PRX - Pieces for Tone: Quirky

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Caption: Jazz bagpiper Rufus Harley
Tuba, banjo, flute and even bagpipes have all found their places in jazz over the years. How good they sound might surprise you.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM, WCPN, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Caption: Frank Zappa
His music was an amalgam of classical music, jazz, R&B, doowop, poetry and—sometimes—just plain noise. And Frank Zappa the man was even more compli...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCPN, KMUN, WVPE and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31
Caption: Avant garde jazz icon Sun Ra helped light the fuse for Chicago's rich experimental music scene.
Long before New York became America's jazz capital, Chicago jazz reigned supreme. This hour, we continue our tour of America's great jazz cities wi...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Raven Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KBBI Alaska, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 32