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Blue Dimensions J21: Good Vibes from Vibraphonist/Multi-Percussionist Joe Chambers
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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featuring the album "Samba de Maracatu" from vibraphonist/multi-percussionist Joe Chambers

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions J19: Benito Gonzalez Sings To The World On His Piano
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from pianist Benito Gonzalez from his new album "Sing To The World" and some older tracks including his appearance on an Azar Lawrence album ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions J18: Bluesman Mr. Sipp is "Sippnotized" and Gary Bartz Is Featured On "Jazz Is Dead" #6
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new blues from bluesman "Mr. Sipp" on the album "Sippnotized" and jazz isn't dead on the album "Jazz Is Dead 6" where Gary Bartz joins the series p...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
NL 21-18: Ellington Ending: Duke Ellington 1967-73, 4/26/2021
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In the last years of his life, and no longer with the services of longtime writing partner Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington continued to compose mem...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
Meet percussionist and 2021 NEA Jazz Master Albert “Tootie” Heath
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Albert "Tootie" Heath, Credit: Ghylian Bell and Mychal Watts
Percussionist Tootie Heath shares the rhythms of a Jazz Master.

Bought by KMUW and KZUM


  • Added: Apr 11, 2021
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 2
Blue Dimensions J13: "If Time Could Stand Still" from Gregory Tardy, and a haunting 90-year-old blues song by Skip James song lives on
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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the latest from saxophonist Gregory Tardy, and a 1931 Skip James blues song finds new interpretation from Bobby Rush and Tomas Doncker

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Raven Radio, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions J09: "Thank You Mr. Mabern" a tribute to the late pianist Harold Mabern from Leon Lee Dorsey - - with Mabern in the band.
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Leon Lee Dorsey's album "Thank You Mr. Mabern" is a tribute to the late pianist Harold Mabern, featuring recordings Dorsey made with Mabern and dru...

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


  • Added: Feb 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions J08: Force Majeure from Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from harpist Brandee Younger and bassist Dezron Douglas from their album "Force Majeure," taken from live-streaming performances from their h...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Professor Longhair's Legacy
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: Professor Longhair, Credit: Michael P. Smith © The Historic New Orleans Collection
In the spirit of Mardi Gras, this show is devoted to “Fess” -- Henry Roeland Byrd, aka Professor Longhair - the pianist whose music fills the stree...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 51:58
  • Purchases: 1
ROCK 'N' ROLL BLACK HISTORY MONTH
From: paul mcguire
Series: The Funhouse
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Tunes and tales of African American musical greats including Otis Spann, Little Walter, Big Mama Thornton, Peter Tosh, Billy Preston, Les McCann & ...

Bought by WORT and WSLR


  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 2
WoodSongs 985: The Lee Boys and Grady Champion
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Grady Champion on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes “sacred steel” ensemble The Lee Boys plus 21st Century Bluesman Grady Cha...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, Yellowstone Public Radio, KTRL, KKRN, WETS and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 37
Blue Dimensions I50: Kat Riggins Cries Out The Blues
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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a new album "Cry Out" — strong new blues songs from singer and songwriter Kat Riggins —and several selections from a great debut album, "Omega," fr...

Bought by WMOT, KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions I47: New Music From Vibraphonist Joel Ross, Cornetist Ron Miles, and Guitarist-Singer George Benson
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from Joel Ross's new album "Who Are You?" with saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, WMOT, Raven Radio, KKRN and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Blue Dimensions I41: Saxophonist Teodross Avery Plays The Music Of Thelonious Monk
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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saxophonist Teodross Avery takes on the music of Thelonious Monk on his album "Harlem Stories: The Music Of Thelonious Monk"

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


  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
WoodSongs 837: Celebration of Muddy Waters with John Primer, Bob Margolin and Paul Oscher
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: John Primer and Bob Margolin have their mojo working.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon celebrates the music of Muddy Waters with three of his former bandmates and maste...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, Delmarva Public Media, KUAR, KTRL, KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 42
Blue Dimensions I35: MONK'estra, Black Art Jazz Collective, Jazz Is Dead 3, and a Jubilant baritone
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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MONK'estra plays music of its leader John Beasley, as well as its namesake Thelonious Monk. Also new music from Black Art Jazz Collective, Jazz Is ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, KHNS, KKRN, WMOT and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
How Sweet It Is - The Music of Marvin Gaye
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Music Lecture
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A musical history of the "Prince of Motown Marvin" Gaye is the subject of this program.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Aug 21, 2020
  • Length: 56:04
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions I33: The Vibraphonic Reincarnation of Warren Wolf
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Good vibes! Vibraphonist Warren Wolf's album "Reincarnation," and vibraphonist Steve Yeager's "Vibraharp."

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WMOT, Raven Radio, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions I32: A Noteworthy Debut From Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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the debut album of saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, "Omega" and music from two of his mentors, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and pianist Jason Moran (w...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, Raven Radio, KKRN and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
The Junot Files: Dylan Howard
From: Jim Junot
Series: Lights, Camera, Author!
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An interview with Dylan Howard, author of "Bad" and "Royals at War"

  • Added: Jul 25, 2020
  • Length: 22:23
Sonny Turner: Inspiration Gives You the Catalyst to Fulfill Your Dreams
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Sony Turner, Credit: Shefik
Dreams - Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard ...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2020
  • Length: 01:26
Brendon Hamilton: Art Is One of the Ways We Can Express the Human Condition
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Brendon Hamilton, Credit: Shefik
Remorse - Brendon Hamilton has been writing and performing since he was a young child. Influenced by some of rock, pop, and R&B's greatest recordin...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2020
  • Length: 02:44
EP144 Keb' Mo'
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A diverse artist, Kevin Moore (Keb' Mo') is a true star in the world of music.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:57
Quindon Tarver: "When Doves Cry" by the Late, Great Legendary Prince
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Quindon Tarver, Credit: Shefik
Birds - Quindon Tarver is an American singer. He is best known for his cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" for the 1996 film "William Shakespeare's ...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:31
Blue Dimensions I28: Maceo! James Brown's former right-hand man's latest album "Soul Food - Cookin With Maceo"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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the new album from saxophonist Maceo Parker, and songs from singer/pianist Dena DeRose

Bought by WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, KHNS, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14