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Caption: Ben Eaton, Credit: Ben Eaton
Songwriter Ben Eaton focuses on what he thinks others are thinking of him. And with the layoff and isolation caused by Covid, Ben has plenty to thi...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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A lot of new releases, re-releases, bonus tracks, and a first time release of a vintage session this episode. After standard quintet swing-of-the-b...

Bought by WYAP, WMOT, WVBI-LP, WOUB, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Ups & Downs, Credit: Julia Meek
If the road is rocky & your personal 'auto-levelator' is on the blink, this week's Folktale will help you musically maneuver through those pesky up...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, WFIU, KLCC, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
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From the letter B: Sheri Baker and Brea Burns, each of whom first appeared on this program in 2016. Two completely different women in Arizona music...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
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East meets west indeed to start our broadcast of 85 % new releases: San Francisco pianist Adam Shulman and John Fedchock in New York employ plenty ...

Bought by KHNS, WYAP, WOUB, KRZA, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jul 14, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
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Ray Barretto leads from his Charanga band days, Jay McShann simply never sounded bad. Another ivory master was Art Tatum, with Lionel Hampton and B...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, WEJP-LP 107.1, WOUB, WMOT and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: The Folktale of Rivers & Streams, Credit: Julia Meek
It's the course of moving waterways we're following this Folktale--with a wonderful world of music to guide us, so be ready to ford this melodious ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, WLPR , and WFIU


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 4
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A good mix of the old and new this week, first big band from Church on Monday and Billy Strayhorn. Brazilian sounds come from Miguel DeLeon and you...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, WEJP-LP 107.1, KRZA, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of the Weather, Credit: Julia Meek
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays this folktale from the swift completion of it's radio broadcast!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KLCC, and WFIU


  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 3
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As we meander through the disaster of pandemic, what better time to bring up another nemesis: Fire! This is an aircheck of a radio show on 3/26/20 ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:02:39
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WNMC’s Jazz For the Tradition March Jazz Birthdays hour two hosted by Ted Alan and Hacksaw Tom. A couple jazz musicians born in early March were Ba...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Challenge, Credit: Julia Meek
No one ever said it would be easy. We challenge you to see if this week's Folktale lives up to that fact'

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, KLCC, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
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From among the first 2020 album releases, hear trumpeter John Sneider lead a tidy and syncopated group, checking vitals and getting blood circulati...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KHNS, WYAP, KJZX-Austin, WEJP-LP 107.1 and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 11
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Chet Baker says it best for starters, “Jumping off a Clef,” then pleasant trombone arrangements from Joey Sellers. From Cuba’s Ruben Gonzalez to bl...

Bought by KRZA, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KHNS, WYAP, WEJP-LP 107.1 and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
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The music sound familiar and you probably have heard their names; Dr. John, H-Bomb Ferguson, Russ Conway, Horace Parlan, Edward Frank, and Roy Carr...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 13, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 1
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We borrow influence from the classical and pop sides for our jazz and blues this episode, as one album title aptly states "variety is the spice." F...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KHNS, and WMOT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The Minneapolis Battle of the Jug Bands has gotten so big now that it straddles the Twin Cities in two venues. Saturday afternoon February 8 at the...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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2020 brings a clear vision of Arizona musicians centering around a recent live performance by the Shea Marshall-Andrew Gross Organ Combo hosted by ...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 57:59
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Among side the yuletide comes our favorite high-level players like Bobby Hutcherson, Tommy Flanagan, Miles, the Count, Goodman, Silver and Ellingto...

Bought by KHNS, WMOT, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, KRZA and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 9
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It is our usual mix of local Arizona artists with the globe, drummer Luis Santos represents Brazil and New York; Young Sounds the desert southwest,...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2019
  • Length: 58:01
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Buddy DeFranco’s clarinet is vintage hip and swinging, Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie are also on the bill under the same record label. To Newp...

Bought by WMOT, WEJP-LP 107.1, KHNS, WOUB, WYAP and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Harvest Home, Credit: Julia Meek
It's a world of good music and autumnal customs we're gathering this week on the Folktale of Harvest Home.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, and WFIU


  • Added: Oct 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Angels, Credit: Julia Meek
It's a celestial assortment of divinely inspired music from around the globe on this week's show--hope you can join us for the "Folktale of Angels"!

Bought by WFIU, WFIU, 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Zeitgeist New Music Ensemble, Credit: Zoe Prinds-Flash
The annual Zeitgeist new Music Ensemble annual Hallowe’en event takes place Thursday October 31 through Sunday Nov 3 at Studio Z in St Paul. The ev...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Oct 19, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ritika Ganguly, Credit: Vinod Srinivasan
Thursday November 14 at 7:30, the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis presents Odd Measures Evening. The show brings to the public a group of seve...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Oct 17, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1