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Jazz Women of the 1980s*
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A decade that saw female artists making further inroads into the male-dominated world of jazz.

Bought by KLCC and KMUW


  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz Women of the 1990s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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As the 1990s brought the 20th century to a close, women musicians continued to increase their visibility in the jazz world and to erode the notion ...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KLCC, and KMUW


  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Renaissance Women: The Music of Courtesans
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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Before they were tragic characters in nineteenth-century opera, courtesans were the original Renaissance women: highly educated, socially refined, ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
Musician's Spotlight - Big Sky City Lights - 831
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Singer songwriter collaborators Nick Spear and Susan O'Dea, together known as Big Sky City Lights join host John Floridis to discuss the origins of...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
Rediscovering Hildegard
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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As we continue to learn about women composers of the past, twelfth-century abbess and mystic Hildegard von Bingen remains one of the most studied, ...

Bought by WGTE Public Media


  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Musician's Spotlight - Mary Scholz - 823
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Los Angeles based singer songwriter Mary Scholz makes her debut appearance on Musician's Spotlight with host John Floridis. Mary discusses her upb...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:16
  • Purchases: 2
The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Throughout jazz history the harp has rarely been heard as a soloing or primary instrument, but in the 1950s and 60s Dorothy Ashby, a musician out o...

Bought by WJCT, KRCU Public Radio, WVTF, KLCC, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Talk Music With Me - Bonnie Raitt: JUST LIKE THAT (Single Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Talk Music With Me
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Bonnie Raitt takes listeners on a track-by-track tour of her 2022 album release JUST LIKE THAT, offering a fasc...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KMUW, KUNM, WORT, WMOT and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Talk Music With Me - Bonnie Raitt: JUST LIKE THAT (2 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Talk Music With Me
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Bonnie Raitt takes listeners on a track-by-track tour of her 2022 album release JUST LIKE THAT, offering a fasc...

Bought by WDDE, KNCT FM, WPVM 103.7, WVIA, KUHF and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 12
FOLK SALAD AIRING 5-8-2022 WOMEN OF SONG
From: SCOTT Aycock
Series: Folk Salad- Certified Organic Music
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Celebrating Oklahoma Women of Song, highlighting 3 important Oklahoma singer/songwriters, who are no longer with us, Gus Hardin, Debbie Campbell, a...

  • Added: May 15, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
Musician's Spotlight - Sarah Jarosz - 812
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Multiple Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Sarah Jarosz returns to Spotlight by phone to visit with host John Florid...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:32
  • Purchases: 2
WoodSongs 1033: The Mastersons/Whitmore Sisters and Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Tammy Rogers and Thomm Jutz on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's broadcast of WoodSongs, it's roots music triple header as folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes The Mastersons, Whitmore Sisters and...

Bought by KBRW, KENW, WEJP-LP 107.1, WVIK, KUAR and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31
Meet Singer and NEA Jazz Master Cassandra Wilson!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Cassandra Wilson, Credit: Mark Seliger
Meet Singer, Songwriter, Musician, and 2022 NEA Jazz Master Cassandra Wilson and hear about her long and rich singing career in this tuneful podcast.

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


  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
NL 22-12: Jazz Women of the 1940s, 3/14/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Trumpeter Billie Rogers, vibraphonist Marjorie Hyams, and other unsung heroines of the World War II era in jazz.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
S06 Ep27: Inspiring Women, 3/5/2022
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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This week, works and performances from women who are both inspired and inspiring.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
Ashleigh Gordon celebrates Black classical music.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Ashleigh Gordon, Credit: Robert Torres Photography
Violist Ashleigh Gordon is the co-founder and artistic/executive director of Castle of our Skins—a music initiative in Boston that celebrates Black...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 3
Here's 2019 NEA Jazz Master composer and conductor Maria Schneider
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Maria Schneider, Credit: Jimmy and Dena Katz
We revisit a conversation with 2019 NEA Jazz Master composer, conductor, and arranger Maria Schneider who creates highly original and evocative com...

Bought by WDCB, KZUM, RADIOLEX, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 12, 2021
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 4
S06 Ep13: In Olden Times, 11/27/2021
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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It’s a trip through the centuries, as we hear music composed by women In Olden Days. From 16th century convents, to the court of a king, and Victo...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Musician's Spotlight - Joy Harjo- 801
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Born in Tul­sa, Okla­homa Joy is a mem­ber of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hick­o­ry Ground). She joined host John Floridis in conv...

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


  • Added: Sep 19, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
Meet 2021 NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Terri Lyne Carrington, Credit: Delphine Diallo
Virtuoso drummer and 2021 NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington talks about career and her advocacy for “jazz without patriarchy.”

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, New England Public Media, and KZUM


  • Added: Aug 20, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
S05 Ep43: Patchwork Quilt, Part XXVII, 6/26/2021
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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Time for another Patchwork Quilt episode! What’s the thread that ties it all together? Just great music from outstanding women who are composing ...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
S05 Ep41: Women's Music Through the Ages: Today, 6/12/2021
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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The second of our two programs focusing on women composers laying the foundation for future generations to thrive in the music world.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Musician's Spotlight - Ranky Tanky Mspot Part Two - 791
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Born in from the unique Gullah culture of the sea islands of South Carolina, Ranky Tanky bring a sumptuous blend of jazz, folk and gospel musical f...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Ohm Radio , WMUU-LP, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 4
Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #132 - Carole King's TAPESTRY...and Then Some (HOUR 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Hour 2 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 KFSK, WRVO Public Media, and KUHF


  • Added: Apr 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Foxgloves Offers a Singular Direction in Americana String Music
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: The Foxgloves, Credit: Aaron Tinklenberg
Six Twin Cities women have come together to form the Foxgloves. The group features strong singing, playing and songwriting in both performance and ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 05, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1