WUCF

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WUCF, a listener supported service of the University of Central Florida, Orlando, broadcasts a 24-hour schedule of jazz music and other non-commercial programming from the University of Central Florida. 

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Jazz and the American Spirit examines the great stories of Jazz across America by looking at and listening to the musicians who have created it. Hosted by saxophonist and University of Central Florida Director of Jazz Studies Jeff Rupert.

  • From: WUCF
  • Updated: Jan 29, 2021
Caption: Jazz Most Wanted
201 Pieces

Each week, Jazz Most Wanted counts down the song and artist from number ten to number one by playing the individual songs and by highlighting the players and aspects of the recording that make it special!

  • From: WUCF
  • Updated: Jun 08, 2020

Latest Pieces

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This week, Jeff examines the music of The Great White Way—Broadway. It’s no secret that jazz musicians draw from the Great American Songbook for in...

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Jazz Most Wanted, our top five Jazz Most Wanted contenders are on the move this week as they play musical chairs in an effort to take ...

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
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This week, Jeff checks out the mortar between the bricks. The bricks of great American music: jazz, rhythm and blues, music of the church and even ...

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This week, Jeff takes us through some Kenny Burrell, Nat King Cole, Art Pepper, Ella Fitzgerald and more.

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Jazz Most Wanted, this week’s top ten is a bit like musical chairs as one contender drops off the list and a new one joins, and the re...

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  • Added: Oct 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Jazz Most Wanted, there is quite a list of contenders that have some real staying power on our Top Ten! Adonis Rose & The New Orleans...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This week, Jeff examines the Texas tenors including Illinois Jacquet, Buddy Tate, Arnett Cobb, David ‘Fathead” Newman and many more.

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Jazz Most Wanted…Our top three contenders on Jazz Most Wanted aren’t budging for yet another week as they continue their chart success...

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  • Added: Sep 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This week, Jeff takes us all around the world to places like Sweden, Africa and New Jersey.

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Jazz Most Wanted…There has been some major movement on our top ten this past week with a shift in almost every position. The competiti...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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