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Caption: Chick Webb
As jazz moved from Chicago to the Northeast an innovative presence was heard. Still embedded in the roots of New Orleans, New York added an element...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: BKN - BKN2 - 1
Benjamin Kirk Nielsen - Danish Cinematographer - Slut, Countdown Copenhagen, Watcher, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Maybe Baby

Bought by KUT, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Graystone playbill c.1929
Detroit played a significant role in the development and popularization of jazz during the 1920s. The city's vibrant music scene and cultural envir...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Scrapper - MB1 - 1
Matteo Bini - Film Editor - Prevenge, Pistorius, Wildfire, Pele, The Confession, Scrapper, Home Education

Bought by KUT, CHSR-FM 97.9, KMUN, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Johnny Dedroit's Band, Credit: c. 1926
In jazz of the 1920s, melody is defined by improvisation and the blue notes. Rhythm is characterized by syncopation and provided a dynamic foundati...

Bought by KCCU Radio, KCBX, and KWAX


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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This is not about opera. Instead, it’s the early history of three pioneering saxophonists 1920s and ‘30s that had a major impact on the future of j...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Scrapper - BB1 - 1
Ben Baird - UK Based Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer - Merlin, Lady Macbeth, Limbo, The Reason I Jump, The Wonder, Scrapper

Bought by KUT, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Earl Hines
During the first half of the 1920s, Chicago took center stage in the world of jazz. This era proved to be a highly innovative time for young musici...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WDCB, and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Perlimps - MG1 - 1
Melissa Garcia - Casting Director and Voiceover Artist - The Boy And The World, Tito And The Birds, and Perlimps

Bought by KUT, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: British Biscuit Tin c.1920
Jazz and Christmas were not really considered well suited in the early 1920s. Eventually, as jazz became more popular, a perfect partnership evolve...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Beautiful Beings - JS1 - 1
Jan Schermer - Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer - Nothing Personal, Code Blue, Aftermath, Oscuro Animal, Too Late To Die Young, Another Round,...

Bought by KUT, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Victoria Spivey
The 1920s was a time when traditional gender roles were deeply ingrained in society. Women were expected to conform to certain standards of behavio...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Almost Legends - 1-AF
Angello Faccini - Cinematographer - Lapu, Milestone, Where The Light Shines, The (Almost) Legends

Bought by KUT, Raven Radio, and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Andy Kirk
On the previous program, the time was spent with the three primary “schools” of jazz: New Orleans, Chicago and New York. It’ now time to spend with...

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jelly Roll Morton
Although it’s understood that Jazz was born in New Orleans, its siblings did not stay in the Crescent City. First, they migrated to Chicago. Then i...

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Spirits of Rhythm
An often times ignored facet of jazz is its hidden language … or “jazz speak”. The music wasn't just about the notes on the page but the language ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Fred and Peggy
Fred North - Helicopter Stunt Film Pilot - Over 200 feature films, Flying Sideways

Bought by KUT, Raven Radio, and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Duke Ellington
As jazz became popular in the 1920s, commercial orchestras began infusing elements of the new music into their arrangements. The change immediately...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sirocco - PP2 - 1
Pablo Pico - French Film Composer - Adama, A Man is Dead, Marona's Fantastic Tale, Jeunesse Sauvage, Mum Is Pouring Rain, and the upcoming Sirocco

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Opponent1 - CJS1 - 1
Carl-Johan Sevedag - Swedish Film Composer - Borg vs. McEnroe, Horizon Line, Red Dot, Hellhole, and Opponent

Bought by KUT, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Opponent - TO1 - 1
Thomas Oyjordsbakken - Norwegian Production Designer - Grand Hotel, Kieler Street, Countrymen, Listen Up, Opponent

Bought by KUT and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Oct 29, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Featuring music from Italian singer/songwriter Marta Del Grandi, Spain's Maria Jose Llergo, an amazing cover of a Grateful Dead song by Niger's Tal...

Bought by Raven Radio and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: '20s Chicago
Guitarist Eddie Condon is quoted as saying that there was so much music in Chicago’s South Side in the 1920s, “you could hold a musical instrument ...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Miff Mole
In 1917, New York became a hub of jazz activity. At the center of that universe sits Reisenweber’s Restaurant and nightclub at the intersection of ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE, would you like to guess who just got inducted into the Hammond B-3 Organ Hall of Fame? That’s right, our featured a...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WLPR , and WDCB


  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 3