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We sound our horn a lot, but don’t worry, it only works INSIDE the jazz vehicle. Bob Dorough was one of a kind, writing, singing and playing piano ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KHNS, WOUB, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Abe Partridge returns to the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Mobile, Alabama folk songwriter Abe Partridge plus the Appalachian power ...

Bought by KBRW, KMUN, WEJP-LP 107.1, KSRQ, KUGS Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 37
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We play the obscure so you don’t have to. Saxophonist Dexter Gordon plays “Blues Walk” (the Clifford Brown/Sonny Stitt tune, not the Lou Donaldson ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WEJP-LP 107.1, KHNS, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Joe Holland, Credit: Joe Holland
Each year, through its MN Spin program, the Hennepin County library acquires music by all kinds of Minnesota musical acts. Then, the public can str...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Chris Thile on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes genre-blurring combo Punch Brothers plus Brooklyn folk rock and harmony ...

Bought by KUAR, KTRL, KDLG, KLRE, Radio Bristol and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 31
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the Bobby Broom Trio, with Dennis Carroll on the bass and Neil Hemphill on the drums. The always innovati...

Bought by KMUW, WLPR , and WDCB


  • Added: Jan 20, 2020
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 3
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It's a triple threat of progressive punk, singer/songwriter acoustic, and reggae-meets-surf rock this week.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2019
  • Length: 58:56
Caption: The Sweet Colleens, Credit: Stefan Iwaskewycz
The Sweet Colleens has been playing around the Twin Cities since 1999. That’s when Jeremy Greenhouse arrived from his hometown of Conostogo, Ontari...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
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If we work on groove, namely Dexter Gordon, then inevitable results are emotion and good energy. Topics this week are Freddie and the Bossa, as in ...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WMOT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WYAP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 9
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A slew of new releases begin our festivities, first with Detroit Tenors, then an artist we can trust with clarinet, Ms. Anat Cohen who is a joy to ...

Bought by WMOT, WEJP-LP 107.1, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WVBI-LP, WYAP and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Bessie Smith
As jazz evolved, musicians began experimenting with improvisation behind the vocalist. Band members wanted their accompaniment to sound as fresh an...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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La Playa Sexteto con Vitin Aviles play hot vintage salsa in fabulous stereo, Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez answer for today. A new one from ...

Bought by KMXT, WEJP-LP 107.1, WMOT, KRZA, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Earl Hines
In the late 1920s Chicago was the broadcast center of America. And, the name Earl Hines became synonymous with jazz. He was the pianist and bandlea...

Bought by KMUW and KCBX


  • Added: May 01, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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For our annual remote broadcast from the Phoenix Blues Society Blast, we’ve got a batch of new releases to go along with our usual blues, a little ...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, WVBI-LP, KRZA, WOUB, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 6
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Electronic Dance Music has found its way into not only a whole subgenre of electronic music, but also into the songs of artists in a variety of mus...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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40 years and holding, we’ve got OUR swingin' Machine working, Gil Evans personifies the east coast orchestra sound, and a new release from singer/p...

Bought by KRZA, WEJP-LP 107.1, WMOT, KCMJ Community Radio, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2018
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 8
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Discovering new and old music

  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 27:54
Caption: Nathan Hanson, Credit: Benny Moreno
Saxophonist Nathan Hanson and drummer JT Bates are a couple of old friends. But for some reason they’ve hardly performed together. That situation i...

  • Added: May 24, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
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Mixing old vinyl & brand-new releases is our ploy this week, inspired by a collected donation of amassed LPs by pianists. But to begin we spin clas...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WEJP-LP 107.1, WVBI-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMOT and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: HIVE Episode 1B
HIVE 3-11-17 SEGMENT 2 OF EPISODE 1 Hosted by Vivian Hax, Featuring mixes from DJ's: Bass Mantra, and Hei Koon https://www.instagram.com/bassmantr...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2017
  • Length: 56:28
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This week we've got a rocking show with new tracks from Metal Church, White Light Cemetery, Deep Purple, Life Of Agony, Nine Pound Hammer, The Watc...

Bought by Bandon Community Radio, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 02:41:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Loud, Drunk & Angry Logo
3 hours of killer rock and roll this week, featuring new music from Mastodon, Stephen Pearcy of Ratt, Dan Baird & Homemade Sin, White Light Cemeter...

Bought by Bandon Community Radio, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 02:41:32
  • Purchases: 3
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In this episode of Overheard, two rockers talk about the music industry. First, songwriter Jeff Tweedy from the band Wilco followed by Kim Gordon ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Loud, Drunk & Angry Logo
New Music from Mastodon, Black Star Riders, The Watchers, The Answer And Stephen Pearcy. Plus classics from Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, The Kinks, ...

Bought by Bandon Community Radio, KMUD, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 02:41:59
  • Purchases: 4