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On Harmonia this week: a visit with members of the Baltimore Consort. We’ll chat about the group’s history; hear about their current projects and ...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
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Recordings that saxophonist John Coltrane made with Duke Ellington, Eric Dolphy, and the rhythm section of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jo...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
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In 1943, Duke Ellington debuted a landmark 43-minute musical portrayal of the African-American experience at Carnegie Hall. We'll hear music from i...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KMUW, WVIA, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 20
Caption: Larry Campbell / Teresa Williams
Music Host Paul Ingles talks with filmmaker Mark Moskowitz about his 2020 10-Episode film series called IT WAS THE MUSIC, which follows musicians ...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, North State Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, KUHF, and KSJE


  • Added: Jul 15, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Rhiannon Giddens, Credit: Ebru Yildiz
In this 2021 interview, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and artistic director of Silkroad Rhiannon Giddens talks about the Black roots of ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, New England Public Media, WMPG, RADIOLEX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
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This hard-bitten 1957 movie about a desperate publicity agent and a powerful press maven (played by Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster, respectively) c...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
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A 2021 documentary film about rocker Tom Petty's landmark WILDFLOWERS album is the focus of a conversation with the film's director Mary Wharton. ...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KUHF, KSJE, and KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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A celebration of the iconic drummer, featuring the music of his big bands and small groups, as well as some of his vocal recordings and excerpts fr...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
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Ted Olson, a professor of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University, discusses how his writing has been impacted by the region's histo...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
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Author Sam Stephenson talks with us about the legendary photographer W. Eugene Smith and the ways in which his life intersected with New York City'...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
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Drummer Shelly Manne’s 1950s groups recorded everything from experimental and West Coast jazz to Broadway music and TV themes. We’ll hear selection...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
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Music host Paul Ingles welcomes his first repeat guest on his series - Steve Cropper - guitarist, producer, songwriter, and collaborator with most ...

Bought by North State Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Music host Paul Ingles concludes his conversation with Steve Cropper - guitarist, producer, songwriter, and collaborator with most every one of the...

Bought by KUHF, KUHF, and KSJE


  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Longtime jazz and blues producer and radio host Bob Porter passed away in April at the age of 80. On a previous Night Lights show he joined us to ...

  • Added: May 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
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Hour 1 of a 2 hour radio program produced by top public radio music documentary producer Paul Ingles that offers a deep dive celebration of the 197...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KFSK, WRVO Public Media, and KUHF


  • Added: Apr 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Part 2 of 2 spotlighting a 2020 documentary called HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING. Music host Paul Ingles talks about the late singer/so...

Bought by KUHF and KSJE


  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Armstrong biographer Ricky Riccardi joins us to discuss a vital and often-overlooked period of the trumpeter’s career.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Hugh Hefner was best known as the founder of Playboy Magazine, but in the early days of his media empire he often showcased jazz performers and spo...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
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Voice of America DJ Willis Conover helped popularize jazz around the world during the Cold War. We’ll hear some of his broadcasts and speak with hi...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Louis Armstrong was a legendary innovative trumpeter, a vocalist who had a profound impact on jazz singing, and a dynamic entertainer—and he got a ...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: John Leventhal and Rosanne Cash
It's our second hour with the multiple award-winning producer and musician John Leventhal, who in hour 1 pointed us to just a few of the albums he ...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUHF, and KSJE


  • Added: Oct 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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The music and life of the legendary underground Los Angeles jazz pianist and community activist, with remarks from his biographer Stephen Isoardi.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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From 1977 to 1985 Chicago’s small Bee Hive label released a wealth of hardbop and straight ahead jazz by Clifford Jordan, Sal Salvador, Johnny Hart...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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One of the most celebrated Irish musicians of his generation, multi-instrumentalist and composer Seamus Egan returns for a visit with host John Flo...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KMXT, WMUU-LP, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 08, 2020
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 5
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The second of 3 parts of a program exploring and celebrating the early and on-going career of singer/songwriting legend James Taylor. Musicians, m...

Bought by KFSK, KUPR low power FM, and KSJE


  • Added: Mar 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3