PRX - Pieces for Topic: Entertainment

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

134 results


The Art of Jazz Drumming (Ep. 21)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: The "greatest drummer i n the world," Buddy Rich
Jazz drummers have got to be some of the most unheralded of jazz's many unsung heroes. This week we dissect their art and craft with world-renowned...

Bought by KMUW, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31
Remembering Dave Brubeck (Ep. 14)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Jazz all-star Dave Brubeck
In this hour, we remember the great Dave Brubeck—from his roots growing up on a California ranch, to his smash hit 1959 recording "Time Out," to hi...

Bought by KMUW, WCPN, KHNS, WVPE, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Frank Zappa (Ep. 26)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Frank Zappa
His music was an amalgam of classical music, jazz, R&B, doowop, poetry and—sometimes—just plain noise. And Frank Zappa the man was even more compli...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCPN, KMUN, WVPE and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31
Jazz's Lost and Found (Ep. 17)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: A disc from the Savory Collection , Credit: Chester Higgins/NY Times
In this hour, we've got the best long lost finds from jazz's lost and found bin—from a recently discovered cache of forgotten 1930s radio broadcast...

Bought by KHNS, WCPN, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WVPE, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28
Chet Baker (Ep. 22)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Cool jazz icon Chet Baker
Chet Baker's James Dean-like good looks and emotional trumpet playing represented everything that was cool about "cool jazz." But his life was the ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WFAE, KPIP-LP, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #45: Satchmo Meets Pops
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Louis Armstrong young and old on Jazz-O-Rama!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
Host Joe Bev presents an hour of early an late recordings of Louis Armstrong, including: Willie The Weeper; Mack The Knife; Down In Honky Tonk Town...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 2
A Box Within a Box Within a Box: The Riddle of the Raintree
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Piece image
As I considered making a show to serve as a kind of year in review, I first thought to choose my favorite program from each month of the year, 12 s...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 57:06
The Blues Rib Shack (Show IV)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: D Natural BLUES
Piece image
The "Blues Rib Shack" is a one hour program within a limited music series. The show contains three segments leaving for for radio announcements and...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 5 ~ 3D Modeling and Animation
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
Piece image
Graphics in video games are undoubtedly one of the most talked topics in gaming. By speaking with Dr. Dennis Woytek, I hope to give the audience a ...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2014
  • Length: 07:56
Episode 4 ~ Online Gaming Communities
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
Piece image
Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:35
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #47: Funk-O-Rama Fusion
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: An hour of classic 70s jazz-rock fusion., Credit: Lorie Kellogg
Host Joe Bev goes back in time to the 1970s for an unusual hour of jazz-rock fusion LP cuts.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WDCB, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Art of Dance with Tasha Rose: Something Tribal This Way Comes, Part One
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Tasha Rose, Credit: ©Oneiros Imaging/Nathanael England 2012
On this episode of "Art Beat", we travel to St. Paul MN for "Something Tribal This Way Comes". The festival offers workshops in American Tribal Bel...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 20:21
  • Purchases: 2
Summer Soul, Summer Funk! (with a dash of Jazz)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Holiday Classics
Piece image
Its "Hot Fun In The Summetime" when you air this show. During this summer break, It summer madness with Sly Stone, Kool & the Gang, James Brown, WA...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Jun 12, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
A New View
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
Piece image
Word of Mouth is New Hampshire Public Radio's show about new ideas, emerging trends, and unexplored history. In this hour, "A New View" of Jane Au...

Bought by KPIP-LP, Spokane Public Radio, WCPN, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 4
Girl Power....Interrupted
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
Piece image
Conversations about where women are (and aren't) in pop culture, from the impact of "Free to Be You and Me" to the evolution of Wonder Woman.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WCPN, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 3
Steve Edwards Soul Show(36) The Fusion Special Meets The Contemporary Spotlight In Jazz! Live On The Phone Mr Will Downing!
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
Caption: Will Downing & Friends, Credit: Steve Edwards
Its another blockbuster of music mayhem on the soul show with an archive feature of one of the best funk bands to come out of Dayton Ohio- Slave. T...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Oct 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:54
  • Purchases: 1
A New Orleans Christmas!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Holiday Classics
Caption: New Orleans Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Crescent City, NEW ORLEANS! Today, we will serve gumbo Christmas rhythms mixed with Jazz, R&B, Blues an...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WCVE, WICR, WJAB, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 50:49
  • Purchases: 10
Steve Edwards Soul Show (35) Roy Ayers & Ubiquity Live In 95! Plus The Mellow Moments Live Highlights. Featured CD " Mozella The Brian Holland Sessions"
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
Caption: Steve & Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Credit: Steve Edwards
Its all about the live stuff baby!

  • Added: Sep 07, 2012
  • Length: 02:58:19
The Steve Edwards Soul Show Presents: "The Live Sessions" World Exclusive!
From: Steve Edwards
Series: 60 Minutes LIve! The 2012 Series!
Caption: Steve Edwards/Host, Credit: Steve Edwards
Its showtime folks! For the first time on American airwaves check out the world exclusive sessions recorded live on the UK edition of the Steve Edw...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:50
Steve Edwards Soul Show (34) The Soul Show Is 1 Yr Old! Grand Finale Featuring Interview Highlights Of The 2011 Series With Art Stewart, Eloise Laws And Brian Jackson . Plus New Music From Bobby Womack & Marcus Miller! Hrs 1 & 2
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
Piece image
Its the one you`ve been waiting for the grand finale of our month long musical celebrations marking the 1st year anniversary of the Steve Edwards S...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:07
Steve Edwards Soul Show(31) The Soul Show Is 1 Year Old! -Rewind Playlist Series Featuring Gems From 1975 And Mellow Moments.
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
Piece image
The Soul; show is 1 as we rewind the clock to August 13th 2011 for the debut of the Steve Edwards Soul Show on American radio. Featuring the orig...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:57:27
VoiceBox: The Real Glee
From: VoiceBox
Piece image
College a cappella experts Charlie Forkish, Bill Hare, Deke Sharon, Mickey Rapkin and Will Tarpeh exchange thoughts on the current state of the boo...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 58:01
Voicebox: Turntable Fable
From: VoiceBox
Piece image
Peter Varshavsky of Porto Franco Records and Avi Ehrlich of Springman Records present a candid view of the highs and lows of running a record label...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 58:01
A Musical Tribute To Jaco Pastorius (26). Plus "Backstage" With Yellowjackets!
From: Steve Edwards
Series: "The Contemporary Spotlight In Jazz" 2012 Series!
Caption: Felix Pastorius & Will Kennedy
A brand new feature that aims to fill the gap where smooth Jazz failed! This series pays attention to the innovators of a music format that gave us...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:39:06
Music of the Brass Angel: John Coltrane
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Coltrane with Alice Coltrane
This musical introduction to the music of JOHN COLTRANE contains six songs and is one hour in length. It is divided into three segments which allow...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSRQ, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 50:03
  • Purchases: 3