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There is always a tendency to increase the size of bands, to create a wall of sound. But Jazz also has a great legacy of trios, which might be cal...
- Added: Feb 21, 2018
- Length: 08:00
Tuesday night Feb 27at 9:30 is trio night at the Ice house in Minneapolis. First it’s the trio led by bassist James Buckley, and then Pianist Brya...
- Added: Feb 21, 2018
- Length: 08:00
Pat Donohue’s Prairie All-Stars became a household name as the house band for the Prairie Home Companion radio show. Over the years, the group memb...
- Added: Nov 30, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Jazz fans know Maud Hixson as a leading contemporary vocalist. But while Maud is best known for singing with small groups, she’s been building towa...
- Added: Oct 26, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Political humorists are having a feeding frenzy. There seems to be more satire available than they can handle very day then they can handle.
- Added: Sep 14, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Background music is the specialty of the Overtones and the group does it well. Interviewer Phil Nusbaum talked to Dave Hofgren of the Overtones, wh...
- Added: Sep 11, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Background music is the specialty of the Overtones and they do it well. Catch the Overtones act at the Riverview Wine Bar, every Wed from 7:30 to 9...
- Added: Sep 11, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Moonlight Serenaders. The group plays the big band music that is old to some and new to others. They love it when they have dancers to play for...
- Added: Aug 31, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Twin Cities Hot Club has been in business for over a decade. Over time, the group has learned that playing for dancing and for concerts and spe...
- Added: Aug 05, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Twin Cities Hot Club has been in business for over a decade. Over time, the group has learned that playing for dancing and for concerts and spe...
- Added: Aug 05, 2017
- Length: 08:00
An hour-long program of classic jazz, celebrating Father's Day with an exploration of father-and-son teams, featuring music from Von and Chico Free...
Bought by KMUW, Louisville Public Media, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, WESM 91.3 FM and more
- Added: Jun 29, 2017
- Length: 59:02
- Purchases: 16
When Regina Williams sings her songs, she is putting her spin on great renditions that she’s experienced. Regina covers a big swath of the Great Am...
- Added: Jun 09, 2017
- Length: 05:00
Aaron Kerr’s Dissonant Creatures plays every Wed at the Black Dog in Saint Paul. It is a group that thrives on Aaron’s original music, which is inf...
- Added: Apr 16, 2017
- Length: 05:00
Jon Pemberton loves solo piano shows because it allows him to explore a lot of interesting music. He says, too, that Vieux Carré, where he plays on...
- Added: Feb 24, 2017
- Length: 05:00
By mid- February in the North Star state, folks need a concert held in warm air. And that’s what they get at Edinborough Park in Edina on Feb 12, a...
- Added: Jan 31, 2017
- Length: 05:00
The Mississippi Hot Club has a slightly different strategy depending of it if plays for dancing, listening, or a mixture of both. Group members Jos...
- Added: Jan 21, 2017
- Length: 07:50
Great dance bands are often great concert bands. But you approach the different types of venues with slightly different strategies. Members of the ...
- Added: Jan 21, 2017
- Length: 05:00
The Cedar Commissions presents two nights of new music this weekend. Over two nights, six composers will present works never played previously. The...
- Added: Jan 16, 2017
- Length: 05:00
The Cedar Cultural Center hosts Blackout, a concert featuring local artists. The intents are to entertain, but also to serve to get people together...
- Added: Dec 29, 2016
- Length: 05:00
This interview is with an expert in parenting and emotional and social intelligence. Dr. Maurice Elias wrote a book tying Judaism and emotional int...
- Added: Dec 20, 2016
- Length: 52:43
Dakota Dave Hull has been recording and performing for decades. But as time has moved forward, the output has increased. And it all seems original,...
- Added: Nov 21, 2016
- Length: 06:49
The Exhibitionism display at Industria in NYC's West Village is highlighted with songs inspired by the exhibit's contents.
Bought by Louisville Public Media, WYAP, WLPR , KRPS, and KSRQ
- Added: Nov 21, 2016
- Length: 01:02:43
- Purchases: 5
We wonder about how to blend different styles of music together in a way that makes sense to audiences who prefer specific styles. The folk music f...
- Added: Oct 31, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
A short talk with the artistic and executive directors and a current artist-in-residence at the 18th Street Arts Center in LA.
- Added: Oct 20, 2016
- Length: 06:34
In this episode on the meandering path of careers we look at the ways in which one job and juncture leads us to another and the role that faith tra...
- Added: Aug 12, 2016
- Length: 29:35
