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Blue Dimensions G48: It's "Elementals" with Azar Lawrence and Benito Gonzalez
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The latest album from saxophonist/composer Azar Lawrence "Elementals" featuring some sparkling playing by pianist Benito Gonzalez

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Blue Dimensions G46: Cyrus Chestnut's Kaleidoscope, and the story of "See Line Woman"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Cyrus Chestnut's musical journey on "Kaleidoscope" and the song "See Line Woman" from a 1939 field recording to 2018's "Life" album by Vivian Sessoms

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Blue Dimensions G40: Bass Clarinetist Todd Marcus, music inspired in and by Baltimore
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Bass clarinetist Todd Marcus celebrates his hometown, Baltimore. New music from Corcoran Holt, Mike Clark & Delbert Bump, and Danny Green. Old musi...

Bought by WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions G38: John Coltrane's "Equinox Resolution" - - Trane's music by others and himself
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Celebrating the equinox with Coltrane's "Equinox" and his "Resolution," and more Trane music, performed by Trane and others

Bought by WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G37: Opening Cécile McLorin Salvant's Window And Facing Christian Sands' Dragons
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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New music from two artists coming of age in a big way: singer Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist Christian Sands. Also, music from the late pianist...

Bought by WMOT, KHNS, WRGY, WMHT, KKRN and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G35: "The Choice" — a hidden CD in Kamasi Washington's album "Heaven And Earth" — Is Our Choice
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from "The Choice," the hidden CD in the packaging of Kamasi Washington's double (actually triple) album "Heaven And Earth."

Bought by WMOT, WMHT, WRGY, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G30: Lost, And Fortunately Found: Recordings Of John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, & Erroll Garner
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Newly issued in 2018, recordings of late and great jazz artists, John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, and Erroll Garner.

Bought by KHNS, WMOT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRGY, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jul 25, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G29: "Heaven and Earth" from Kamasi Washington, while newly uncovered Coltrane album takes us in "Both Directions At Once."
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Heaven and Earth" the new double-album from musical adventurer Kamasi Washington

Bought by KZUM, KHNS, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions G23: Cyrille Aimée Live, spirited performances by sparkling chanteuse of Michael Jackson and Stephen Sondheim songs
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Cyrille Aimée Live" - - new, energetic in-concert performances from singer Cyrille Aimée

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions G13: "Harmony Of Difference" transcendent new music from Kamasi Washington
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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We'll feature "Harmony Of Difference," the latest work from saxophonist Kamasi Washington.

Bought by KMUN, WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, KKRN and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
What's next? (with Alexis Frank)
From: Kaizar Campwala
Series: Closer Than They Appear
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How do you feel about the future? Do you feel hopeful? Do you feel scared? Can we move forward together as a country? In our Season 1 finale, Carve...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 30:48
  • Purchases: 1
What can I give? (with Eva Paterson and Aunt Bea)
From: Kaizar Campwala
Series: Closer Than They Appear
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How do you stand against evil, but not the evildoer? How do you go to war for what's right with love for the people you're fighting? Carvell Wallac...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 38:36
Is this worth it? (with Van Jones and Rabia Chaudry)
From: Kaizar Campwala
Series: Closer Than They Appear
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Do you love America? No, seriously, Carvell Wallace wants to know: do you love America? Today, he talks with Van Jones and Rabia Chaudry about love...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 39:18
Why me? (with Shamrace Mims)
From: Kaizar Campwala
Series: Closer Than They Appear
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It's like visiting a small town...but it's also like visiting the remaining survivors of an apocalypse. Carvell Wallace goes to his hometown of McK...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 32:01
If not me, then who? (with Dr. Ayaz Virji)
From: Kaizar Campwala
Series: Closer Than They Appear
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Going out and talking to people is a little thing, but it's also a big thing. Especially if those people are different from you, or might not like ...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 01:01:00
Who is America? (with Shereen Marisol Meraji)
From: Kaizar Campwala
Series: Closer Than They Appear
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How can we come together as a country when it seems like so many things are working to keep us apart? Host Carvell Wallace turns to Shereen Marisol...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 01:09:48
How did I get here? (With Mahershala Ali)
From: Kaizar Campwala
Series: Closer Than They Appear
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Who or what is in your own past right now that you need to face, but aren’t facing—and why not? Carvell Wallace has a theory that maybe this whole ...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 57:02
Blue Dimensions G01: Ida Cox and her friends, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Rhiannon Giddens
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from the great blues singer and songwriter (from the 1920s through the 1960s) Ida Cox, and contemporary covers of her songs by Cécile McLorin...

Bought by KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, KKRN, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions F50: "A Rift In Decorum" - Ambrose Akinmusire in concert.
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire live in concert at The Village Vanguard, and music from the artists who inspired him over the years

Bought by KMUW, KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, WMHT and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Blue Dimensions F47: Music Of The Bassist Sort (from bands led by bass players)
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from bands led by bass players, including Kent Miller, Kyle Eastwood, Nathan Brown, and Charles Mingus

Bought by WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), KEOS, KKRN, WRGY and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions F37: Mike Boone Has An Inner Urge To Build A New Song From An Old One
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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On new albums, bassist Mike Boone re-invents Joe Henderson's "Inner Urge," while guitarist Russell Malone explores Bobby Hutcherson's "Little B's P...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions F27: Traveling many "Miles" with the SF Jazz Collective
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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SF Jazz Collective plays the music of Miles Davis

Bought by KEOS, WMOT, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions F24: A symphony in a parking lot with Trombone Shorty, and Nicholas Payton explores relexification
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new funky jazz from Trombone Shorty on his new album "Parking Lot Symphony" and new music from trumpeters Sean Jones and Nicholas Payton, and more

Bought by WMOT, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, KKRN and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Blue Dimensions F18: Jazz from the South Side, rising star jazz pianist Alexis Lombre
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music and conversation with Chicago jazz pianist Alexis Lombre whose debut album "Southside Sounds" came out this year.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WRGY, GCR (Global Community Radio), 90.5 WSNC, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions F16: "Made In America" - Bobby Watson's tribute to the accomplishments of African-American innovators
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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featuring: Bobby Watson's album "Made In America" that celebrates some high-achieving African-Americans and their accomplishments. Also new music f...

Bought by WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), Royalton Community Radio, WRGY, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15