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Hour 12: Beyond Each Shining Sea
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
Caption: Host Al Jarreau and producer Jacquie Gales Webb, Credit: Jacquie Gales Webb
Jazz music is an indigenous American art form, but if you listen closely you will hear elements of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Carribean...

Bought by WJSU, KECG, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPVM 103.7, WFIU and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 21
Hour 10: On the Road and In the Club
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz singers tell it like it really is. Today's singers and yesterday's tell of their experiences, joys, trials and tribulations performing this mo...

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  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 23
Hour 7: Scat, Bebop, Vocalese, and the Voice as an Instrument
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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With comments from Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mark Murphy, and Kurt Elling, this program will trace the evolution of the in...

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  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 23
Hour 3: Straight Out of the Church
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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From early spirituals to gospel to blues to jazz, singing as an expression of deep emotion evolved, with the various strains blending into each oth...

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  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 23
Hour 2: Saturday Night Function
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz was born amidst revelry and ribaldry. Jazz vocals have, from the beginning, dealt with the earthier side of life. Artists such as Dakota Stato...

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  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 26
Hour 1: Steeped in the Blues
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Over the years the blues has influenced countless jazz vocalists. In the program, Big Joe Turner, Joe Williams, Lou Rawls, Billie Holiday, Etta Jon...

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  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 31
Jazz Singers Generic 30 Second Promo
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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This is 30 second promo for "Jazz Singers," a thirteen-hour series hosted by award-winning singer Al Jarreau. "Jazz Singers" illuminates every styl...

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 14
Dr. Stephanie Evans: Africana Studies & Institutional Wellness
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Dr. Stephanie Evans
How does historical wellness play out in race and gender? Tune in to learn about historical wellness and its relation to a Black student’s and Bla...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 58:06
Muhammad Ali As Conscientious Objector
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
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In this excerpt from the Peace Talks Radio series, learn about the history of Conscientious Objectors in the U.S. and the high profile role that th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRGY


  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Dreaming the DREAM
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Celebrating Black History with World Footprints
Caption: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Celebrate and relive the MLK Memorial dedications as we remember the life, legacy and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with celebrity and news...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
Gone With The Wind
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
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In this episode, Rebecca McInroy is joined by Dr. Coleman Hutchinson, Dr. Dina Berry, and Steve Wilson to discuss the some of the creative decision...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 59:03
Furious Flowers: Rita Dove and Sonia Sanchez (Special)
From: With Good Reason
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Conversations with celebrated American poets Rita Dove and Sonia Sanchez.

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  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: 52:58
  • Purchases: 10
Ruby Dee in Conversation with Studs Terkel
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Caption: Ruby Dee, c. 1960, Credit: John Springer Collection/Corbis
Ruby Dee, actress, writer and activist died on June 12 at the age of 91. The WFMT Radio Network is offering this excerpt of Ruby Dee speaking with ...

Bought by PRX Remix and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 2
MLK: Three Landmark Speeches
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Three key speeches of American civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Junior are excerpted and commented on by two lea...

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 33
MLK: Three Landmark Speeches
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Three key speeches of American civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Junior are excerpted and commented on by two lea...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 109
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
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In Duke Ellington's Eulogy to Billy Strayhorn he wrote, "His greatest virtue, I think, was his honesty--not only to others, but to himself." As we ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jelly Role Morton
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Jelly Role Morton
Born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe in New Orleans right before the turn of the 20th Century, Jelly Role Morton is credited as one of the founding father...

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
Sarah Vaughan
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Sarah Vaughan
With her ability to banter with the audience and outspoken sense of humor Sarah Vaughn was best described as “sassy.” Her first big break came afte...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
Recalling Mandela (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Nelson Mandela's life and times are recalled in conversation with radio documentarian Joe Richman who researched Mandela's story for a major 2004 d...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:41
  • Purchases: 10
Cab Calloway
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Cab Calloway
Singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab Calloway is often referred to as the “hi- di -hi- di-ho” man. His nonsensical sounds and improvised melodies ma...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Art Tatum
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Art Tatum
Self taught pianist, Art Tatum is acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Listen as Rabbi Neil discusses the life of the inn...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ella Fitzgerald
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Ella Fitzgerald
Coming from a troubled childhood, Ella Fitzgerald found solace in music and song. Discovered at age 17, after singing in the style of the Boswell s...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
Dizzy Gillespie
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Dizzy Gillespie
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
KUT's Views and Brews: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and The Art of Invisibility
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Rabbi Neil Blumofe joins KUT host Rebecca McInroy along with a live jazz sextet for an evening of discussion and live music to explore the unique r...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
KUT's Views and Brews: Thelonious Monk and The Art of Hesitation
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk is an original and unique voice in the shaping and the sound of American music. Both his compositions and his inimitable piano play...

Bought by KVMR and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 2