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Here is a brief tribute to the 92 year old pianist who died in April.

  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 56:00
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This is a random sampling of some great new jazz pieces!

  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 56:00
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This showcases a wide variety of older and newer jazz flautists.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 56:01
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Listen to trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard...did you know he has written more than 40 movie scores?

  • Added: Apr 07, 2023
  • Length: 55:59
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A brief profile of the master trumpeter!

  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 56:00
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Jazz Bass Players from the iconic Ron Carter to the young Tal Wilkenfeld

  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 56:00
Caption: Mark O'Connor with wife Maggie on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes one of the most iconic fiddlers in American history Mark O’Connor playing...

Bought by KENW, Radio Bristol, WRGY, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 38
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This 1 hour special features music of th Flamenco Jazz tradition hosted by 17 year veteran Tony Vasquez.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
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Learn all about lemurs with Faye Goodwin from the Duke Lemur Center. Mixed with great music!

  • Added: Jul 22, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: Lieutenant James Reese Europe, Credit: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Lieutenant James Reese Europe" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1917.
Ebony Classics - A Classic Exposure features the music of people of color in the Classical music industry.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 1
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This time on The Children's Hour we explore black history through music. We've put together a special playlist of songs to educate about a few of t...

Bought by KECG, WVTF, KCHU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRSC and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This time on The Children's Hour we explore black history through music. We've put together a special playlist of songs to educate about a few of t...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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The Kids Crew talks with an indigenous farmer who runs a research lab blending tradition and modern agriculture, and we learn about school gardens....

  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
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In this music special we celebrate contemporary Native American artists with rare live recordings of Ulali and Bill Miller. Also, interviews with B...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSUT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 4
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Highlights of music and conversation from artists featured at the Montana Folk Festival 2019

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of The Live Feed KQAL's Willard Huyck takes us out of this world with Swashbuckler, one of Winona's newest bands. We get to hear th...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2019
  • Length: 34:09
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This time we profile Wynonie Harris, who hit the top of the Billboard Rhythm & Blues charts with "Good Rockin' Tonight," this week in 1948.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we profile Woodrow Adams, who made his recording debut in Memphis, this week in 1952.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we profile Wilbert Harrison, who landed at the top of the R&B charts in 1959 — but created a headache for producer Bobby Robinson.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we profile harmonica wizard Little Walter, who cut "the national anthem of blues harmonica," this week in 1952.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we take a look at one historic day of recording — May 5th, 1937 — that changed the course of blues history.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time we profile Lightnin' Hopkins, who, in 1954, laid down some hard rocking sides for Herald Records.

  • Added: Mar 07, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we profile Etta James, who landed at the top of the Billboard R&B charts this week in 1955, with "The Wallflower."

  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we profile Elmore James, who was in a recording studio in Chicago, this week in 1953.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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This episode of The Live Feed, we talk to Barbaro, a Minneapolis band that describes their style as music for films about cooking. We caught up wit...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 35:19