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Caption: Hot Club of France
Between 1917 and the early ’30s there is a transformative era for jazz in Europe. While the music gets a foothold in America, it quickly spreads ac...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Magic For Animals
Liz Toonkel - Production Designer - Digging For Fire, The Vigil, The Lady And The Dale, Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, Emily The Criminal, Magic F...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: James P. Johnson
Jazz had to deal with a number of hurdles, in the 1920s, before it was eventually accepted by the American public. Even then, it was very limited a...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Resynator - CR1 - 1
Chris Ruggiero - Film Composer - Tribal Justice, Minding The Gap, One Child Nation, Resynator

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9 and Raven Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Fess Williams
In the decade of the1920s, jazz evolves into the heartbeat of America. The music is the catapult into a new era around the world. Looking back, it ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sugarcane Jane returns to the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes roots duo Sugarcane Jane plus Appalachian songwriter Mindy Murry.

Bought by KTRL, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KJZX-Austin, Delmarva Public Media, KMSU and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28
Caption: Mami Wata - ND1 - 1
Nathan Delannoy - French Film Editor - La Classe Americaine, The Madness Between Us, Woke, Vestiaires, Kitchen Brigade, Mami Wata

Bought by Raven Radio and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Mar 10, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Lovie Austin
The 1920s was a important time in the earliest years of jazz, as musicians began migrating to points north of New Orleans. Any time there’s a discu...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mami Wata - SB1 - 1
Samy Bardet - French Sound Designer - Persepolis, Babies, A Monster In Paris, Charlotte, Heart Of Oak, Mami Wata, Vermin

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9 and Raven Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Barney Bigard
It may feel like an overstatement to say, but it’s true, that the 1920s was a pivotal decade for jazz, and that’s especially true for New York City...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Post - JH - 1
Jesse Herrera - Sound Designer - Shangri-La, Tina, The Pez Outlaw, Mickey: The Story Of A Mouse, Wildcat, The Mission, The Post

Bought by KUT and Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Frank Teschemacher
The 1920s were a exciting time for jazz in Chicago. While all jazz musicians played crucial roles in shaping a style that took on the name of the c...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Beast In The Jungle - EM2 - 1
Eve Martin - Belgian Production Designer - A Bigger World, The Advent Calendar, Endless Night, Close, Omen, The Beast In The Jungle

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


  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Omer Simeon
The story of early jazz clarinetists is a fascinating journey through the evolution of jazz. Not only did it play a crucial role in shaping the dis...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: All Dirt Roads Taste Of Salt - JBB1 - 1
Juliana Barreto Barreto - Colombian Production Designer - A Stormy Night, A Woman of No Importance, A Love Song, All Dirt Roads Taste Of Salt, and ...

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


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Wandering Saint - TGB1 - 1
Tomas Gomez Bustillo - Writer/Director - Flight, Soy Buenos Aires, Jose, Museum Of Fleeting Wonders, Chronicles Of A Wandering Saint

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


  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Bertha "Chippie" Hill
The 1920s propelled America into the 20th Century, marked by a stark division between the 'haves' and 'have-nots.' It was during this era that jazz...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Maestro - MB1 - 1
Mark Bridges - Costume Designer - Boogie Nights, The Artist, Phantom Thread, Joker, The Fabelmans, Maestro

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


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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
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A smoldering new single by The Whispers, “Maybe the Fire Isn’t Out” along with classics from the talented Patrice Rushen, Boz Scaggs and Kool & Th...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WGZS, KHNS, RadioFreePalmer, KSLU and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:26
  • Purchases: 6
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
Caption: The Green Border - PK2 - 1
Paulina Krajnik - Polish Casting Director - Nina, 1983, Prime Time, The Getaway King, Other People, EO, and The Green Border

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


  • Added: Jan 07, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3