, KRPS and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 20
Tell Us a Tale Episode 189
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"Stephanie's Ponytail" and "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day"

  • Added: Aug 25, 2017
  • Length: 28:14

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Staff of WTJU

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benjamin k roe
President & CEO
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Nathan Moore (Admin)