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JazzStories: Vijay Iyer
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Vijay Iyer
"I kind of had a revelation once seeing him [Randy Weston] play live. It happened for me in a particular time in my life when I recently made the d...

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


  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 12:02
  • Purchases: 3
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
Bay Area Beats: Jazz legend Bobby Hutcherson tells his story
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats
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For more than 40 years, Bobby Hutcherson has lived a life most artists can only dream about. After making his name in the 1960s in New York as one ...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 09:57
Mikhail Tank's MAGMA (lead performance art piece from 'THE POWER OF REJECTION')
From: Mikhail Tank
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Mikhail Tank's MAGMA (lead performance art piece from 'THE POWER OF REJECTION') More info on www.MikhailTank.com

  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:21
A Conversation with Wesley Stace / John Wesley Harding
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Novelist Wesley Stace, who performs under the stage name, John Wesley Harding, discusses his work.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:27
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with John Williams
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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45 Academy Award nominations, 5 Academy awards, 4 Golden Globe awards, 20 Grammy awards?! Does John Williams sleep? Hmmm.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and KMUZ


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 27:51
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with NEA Opera Honoree Carlisle Floyd
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Carlisle Floyd talks about his extensive career in opera, including writing some of his most famous pieces, Susannah, Of Mice and Men, Willie Stark...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 29:55
The Green Band presents Making Music for Making Changes
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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In this news feature, Arts and Cultural Heritage producer Jeff Carmack visits with Justin Michael, Executive Director of the Green Band of St. Clou...

  • Added: May 20, 2011
  • Length: 27:00
The Needle Drop 08-21-10
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Jaill, Fever Ray, and Fergus & Geronimo.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2010
  • Length: 57:08
  • Purchases: 5
Ice Drip
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
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the sound of ice dripping

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 1
He Was As Good As The Kingston Trio
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Have you complimented your favorite artist today?

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
50 Years of Newport Folk
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, Credit: Avishay Artsy
This year marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2009
  • Length: 06:18
Unintended Detours Episode 2: Tic-Toc
From: Sue Mell
Series: Unintended Detours
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Creativity in the face of time.

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 20:55
  • Purchases: 2
Scab Artist
From: Sean McCandless
Series: Shards
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A piece from the heart, surveying the urban mental landscape through the eyes of a "Scab Artist"

Bought by BSR Radio and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 18:07
  • Purchases: 2
If Lucille Were a Person...
From: Zak Rosen
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Blues scholar on the importance of B.B. King

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio New Zealand, WABE, WTJU, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 6
The Psychedelic Legacy of Roky Erickson
From: Adam Allington
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Roky Erickson is the godfather of pyschedelic rock.

Bought by KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 06:54
  • Purchases: 3
Music from the Nortec Collective reflects life on the border
From: KPBS
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Electronic musicians from the Nortec Collective talk about how life on the border influenced their music. The piece has music weaved throughout.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 17:13
  • Purchases: 1
The Beauty of Lois Vierk
From: Jonathan Mitchell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a composer discusses the nature of beauty

Bought by The Story, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV, and WHQR


  • Added: Jan 18, 2005
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 5
Interview about "Portrait of Billy Joe"
From: KUT
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Interview with Producers of movie about Billy Joe Shaver

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2004
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 1