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Bonus Edition: Meet Jazz Great Gary Bartz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Gary Bartz, Credit: Alan Nahigian
In this tuneful 59 minute podcast, 2024 NEA Jazz Master Saxophonist Gary Bartz talks about his life and career, touching on his roots, influences, ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
Celebrate the blues with musician Phil Wiggins
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Phil Wiggins, Credit: Bibiana Huang Matheis
We're revisiting 2017 National Heritage Fellow and Blues Harmonica Player Phil Wiggins who brings it all home in this music-rich conversation.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WCPN, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 3
Meet Drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Louis Hayes, Credit: Janette Beckman
Drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes talks about his long and distinguished career as a musician.

Bought by WDCB, KMUW, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 6
Celebrating the late great pianist Hank Jones
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Hank Jones, Credit: Tom Pich
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
A wide-ranging talk with 2022 NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Donald Harrison, Credit: Courtesy of Donald Harrison
Saxophonist, cultural activist, educator and 2022 NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison talks about jazz's rich diversity and its roots in New Orleans' ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
Meet Saxophonist, composer and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Roscoe Mitchell, Credit: Ken Weiss
Music and conversation with NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell

Bought by WDCB and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The unique voice of bassist Reggie Workman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Reggie Workman , Credit: Richard Kohler
Bassist and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Reggie Workman talks about his storied career

Bought by Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 1
Here's singer/songwriter Crys Matthews
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Crys Matthews
Crys Matthews is a talent whose Americana, country soul, bluesy folk rock creates a style all her own.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates the Delta Blues Museum!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Delta Blues Museum
Executive Director of the Delta Blues Museum Shelley Ritter keeps the blues alive and honors its history.

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Jan 19, 2018
  • Length: 22:42
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates jazz great Sonny Rollins
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sonny Rollins, Credit: John Abbott
It's Sonny Rollins 87th birthday and he sat down with the NEA's Josephine Reed to talk about his life in music.

Bought by KWMR and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 31, 2017
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Morgan Neville talks about his Academy-Award-winning film Twenty Feet From Stardom
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Twenty Feet from Stardom
Meet some of the greatest back-up singers! It may be only Twenty Feet from Stardom but director Morgan Neville shows us just how long that walk can...

Bought by WTJU, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
Prince-The Early Years in Minneapolis
From: Paul Metsa
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1st segment: Pepe Willie (the man who discovered Prince) is interviewed. 2nd Segment: Chris Moon (the man who gave the keys to his studio) is inte...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Singer-Songwriter Macy Gray
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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Right before she is about to perform at Chicago City Winery, Singer-Songwriter Macy Gray sits down with the host of The Dinner Party To Go podcast,...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 23:18
The Gospel Roots of Rock and Roll (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
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Sister Rosetta Tharp electrified 1930s audiences with her singing and guitar playing. "The Godmother of Rock and Roll" influenced the music of Elv...

Bought by KZUM, KISA Digital Studios, Interlochen Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSFR and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 23

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