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Hour 13: Today, Tomorrow...Forever?
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Is jazz singing alive and flourishing in this new century...bursting at the seams with both established artists and younger artists who bring diver...

Bought by KZYX, KECG, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPVM 103.7 and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 20
Hour 12: Beyond Each Shining Sea
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
Caption: Host Al Jarreau and producer Jacquie Gales Webb, Credit: Jacquie Gales Webb
Jazz music is an indigenous American art form, but if you listen closely you will hear elements of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Carribean...

Bought by KECG, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPVM 103.7, WFIU, WJCT and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 20
Hour 11: Jazz Singing and Civil Rights
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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This program examines jazz singing as a means of social protest. Artists such as Nnena Freelon, Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Louis Armstrong, Al Hibb...

Bought by KECG, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPVM 103.7, KZYX, WMPG and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 23
Hour 10: On the Road and In the Club
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz singers tell it like it really is. Today's singers and yesterday's tell of their experiences, joys, trials and tribulations performing this mo...

Bought by KECG, KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPVM 103.7, WMPG and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 7: Scat, Bebop, Vocalese, and the Voice as an Instrument
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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With comments from Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mark Murphy, and Kurt Elling, this program will trace the evolution of the in...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WFIU, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 6: Ballads
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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From Billie Holiday's soulful laments to Johnny Hartman's romantic ballads, jazz singers have used their interpretive powers to express the delight...

Bought by KECG, KSRQ, WPVM 103.7, WFIU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 5: With a Little Help from My Friends
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz singing is usually a very singular art, with individual artists fastidiously honing their deeply personal styles and approaches. But, there is...

Bought by KECG, KZYX, KSRQ, WPVM 103.7, WFIU and more


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 23
Hour 4: What is Jazz Singing?
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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The talents of jazz singing legends Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McCrae, and Sarah Vaughan help us understand improvisa...

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  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 23
Hour 3: Straight Out of the Church
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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From early spirituals to gospel to blues to jazz, singing as an expression of deep emotion evolved, with the various strains blending into each oth...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, WFIU, WRTI, WMUH and more


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 2: Saturday Night Function
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz was born amidst revelry and ribaldry. Jazz vocals have, from the beginning, dealt with the earthier side of life. Artists such as Dakota Stato...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, KSRQ, WFIU, WRTI and more


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 25
Hour 1: Steeped in the Blues
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Over the years the blues has influenced countless jazz vocalists. In the program, Big Joe Turner, Joe Williams, Lou Rawls, Billie Holiday, Etta Jon...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, KSRQ, RadioStPete Florida, WFIU and more


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 30
I Could Write a Book
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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Let’s take a trip to our local library as we check out a few songs about… well… books! You’ll hear timeless selections from artists like Miles Davi...

  • Added: May 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:50:40
Jazz Singers Generic 30 Second Promo
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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This is 30 second promo for "Jazz Singers," a thirteen-hour series hosted by award-winning singer Al Jarreau. "Jazz Singers" illuminates every styl...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, WFIU, RadioStPete Florida, WMUH and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 13
What's New? (Spring 2022)
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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We round out the month of April with a review of “What’s New” in the world of jazz. Join host Jay Daniels as we bring you the latest from artists l...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2022
  • Length: 01:50:40
Milestones: As Long As I Live
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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Life is a journey filled with markers that we call “Milestones.” This week, join us for our third and final installment of “Milestones” as we bring...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 01:50:40
Beginnings, Middles & Ends
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Songs from the JazzGrass canon regarding the starts, finishes & centers of things

  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:40
Milestones: Marriage
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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Just like the song says, “Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage.” As we continue our celebrations of Milestones, we bring you son...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2022
  • Length: 01:50:40
Milestones: Birth
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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We’re continuing our five-year anniversary celebration with a three-week series of “Milestones.” Coming up this week, we bring you songs about birt...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:50:40
Swing into Spring (5th Anniversary Celebration)
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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You’re cordially invited to a special event as we celebrate five years on the radio. Join host Jay Daniels for cherished classics from Ella Fitzger...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:50:40
Hawk or Bean
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Coleman Hawkins
"The man for whom Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone." That is how Coleman Hawkins was introduced at the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival. This program i...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Up Jumped Spring
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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It’s been a long winter… but finally, the wait is over. Spring is here, and we’ve got music coming your way this week from Abbey Lincoln, John Pizz...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 01:50:40
So Beats My Heart
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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Even if all the noise in life were stripped away, one sound would still remain - the steady beating of the heart. Join host Jay Daniels as we bring...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:50:40
Over the Rainbow
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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Our journey of musical discovery continues as we soar across the Fields of Gold and Over the Rainbow. Waiting for us on the other side are the soun...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:50:40
CJL-703 Leandro Lopez Varady: Jazz Interpretations of Ukrainian Folk Songs
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE our focus is Ukraine as we welcome the brilliant Argentinian pianist, Leandro Lopez Varady and his trio, with Kevyn ...

Bought by WLPR and WDCB


  • Added: Mar 06, 2022
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 2
Gone with the Wind
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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With spring on the horizon, winter keeps it hold on us as the winds of March come roaring in like a lion. Join Jay Daniels for music this week from...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2022
  • Length: 01:50:40

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