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Pannonica de Koenigswarter, aka Nica or “The Jazz Baroness,” was a friend to Thelonious Monk and other jazz artists and inspired a slew of musical ...
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 59:01
Jazz and Christmas were not really considered well suited in the early 1920s. Eventually, as jazz became more popular, a perfect partnership evolve...
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- Added: Dec 19, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Swinging round the yule log with music from Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, violinist Eddie South, pianist Charles Brown, singer June Christy, and ot...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 59:02
The 1920s was a time when traditional gender roles were deeply ingrained in society. Women were expected to conform to certain standards of behavio...
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- Added: Dec 13, 2023
- Length: 59:00
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Count 'em down--Top 30 R&B records from 1962.
- Added: Dec 13, 2023
- Length: 01:56:15
After leaving John Coltrane’s group at the end of 1965, pianist McCoy Tyner made an ambitious run of albums for the Blue Note label in the late 196...
- Added: Dec 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
On the previous program, the time was spent with the three primary “schools” of jazz: New Orleans, Chicago and New York. It’ now time to spend with...
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- Added: Dec 07, 2023
- Length: 59:00
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Although it’s understood that Jazz was born in New Orleans, its siblings did not stay in the Crescent City. First, they migrated to Chicago. Then i...
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- Added: Nov 30, 2023
- Length: 59:00
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Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Nov 29, 2023
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 2
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Nov 29, 2023
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 2
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Nov 29, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
An often times ignored facet of jazz is its hidden language … or “jazz speak”. The music wasn't just about the notes on the page but the language ...
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- Added: Nov 21, 2023
- Length: 59:00
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NL 23-49: Birth of the Cool, Birth of the School: Indiana and the Rise of Jazz Education, 11/27/2023
From: WFIUSeries: Night Lights
An exploration of Indiana jazz artists in the 1950s cool and West Coast jazz scene, and a look at the pioneering role of David Baker and Jamey Aebe...
- Added: Nov 20, 2023
- Length: 59:01
This week in 1938, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann invented LSD. It became a force in the 60s and gave us a new genre of music. Psychedelic.
- Added: Nov 19, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
How two Indiana songwriters and two singing groups influenced the direction of American popular music.
- Added: Nov 17, 2023
- Length: 59:02
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 2
The longest and darkest of nights, the Winter Solstice has been observed across cultures with rituals and feasts celebrating the warmth of communit...
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 59:01
Get ready to burst open the piñata as Harmonia celebrates the traditional Latin American Christmas pageant, Las Posadas, with Renaissance- and Baro...
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 59:02
"Holidays are a great time for music! And this week on Harmonia, we’re going to take a spin through three favorite tunes and enjoy how early compos...
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 59:03
Holidays are a great time for music! On this edition of Harmonia, we’re taking a spin through three favorite tunes and enjoy how early composers an...
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 59:03
The longest and darkest of nights, the Winter Solstice has been observed across cultures with rituals and feasts celebrating the warmth of communit...
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 59:01
Tired of jingle bells yet? This time of year, we are surrounded by Christmas music. On this special holiday edition of Harmonia, join us for someth...
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- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
We’re heralding in the holiday season with an extended devotional prayer—or is it a party?—called Las Posadas. This Mexican Christmas tradition dat...
Bought by Rhythm & News Service and WCNY
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 59:02
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Some of America’s first maestros of European art music were enslaved and free Virginians of African descent.
Bought by WUTC, Kansas Public Radio, WFHB, WRMU, KMUN and more
- Added: Nov 09, 2023
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 12
Some of America’s first maestros of European art music were enslaved and free Virginians of African descent.
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KECG, and Royalton Community Radio
- Added: Nov 09, 2023
- Length: 52:00
- Purchases: 4
