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EP94 Toronzo Cannon
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A Chicago bus driver has some music to share that will blow you away!

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 58:22
EP97 BB King
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Mr. Jack shares his personal favorite BB King albums.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 54:46
EP108 Jontavious Willis
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Jontavious Willis is a young musician in his 20s who is a multi-instrumentalist on a mission to keep the blues alive by following in his mentors (T...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:22
EP126 Hoo Doo Man Blues
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Junior Wells was a large contributor to the "new" sound of the Chicago Blues after WWII. He was a highly sought after harmonica player in the early...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 58:38
EP122 Bernard Allison
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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An active musician in the world of Blues since he was a youth under his father's wings, Bernard Allison is still going strong after some 37 years o...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:52
Blue Dimensions I15: Jazz Is Dead — or is it?
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Jazz Is Dead" - an appealing project of multi-instrumentalist producers Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad and guests. Charlie Parker with so...

Bought by KHNS, KJZX-Austin, WMOT, KKRN, KMXT and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
459: Why Do We Meet? / 460: Hip Hop Future, 2/29/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Why Do We Meet?" - Studies show we're all disappointed with our friendships. Is it time to rethink the way we gather? HOUR TWO: "Hip H...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:59
Blue Dimensions I07: Pascal Bokar's "Afro Blue Grazz" music on "American Trails"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Afro Blue Grazz" from singer-scholar Pascal Bokar

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


  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Blue Dimensions I03: "The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait Of Four Icons" from Christian McBride
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from "The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait Of Four Icons" by Christian McBride. The work has been issued by Mack Avenue Records. Also, ...

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


  • Added: Jan 15, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions I01: Herlin Riley's Optimisim Is Perpetual
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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New Orleans jazz today, from drummer Herlin Riley's "Perpetual Optimism" album - and Ron Brendle's tribute to bassists, the AACM's Great Black Musi...

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


  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions H49: New Music From Pianists George Cables and David Kikoski
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The latest from venerable pianist George Cables - - and from another sparkling pianist, David Kikoski.

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


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions H44: "Modern Ancestors" from the magical Carmen Lundy
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new album "Modern Ancestors" from Carmen Lundy, "Trilogy 2" from Corea, McBride, and Blade, and Bill Cole's music for Yoruba proverbs

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


  • Added: Oct 30, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions H43: The "Travelin' Woman" Mary Lane, and Kendrick Scott Oracle makes a wall become a bridge
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from Chicago blues singer Mary Lane's first album since 1994, "Travelin' Woman," and Kendrick Scott Oracle's "A Wall Becomes A Bridge."

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions H36: Rock-Steady Monk Tunes from Pianist Monty Alexander
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Pianist Monty Alexander offers reggae-fied versions of Thelonious Monk classics on his new album "Wareika Hill"

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions H32: Saxophonist JD Allen reflects on the four-century African-American experience in his new album "Barracoon"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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saxophonist JD Allen's music is informed by the African-American experience on his new album "Barracoon," and Chick Corea's "Spanish heart" overflo...

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions H31: Blues From The Late David Kimbrough III
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The vatrious blues styles and several names of the late David Kimbrough III

Bought by WMOT, Royalton Community Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KKRN, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions H29: Catherine Russell's "Alone Together," and a hard look at slavery and racism from the album "Songs Of Our Native Daughters."
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Catherine Russell's spirited new album, and a hard look at slavery and racism from the album "Songs Of Our Native Daughters."

Bought by WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 17, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions H20: "400: An African American Musical Portrait" - 400 years of African-American experience in music from Avery Sharpe
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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bassist, composer, band leader Avery Sharpe's new album "400: An African American Musical Portrait" traces the African-American experience from the...

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


  • Added: May 15, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions H06: Trumpeter Abram Wilson on The Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from a very special 2007 album by the late trumpeter Abram Wilson - - and new music from Kamasi Washington, Nabaté Isles, and Roxy Coss

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


  • Added: Feb 06, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Blue Dimensions H02: Sullivan Fortner, top-notch pianist, both as band leader and accompanist
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new album "Moments Preserved" from pianist Sullivan Fortner, and his special (and solo) accompaniment of singer Cécile McLorin Salvant.

Bought by KHNS, WMOT, KRCB 104.9, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Blue Dimensions G50: New Music From Three Saxophonic Women
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from three great saxophone-playing women, Tia Fuller, Roxy Coss, and Vanessa Collier

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


  • Added: Dec 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
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