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Remembering Dave Brubeck (Ep. 14)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Jazz all-star Dave Brubeck
In this hour, we remember the great Dave Brubeck—from his roots growing up on a California ranch, to his smash hit 1959 recording "Time Out," to hi...

Bought by KMUW, WCPN, KHNS, WVPE, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Jazz Abroad (Ep. 23)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Anat Cohen is one of a growing number of Israeli jazz stars
Jazz may be an American-grown art form, but there are few places on the globe where the music hasn't found a home. This week, we go in search of th...

Bought by WCPN, KHNS, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KMUN, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 24
Chet Baker (Ep. 22)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Cool jazz icon Chet Baker
Chet Baker's James Dean-like good looks and emotional trumpet playing represented everything that was cool about "cool jazz." But his life was the ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WFAE, KPIP-LP, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31
Alan Lomax (Ep. 18)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: American folklorist Alan Lomax
In this hour, it's the life and legacy of American folklorist Alan Lomax and how his calling to record the world changed the course of twentieth ce...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KHNS, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Song Story S0.E3 - Arlan Feiles's "Viola" (pre-season sneak-peek)
From: Eric Ginsberg
Series: Song Story
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Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This pre-season sneak-peek features singer/songwriter/produce...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 13:17
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Pete Seeger [about Woody Guthrie]
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Pete Seeger remembers his friend, Woody Guthrie. [21:13]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 21:18
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Charlie Parr talks with Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Charlie Parr at the Park Rapids Armory Square, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek - 9/19/13
Charlie Parr is a singular musician. Given his refreshingly humble nature, you'll never hear that from Charlie Parr himself. But it's simply true. ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 31, 2013
  • Length: 58:48
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Remembering Jim Miller
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Jim and Kristi Miller
On Saturday, July 6, the musician who has given the Bemidji area its honest and gritty musical swagger for decades, Jim Miller, passed on. Jim's lo...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 12, 2013
  • Length: 58:11
  • Purchases: 2
Anita O'Day
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day was known for her counter-culture approach to performance. Breaking the molds of the stereotypical "girl singer" with her dress, her st...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Abbey Lincoln
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"The artists are the ones who make it possible for people to remember what the time was like, and who was there, and what we did as human beings. ...

Bought by WMOT, WHQR, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 4
Silence
From: Conor Gillies
Series: Stylus
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Is there such a thing as true silence?

Bought by KALW, WZEN.org, WRIR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., HowSound and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
JazzStories: Reid Anderson
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"Smells Like Teen Spirit," in particular sounds like a modal jazz tune. That's one of the funniest things to me. It says so much about people's att...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 16:32
  • Purchases: 3
Dizzy Gillespie
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Dizzy Gillespie
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Bud Powell
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Bud Powell
As we recognize Bud Powell as one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, we must also acknowledge how much of his greatness and...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
Amnon Weinstein's Violins of Hope - Live in Charlotte
From: Sam Van Hallgren
Caption: Amnon Weinstein, with a Violin of Hope, Credit: Ken Lambla
Master violin maker Amnon Weinstein has spent the past two decades finding and restoring violins that survived the Holocaust. In April, 2012, he br...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Martin Zellar, of Gear Daddies fame, joins Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Martin Zellar and Nick Ciola
Martin Zellar was the frontman of The Gear Daddies, a late 80's/early 90's Minneapolis based band with whose members formed bonds while living a c...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Three Records from Sundown
From: Charles Maynes
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Producer Joe Boyd remembers musician Nick Drake.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, KFAI Minneapolis, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Winter Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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Winter may be the coldest season of the year, when days are shortest and the nights are longest. It also brings people indoors, to visit with fami...

Bought by WUAL and WKSU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Centerstage Minnesota: Big Walter Smith
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Big Walter Smith
This week, in honor of Big Walter Smith, we focus on the blues in Minnesota. The feature segment is an intimate interview recorded in 2010 in which...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WTIP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 59:20
  • Purchases: 3
Blues City 1: Memphis
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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Come to Memphis, the launching pad for music of the Delta, listening to artists ranging from WC Handy to BB King.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRZA, KHNS, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blues City 3: Chicago II
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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It's a layover in the Windy City with legendary guitarists like Buddy Guy and Magic Sam, and powerful voices like Koko Taylor and Mavis Staples.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRZA, KHNS, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
A Conversation with Andy Statman, Part Two
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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In part 2 of our conversation with Andy Statman, we follow his musical path as he blends klezmer, jazz, blues, and bluegrass into a distinctive mu...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 37:49
  • Purchases: 4
"A Radio Show About Radio: A personal journey thru am/fm/lp and internet radio"
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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This week's episode of " What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" is a personal journey thru 4 decades of radio...as both a listener...and as a practitio...

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 55:45
THE LAST SHUTTLE ( May 2012 Update/Remix)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On April 27th, 2012, I stood on the banks of the Hudson River in NYC.. and watched Space Shuttle Enterprise make a fly-by, strapped to the back of...

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 57:37
A Conversation with NEA Jazz Master, Ahmad Jamal
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Ahmad Jamal discusses his long and celebrated career. [30:51]

Bought by KMUW and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 30:51
  • Purchases: 2