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Twin Cities music icon Wain McFarlane shares the Dakota Stage with his son and granddaughter next Wednesday. It’ll be at the Dakota in Minneapolis ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2022
- Length: 08:00
Tune in to the next Sounds Jewish for a thoroughly interrogatory hour of entertainment.
- Added: Nov 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
We turn the spotlight on Frank Sinatra for his birthday. We’re examining Sinatra’s first five years as a recording artist, focusing on the fellow m...
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 59:00
We’re checking in on what’s new in the world of vocal jazz for the second half of 2022, featuring new albums by Samara Joy, Sara Gazarek, and Racha...
- Added: Nov 15, 2022
- Length: 59:00
During the early days of space exploration, a truck load of songs were written and recorded honoring not only the astronauts who ventured into the ...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WYAP
- Added: Nov 12, 2022
- Length: 13:09
- Purchases: 2
From “A Sunday Kind Of Love” all the way to “Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night of the Week),” we’re exploring days of the week as detailed in ...
- Added: Nov 08, 2022
- Length: 59:00
We’re celebrating the songbook of Hoagy Carmichael for his birthday on November 22nd, including “Star Dust,” “Skylark,” and “The Nearness Of You,” ...
- Added: Nov 08, 2022
- Length: 59:00
For nearly 50 years, Count Basie led one of the swingin-est big bands in the land. This week on Afterglow, we’ll be featuring just a few of the man...
- Added: Nov 01, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Songwriter Paul Simon has been delighting our ears with melodies for over 50 years. This week on Afterglow, we’ll explore jazz interpretations of h...
- Added: Oct 12, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Not every composer had the extensive catalog of George Gershwin or Irving Berlin. This week, we’ll explore songwriters like Ann Ronnel, Brooks Bowm...
- Added: Oct 12, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Creed Taylor, who passed away earlier this year at age 93, was one of the most influential jazz record producers of the 20th century. This week, we...
- Added: Sep 23, 2022
- Length: 59:00
On this episode, it’s a roll call of first names in the Great American Songbook, including “Nancy With The Laughing Face,” “Happiness Is A Thing Ca...
- Added: Sep 08, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week my guests are the Charlottesville, VA rock-n-roll dance party comedy band, Disco Risque. We catch up about their new album, Joke Squad, d...
- Added: Aug 15, 2022
- Length: 59:02
The “conditional love song” became a staple of musical theater in its golden age, and this week on Afterglow, we’ll listen to jazz interpretations ...
- Added: Aug 05, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Legendary trumpeter and educator Clark Terry had a career that lasted for nearly 70 years. This week, we’ll explore Terry’s work alongside singers ...
- Added: Jul 29, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Before Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, there was Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn. This week, we’ll explore the songs of these early songwriters, inc...
- Added: Jul 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Most city dwellers view traffic as an unavoidable downside of urban life. But according to Susanne Papawassiliu, freeway standstills have their ben...
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: Jul 21, 2022
- Length: 28:33
- Purchases: 1
Dave Brubeck was one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, and this week we’re exploring his work with singers like Tony Benne...
- Added: Jul 20, 2022
- Length: 59:00
In the last of three episodes celebrating Judy Garland’s 100th birthday, we take a closer look at her final years in the 1950s and 60s, and her man...
- Added: Jul 19, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we explore the King Of Swing, Mr. Benny Goodman, and the many singers who front his big band. We’ll hear Goodman with singe...
- Added: Jul 11, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In April, 2022 we cel...
Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KWAX, KVLU, KUHF, and WHRV
- Added: Jul 01, 2022
- Length: 32:33
- Purchases: 5
What seems like procrastination might just be “the divine pause.” Which is where styles like Stan Kenton’s orchestra and Donald Byrd’s boogaloo era...
- Added: Jun 28, 2022
- Length: 02:00:02
- Purchases: 8
Two time Grammy Award winning Texas Swing fiddler and Asleep at the Wheel member Jason Roberts & the Jason Roberts Band recorded live at Ozark Folk...
- Added: Jun 22, 2022
- Length: 58:59
Caruso Sauce. Paganini’s Ravioli. Bizet Cake. Drinks. Sandwiches. Food trucks. It's amazing how many food and food-related items are named af...
Bought by WKPW, KTRL, WYAP, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more
- Added: Jun 19, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
Tonight on The Live Feed we're heading back to the Boats and Bluegrass festival to hear from folk band, Dead Horses. The Duo from Milwaukee describ...
- Added: Jun 09, 2022
- Length: 52:46
