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The Juneteenth Jazz Jamboree
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, celebrating an American holiday marking the formal end of slavery.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WNMU-FM, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
NL 20-25: The Juneteenth Jazz Jamboree, 6/15/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A jazz tribute to Juneteenth, the African-American holiday marking the end of slavery, with music from Paul Robeson and Count Basie, John Coltrane,...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
The Emergence of John Prine (1 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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John Prine passed away Tuesday evening, April 7, 2020 from complications of the corona virus. This 1-Hour version of a documentary music special s...

Bought by KSFR, WNMU-FM, WRKF, Troy Public Radio, WHRV and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Emergence of John Prine (2 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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The 2-Hour version of a documentary music special spotlighting the early career and on-going musical journey of the beloved songwriter and performe...

Bought by WCBE, Morehead State Public Radio, WAMU, Kansas Public Radio, WHRV and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 28
The Emergence of James Taylor (2 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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A program exploring and celebrating the career of singer/songwriting legend James Taylor. Musicians, music writers and fans offer thoughtful commen...

Bought by North State Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, KGOU, KCUR, KUHF and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Emergence of James Taylor (3 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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A program exploring and celebrating the career of singer/songwriting legend James Taylor. Musicians, music writers and fans offer thoughtful commen...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WUTC, WFHB and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 02:56:59
  • Purchases: 6
The Emergence of James Taylor (1-hour version)
From: Paul Ingles
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A program exploring and celebrating the early career of singer/songwriting legend James Taylor. Musicians, music writers and fans offer thoughtful...

Bought by KGOU, KSUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KAAD-LP, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
NL 20-13: Ella '57: Ella Fitzgerald Flies High, 3/23/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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We take a look at Ella Fitzgerald in 1957, one of the singer's busiest and most memorable years on record.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:04
Late Lady: Billie Holiday On Verve In The 1950s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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In 1952 Billie Holiday began her last great period on record with a series of small-group sessions that capture the twilight glow of a jazz star. ...

Bought by KMUW, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KLCC, High Plains Public Radio, WKMS and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
NL 20-12: Late Lady: Billie Holiday On Verve In The 1950s, 3/16/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In 1952 Billie Holiday began her last great period on record with a series of small-group sessions that capture the twilight glow of a jazz star.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Clarinetist Bob Turizziani
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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You always have to think about the air.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
NL 19-51: A Cool Christmas, 12/16/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Night Lights celebrates the holiday season with from Paul Bley, Duke Ellington, Wes Montgomery, June Christy, and more.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
Masters on NEA Masters
From: Jim Luce
Caption: Jim Luce, Luce Group, Credit: Sarah Juliet Luce
From the Luce Group, Renee Rosnes Quartet, Steve Turré Big Band and Gary Bartz Quartet pay tribute to Joe Henderson, JJ Johnson and Jackie McLean i...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:45
Christmas Carols, Chant and Legend
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
Caption: A Saint Nicholas miracle legend: The dowry for the three virgins, depicted by Gentile da Fabriano, (c. 1425, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome)., Credit: (Wikipedia)
An hour-long program of early music, celebrating Christmas from a variety of traditions, including the original tunes of two well-known carols, me...

Bought by WUAL, KTTZ, Tri States Public Radio, KWIT, KTTZ and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 7
Holiday Special: "There Were Shepherds"
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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It may be nearing the Christmas season, but don’t pour the hot cocoa just yet! On this holiday edition of Harmonia, we’re going outside – not into ...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Canción Mixteca
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Singer Yesenia Mejia of Artisanas Mexicanas

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
The Emergence of Emmylou Harris (1 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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The remarkable musical journey of Emmylou Harris is explored in this one-hour version of a special from music documentarian Paul Ingles. Guests in...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KSUT, WVPE, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Emergence of Emmylou Harris (2 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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The remarkable musical journey of Emmylou Harris is explored in this two-hour version of a special from music documentarian Paul Ingles. Guests in...

Bought by KNCT FM, WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KUHF and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
In Italia: A Renaissance Christmas from Venice, Naples, Milan and Beyond
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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We’re celebrating the holiday season with Nativity music from the late Renaissance to the early 17th century in Europe, performed by the musicians ...

Bought by Tri States Public Radio, Maine Public Radio, KWIT, WNIJ, Maine Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
TRAILER TO: The Emergence of Emmylou Harris (coming early Sept. 2019)
From: Paul Ingles
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The musical journey of Emmylou Harris is to be explored in this one or two hour special from music documentarian Paul Ingles. 8:30 preview not for...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2019
  • Length: 08:28
NL 19-28: Jazz Impressions of Paris, 7/8/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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For the week of Bastille Day, jazz odes to the City of Light from Bud Powell, John Lewis, and others.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
NL 19-27: Freedom Jazz!, 7/1/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A Fourth of July jazz celebration featuring the music by Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Nina Simone and more.

  • Added: Jun 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
Monday Music Special 6-24 Part Two
From: John Floridis
Series: Montana Public Radio Special Programs - Related to Musician's Spotlight
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Part two of a Monday Music Special produced for Montana Public Radio featuring music from artists performing in western and central Montana in the ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2019
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 1
NL 19-21: Turn Out The Stars, Volume 5, 5/20/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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More jazz eulogies for departed jazz musicians, in honor of Memorial Day weekend.

  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
First Fusion: Jazz-Rock Before Bitches Brew
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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In the late 1960s, young musicians such as The Free Spirits, the Fourth Way, and other now-forgotten fusioneers made the first attempts to blend ja...

Bought by KLCC, WVAS, and KLCC


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3