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NEA Jazz Master Artie Shaw on The Concerto For Clairnet
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Artie Shaw explains that "You do things that some people think are impossible, and that’s what separates the men from the boys."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2009
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 7
A Joyful Noise: Handel's Messiah Rocks
From: Joyride Media
Series: Holiday Programming Extravaganzas
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Mix one part Handel with one part rock band, orchestra and choir.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
NEA Jazz Master Curtis Fuller
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Curtis Fuller on Tales of a Nun, The Tombone, Defining his Sound, "A Moment's Notice" and European Circus.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 9
NEA Jazz Master Abbey Lincoln on Let Up
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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SHE ENDURED THE CRITICISM. IT WAS 1959. BY THIS TIME, LINCOLN HAD ALREADY RECORDED SEVERAL ALBUMS AND EVEN HAD A SINGING ROLE IN A MOVIE. PIANIS...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Abbey Lincoln on Songs & Singing
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA JAZZ MASTER ABBEY LINCOLN DIDN’T PERFORM AS A SINGER UNTIL HIGH SCHOOL. SHE DIDN’T ACTUALLY ASPIRE TO PERFORM PROFESSIONALLY UNTIL SHE WAS DIS...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, Harford Community Radio, KVSC, KBEM and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 6
NEA Jazz Master Artie Shaw on Biggest Hits
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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THE LATE NEA JAZZ MASTER, ARTIE SHAW COMPOSED ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN SONGS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, BEGIN THE BEGUINE.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 7
NEA Jazz Master Artie Shaw on Being a Rebel
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA JAZZ MASTER ARTIE SHAW WAS THE SON OF IMMIGRANT PARENTS AND HUNG OUT ON THE STREETS OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Artie Shaw on Show Business
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA JAZZ MASTER ARTIE SHAW WAS ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF PLAYING HIS CLARINET. BUT HE NEVER REALLY CARED MUCH ABOUT THE BUSINESS SIDE OF MUSIC.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Marian McPartland on Jazz in the Beginning
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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MCPARTLAND’S MUSICAL EDUCATION CONTINUED AT LONDON’S GUIDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC WHERE SHE STUDIED CLASSICAL PIANO.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KBEM, KCSM, WICR, WUSF and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Master Marian McPartland on Jazz & Marriage
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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IN 1943, MCPARTLAND MET CORNETIST JIMMY MCPARTLAND AT A USO CAMP IN BELGIUM. SHE WAS THE PIANIST AND HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE BAND THAT PLAYED FOR ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, KMUW and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Marian McPartland and Challenges of Performing
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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AS A YOUNG GIRL, NEA JAZZ MASTER MCPARTLAND GOT HER FIRST TASTE OF THE CHALLENGES OF PLAYING FOR A LIVE AUDIENCE.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, KMUW, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 9
Shell Shocked Traumas
From: Larry Carlson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Shell shocked from the Balkan war, Music Therapist Brian Harris works with children by using music to help transcend the psychological pain associa...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 27:03
NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Cobb On Recording Porgy and Bess
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Cobb lucked into recording Porgy and Bess.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
Virtuoso Voices - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (BFF)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Jean-Yves Thibaudet
It's wonderful to have a large circle of friends, but the best friends are those who stand by you – the ones who've "got your back." Pianist Jean-...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :18
Angels
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
Caption: Navigating Life with Science and Soul
Answering a call from the cosmos.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2009
  • Length: 05:57
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
See-Saw
From: Clearwater Moment
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Pete Seeger shares a favorite parable about the impact of small acts in a movement

Bought by KZYX and Prairie Public


  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 2
Fundraising Voices: Produced Un-Hosted Funders - Joshua Bell (Partnership)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Caption: Joshua Bell
For your On-Air Fundraising: Think of this as a mini-fundraising "time-out" (or drop-in) to insert a little bit of musical insight, radio-craft, an...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUHF, WSKG, Wisconsin Public Radio, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2009
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 11
Virtuoso Voices - Helene Grimaud (Musical Spark)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Helene Grimaud
There are many good causes to believe in - and work for. And these days, there are just as many ways to make your voice heard. Pianist Helene Gri...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2008
  • Length: :17
NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young on the story behind Uptown Blues
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young discusses his craft and his solo in "Uptown Blues."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 7
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Award
From: Marie Lovejoy
Series: WWOZ's Street Talk
Caption: Kelvin Harrison at Work, Credit: Tricia Steel
New Orleans Teacher Receives Coveted Award

  • Added: Dec 28, 2008
  • Length: 06:00
Pearl Harbor Patriots
From: Laura Spero
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As Barack Obama accepted the nomination for President of the United States, he said that "Change...cannot happen without a new spirit of service, a...

Bought by Prairie Public, KLCC, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 3
Fundraising Voices: Funders - Joshua Bell (Perfect Circle)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
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For your Fundraising campaign, violinist Joshua Bell asks your listeners to complete the Public Radio Listening-Funding circle. Use this 27 second...

Bought by WAUS FM, KZYX, KUHF, WSKG, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 16

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