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AG 22-19: Mink Jazz: Peggy Lee In The 1960s, 5/2/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week on Afterglow, our spotlight is on Miss Peggy Lee, with a closer look at the 1960s, a time when her music and persona became more sleek, r...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
AG 22-18: Come Dance With Me: Songs About Dancing, 4/25/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Put on your dancing shoes as we cut a rug with the American Songbook. This week, I’ll be featuring jazz standards meant for dancing, including “I C...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Robot Slide: EXTEND
From: KQAL
Series: The Sound
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Tonight on The Sound we bring you the debut album EXTEND, from Aura Vortex recording artists Robot Slide. This Minneapolis based band is comprised ...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:05:09
Here Comes The Sun
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
“Sounds Jewish” welcomes spring with a global Jewish playlist.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Karate Camp 2021: Author
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Tonight on The Live Feed we travel back in time to Karate Camp 2021 to bring you the sweet, swingin indie rock sounds of Minneapolis band Author. A...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 39:51
AG 22-13: 2022 Grammy Award Preview, 3/21/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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It’s Afterglow’s annual preview of Grammy nominees in the Vocal Jazz and Traditional Pop categories, ahead of the postponed award ceremony, now sch...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Fundraising Benefits University of Minnesota Jazz Saturday February 26, 2022
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Patty Peterson, Credit: Jennifer Bong
Ricky, Linda, Paul and Patty, members of Minnesota’s Peterson jazz family provide a scholarship to study jazz performance at the University of Minn...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
AG 22-12: Unforgettable: A Tribute to Natalie Cole, 3/14/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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It’s been 30 years since Natalie Cole swept the Grammy Awards with the album Unforgettable… With Love. This week on Afterglow, we pay tribute to Co...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
AG 22-11: Lucky To Be Me: The Songs Comden and Green, 3/7/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we explore the musical partnership of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, two songwriters who contributed gems like “Just In Time” and “The P...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
AG 22-05: How Do You Keep The Music Playing?: The Songs Of The Bergmans, 1/24/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week on Afterglow, we pay tribute to the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Alan and Marilyn Bergman, who wrote lyrics to such memorable son...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
World Bridges 21-19 Host:Tom Berich
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join Montana Public Radio's Tom Berich on a musical journey around the world, no passport needed.

Bought by KAMU and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 2
AG 22-04: Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Van Heusen, 1/17/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
Caption: Jimmy Van Heusen with Frank Sinatra in the 1950s. Van Heusen and Sinatra met in the 1930s and collaborated over the next 40 years, Credit: NPR
This week on the show, we’ll feature the many songs of songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, as performed by his good friend Frank Sinatra, including “Come ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Christmas Eve 1920s
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s Christmas
Jazz with popular Christmas songs and trivia.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dan Stokes of Solo: Strength Is Captivating
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Dan Stokes, Credit: Shefik
Strength - Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2021
  • Length: 01:43
AG 22-01: Bing Crosby Duets, 12/27/2021
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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As the elder statesman of jazz, Bing Crosby would often share the stage with many of the great singers of his day. This week on Afterglow, we’ll fe...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Leon Russell - Tribute
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 883 (Air Dates: Nov 29 - Dec 5, 2021) November 2021 marks the 5 year anniversary of Leon Russell’s passing. On this episode of Art of the Song...

Bought by KNBA, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WETS, High Plains Public Radio, Blue Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Full Moon Hacksaw #1809 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09-30-2021
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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“If you love what you encounter, you will protect it.” The brilliance of pianist Oscar Peterson is cheered on by fellow accompanying pianist Count ...

Bought by WMOT, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, WYAP and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
The Apple Seed - The Well of the World's End
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories about an Olympic competition, vegetables, and the edge of the world.

Bought by KSJE, KTXK, KKRN, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, and WVPE


  • Added: Sep 22, 2021
  • Length: 54:56
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - Black Mamba
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed we'll hear a story by the great storyteller Charlotte Blake-Alston, about a village who's survival depends someho...

Bought by KSJE, KKRN, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, WVPE, and KTXK


  • Added: Sep 14, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 5
I Hear Music: Songs About Songwriting (Funder)
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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On this fundraising episode of Afterglow, we get a little self-reflective, and explore songs from the Great American Songbook all about the art of ...

Bought by KRCU Public Radio and WDCB


  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 2
Summer Soundtrack Special
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: MTPR Music Specials
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The music of summer, with music selections by Michael Marsolek at Montana Public Radio.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Industry
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Brunswick record label
With the public's thirst for jazz, the number of record producers increased very quickly in the 1920s. Sounds good. But most of those new comers we...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Full Moon Hacksaw #1788 (Hour 1 & 2) - 05-06-2021
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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With the advent of a decent vintage concert recording, we hear Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet in its prime. Before every town-painting, nightfall happen...

Bought by KRZA, WYAP, KJZX-Austin, WMOT, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 8
River Presents Great Songs by Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon this Weekend at Chanhassen Dinner Theater
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Brian, Credit: Brian Ziemniak
River is three women, Deb Brown, Sara Renner and Jana Anderson who present memorable songs by Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simons. When Phi...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Full Moon Hacksaw #1784 (Hour 1 & 2) - 04-08-2021
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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We cover many decades this episode, the furthest back being the 1950’s and ‘60s. There are a handful from the 2000s, a double play on Gillespie (a ...

Bought by KHNS, KRZA, WKAR, WMOT, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 7