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This week on Afterglow, we explore the delicate touch and effortless swing of pianist Ellis Larkins, who would have turned 100 years old this week....
- Added: Apr 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
The Newport Symphony plays music by Ernest Bloch in honor of the 50th anniversary of the composer's death
Bought by Rhythm & News Service, KPOV, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer, KWAX and more
- Added: Apr 10, 2023
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 6
The songs of Irving Berlin were featured in some of Hollywood’s first “Talkies,” and this week on Afterglow, we’ll explore the songwriter’s work in...
- Added: Apr 07, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’re counting sheep with the Great American Songbook this week, as we explore standards all about dreaming, including “This Time The Dream’s On Me...
- Added: Apr 06, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we look at some of full-time jazz instrumentalist, and part-time jazz singers, including Chet Baker, Buddy Rich, and Oscar ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Join Gianna Elvia Rendon as she enters the kitchens of three women in San Antonio, Texas. Each woman discusses memories of their grandparents throu...
- Added: Mar 25, 2023
- Length: 17:49
This week, we pay tribute to the great American songwriter Burt Bacharach, who brought style and sophistication to pop music in the 1960s. Bacharac...
- Added: Mar 23, 2023
- Length: 59:00
It's one of Bach's finest, most inspiring compositions: the St. John Passion. He premiered it during his first year as music director of Leipzig's ...
- Added: Mar 23, 2023
- Length: 01:57:58
This week we bring you an encore episode of our conversation with the Dean of Montana political journalism, Chuck Johnson. Johnson passed away unex...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Mar 08, 2023
- Length: 28:46
- Purchases: 2
This week, we pay tribute to singer Billie Holiday by hearing a few tributes to her from other artists over the years, including Carmen McRae, Abbe...
- Added: Mar 08, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the recordings of the great Billie Holiday from the 1940s. We’ll hear her work for the Commodore and Decca...
- Added: Mar 03, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Minnesota Book Award Finalist Sheila Packa talks about her book of poetry "Surface Displacements"
- Added: Mar 02, 2023
- Length: 09:42
This was a Love song 2 hour Special.
- Added: Feb 20, 2023
- Length: 01:47:59
This week on Afterglow, we celebrate the early years of the First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald, with a close look at her work for Decca Records, wh...
- Added: Feb 20, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we pay tribute to the late jazz singer Carol Sloane, who passed away in January. I’ll chronicle career interpreting the Ame...
- Added: Feb 16, 2023
- Length: 59:00
What role did Warrior Women play in the Wounded Knee Occupation, and the American Indian Movement (AIM)? This February 2023, as we mark the 50th an...
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WJAB, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN and more
- Added: Feb 15, 2023
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 7
The Newport Symphony plays works by Tchaikovsky and a world premiere.
Bought by KPOV, WCNY, Rhythm & News Service, RadioFreePalmer, KWAX and more
- Added: Feb 13, 2023
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 6
Nina Simone, the “High Priestess of Soul,” was an enigmatic and eccentric figure in the world of jazz. This week on Afterglow, we’ll feature Simone...
- Added: Feb 02, 2023
- Length: 59:00
On this episode, we’ll explore the life and career of “Mr. B” Billy Eckstine, a singer and bandleader who broke boundaries as a black icon in a seg...
- Added: Jan 30, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Victoria Davis was a Giulio Gari contest winner in the spring of 2022. She sang gorgeous arias and simply wowed the judges and the audience in the ...
- Added: Jan 23, 2023
- Length: 58:31
Portland Youth Philharmonic Play Dvorak Symphonic Variations and two premieres
Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WCNY, KPOV, RadioFreePalmer, KWAX and more
- Added: Jan 18, 2023
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 6
KQAL's Jiovani Bermudez Meets with author Najib Azad who has lived in Afghanistan where he worked as a spokesperson for the former Afghan president...
- Added: Jan 18, 2023
- Length: 15:22
For Valentine’s Day, we’re exploring romance in the Great American Songbook, including songs like “Isn’t It Romantic,” “A Fine Romance,” and “This...
- Added: Jan 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Montana, Alberta, Tulsa, and NIagra. Oh the places you'll go on this week's episode of Dollar Country.
Bought by KIYU-FM, KSTK, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KHNS
- Added: Jan 10, 2023
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 4
This week, I’ll introduce you to the music of two underrated female singers, revered among jazz aficionados: Lorez Alexandria and Ethel Ennis.
- Added: Jan 09, 2023
- Length: 59:00
