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The trombonist Jim Staley traces his path from playing in a Vietnam-era Army band and as an orchestral musician; through encounters with influentia...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 55:11
The cellist/composer/improviser in commentary with excerpts from several performances at Roulette.
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 28:00
Composer/trombonist Peter Zummo in remembrances of longtime collaborator composer/cellist Arthur Russell (1951-92) illustrated with excerpts from a...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 43:03
Composer/curator Matt Mehlan shares his history and vision for Roulette's annual Mixology Festival, music technology, and the future of the concert...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 28:00
Composer, trumpet and synth player, vocalist, and activist jaimie branch (1983–2022) in remembrances from bandmates bassist.
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 28:00
Wieselman traces the journey, illustrated with music by the Kamikaze Ground Crew and projects with Wayne Horvitz and Kato Hideki, all from the Roul...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 28:00
The cross-genre and multidisciplinary Czech composer/performer (accordion, hichiriki, synthesizer, harmonica, voice, dance) walks us through three ...
- Added: Jun 11, 2024
- Length: 28:00
Excerpts from Roulette concerts by improvising activist guitarist Derek Bailey, with commentary by musician/professor/author David Grubbs (Records ...
- Added: Jun 11, 2024
- Length: 28:00
The composer Ches Smith in a collection of excerpts from performances at Roulette featuring Smith on drums, percussion, vibraphone, drum machine, a...
- Added: Jun 11, 2024
- Length: 28:00
Vocalist, composer, and electronic musician Charmaine Lee with commentary on and excerpts from four performances at the Roulette concert hall in Br...
- Added: Jun 11, 2024
- Length: 28:00
It seems that jazz developed an affinity for royalty in its earliest years. First the was the “King of the Zulu” and King and Queen of the Mardi Gr...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Sep 28, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at the cello, the kind of musical instrument it is and the sounds it makes. My guest is Jed Baraha...
- Added: Nov 11, 2022
- Length: 29:00
In 1927 Hoagy Carmichael was a law clerk. One day he happened to hear a sidewalk phonograph playing a recording of his song. He immediately decided...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Aug 11, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (2019-2021) talks about her Native American heritage and reads poetry from her multi-award-winning book IN MAD LOVE AN...
Bought by KBIA, GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, and KWMR
- Added: Apr 01, 2022
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
In celebration of Black History month, we mined the archives and revisited our interview with the late pianist and NEA Jazz Master Hank Jones.
Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Feb 15, 2022
- Length: 28:54
- Purchases: 4
KBFT Native Music Fest Series is a Live Community Performance & Interview with the area's most top acts! In this segment we meet with Mato Nanji fr...
- Added: Oct 25, 2021
- Length: 05:23
On today’s episode: Home recordings, people recording their friends, neighbors, and strangers — for a look at how we live, and who we are, by liste...
- Added: Aug 13, 2021
- Length: 45:28
Earl Dixon is a veteran traveler, a veteran piano player, and he’s actually a veteran, too. An interesting story. Earl Dixon, the man on this show,...
- Added: Aug 04, 2021
- Length: 29:00
Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker Jason Berry joins Gwen with fascinating stories and characters populating New Orleans’ cultural and mu...
- Added: Jun 04, 2021
- Length: 52:00
A look at the origins of the word “jazz”. Would you believe that the root of the word is absolutely not what you think it is? After all this time, ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2021
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 3
older, middle and younger generations discuss Opera
- Added: Apr 01, 2021
- Length: 24:05
David Miller, of NPR's show Swinging Down the Lane, is one of the guests on this program of generational thoughts on Popular Music.
- Added: Apr 01, 2021
- Length: 24:53
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
Ann Savoy is a lot of things: a musician, scholar, mother, and world traveler. She took the scenic route from Virginia to South Louisiana in the m...
- Added: Oct 09, 2020
- Length: 52:00
Radio newsman Art Schreiber was one of only 2 American reporters allowed on The Beatles historic 1964 first tour of the United States. Schreiber t...
Bought by North State Public Radio, KUHF, KUPR low power FM, and KSJE
- Added: Aug 04, 2020
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 4
