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Caption: Joan Hutton, Credit: D. Soderstrom
Joan Hutton plays in many musical settings. We’ve known Joan through her work in the Ancia Saxophone Quartet for example, playing modern classical ...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Joan Hutton, Credit: D. Soderstrom
Joan Hutton plays in many musical settings. We’ve known Joan through her work in the Ancia Saxophone Quartet for example, playing modern classical ...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
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Known across the western region for her work with the bluegrass burners Broken Valley Roadshow as well as the music and spoken word collaboration p...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: :45
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Known across the western region for her work with the bluegrass burners Broken Valley Roadshow as well as the music and spoken word collaboration p...

Bought by KMXT, KGLT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The Roe Family Singers is a real musical phenomenon. It’s not only that they play really old music for modern audiences. After modest beginnings a ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2017
  • Length: 08:01
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We asked our members where were you during the summer of love?

  • Added: Jul 24, 2017
  • Length: 10:33
Caption: Jazz88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The leader of the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra is a guy named Craig Thrane. As is the case with many big band players, Craig was bitten by the Big Ban...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The Minnesota Jazz Orchestra plays 2:30pm, Sat July 22 at Jaycee Park in Hastings. The group’s leader is Craig Thrane. As is the case with many big...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Lila Ammons in performance, Credit: Andrea Canter
Lila Ammons. Hers is a prominent jazz family. Her grandfather, Albert, was a noted boogie woogie piano player, and her uncle was sax man Gene Ammon...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Lila Amons in performance, Credit: Andrea Canter
Lila Ammons leads her trio into Hell’s Kitchen in Minneapolis Thursday July 27. Lila’s road to jazz singing has been a curvy one with a lot of arti...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
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In October 2002, Lionel Hampton passed, but Ike Turner was performing at Long Beach Blues Fest. We feature both leaders back-to-back, the former wi...

Bought by WYAP, WMOT, WJSU, WVBI-LP, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 7
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Violinist, composer and singer songwriter Gaelynn Lea produces 21st century music in a style rooted in classical, Celtic and traditional folk. The ...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2017
  • Length: :46
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It's a jumbo edition of The Roadhouse, with more music than any other edition. And, it's a total chair dance. Nick Moss, Big Jon Atkinson & Bob Cor...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Jun 17, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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A coach in Austin talks about growing up poor in rural Texas and his father's legacy.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 07:05
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Two students talk about life coming to the U.S. from the Congo.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
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Selwyn Birchwood is celebrating his highly anticipated second studio effort for Alligator Records, ‘Pick Your Poison’ which crafts authentic tradit...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Public Radio East, WLPR , GCR (Global Community Radio), KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 01:56:05
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Briand Morrison (l.) & Sam Miltich
Jazz guitarists Briand Morrison (Grand Portage) and Sam Miltich (Grand Rapids) teamed up for a great performance on WTIP's The Roadhouse before hea...

  • Added: May 22, 2017
  • Length: 43:58
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Anyone who's ever listened to the blues will tell you that it's not about one thing. This hour helps to prove that with upbeat blues, a set of next...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Apr 01, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Portland, Oregon based Blind Pilot has recently placed themselves among the top indie-pop-folk bands in the country with television appearances on ...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2017
  • Length: :45
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Phil Huston is an adventurer, climber, speaker, and cancer survivor who now resides in Silver Bay. He joined WTIP's Dave TerSteeg recently to tell ...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 16:22
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Songs of Cole Porter

  • Added: Mar 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:34
Caption: Kronick Quintet at Golden's Deli, Credit: George Tofoya
The Kronick Quintet: It’s the Variety that Pleases the Fans What’s the key to success if you are playing in clubs? It’s being about to play a wide ...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2017
  • Length: 07:18
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Centerstage Minnesota features Minnesota artists in an eclectic mix of folk, rock, blues, jazz, and world music.

  • Added: Mar 08, 2017
  • Length: 02:00:00
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It's the twelfth anniversary of The Roadhouse, and I've got an hour full of upbeat show-opening tracks. Little Charlie & The Nightcats, Candye Kane...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
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It's JL's 7th Vegan Anniversary. Her husband Dave Burgess joins her to talk about their vegan transition and how they make it work. Part 1 of 2.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 28:30