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Minneapolis-Based jazz Trio is Both Adventurous but Grounded
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Jazz 88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Piano player Ethan Iverson, bassist Anthony Cox and drummer Kevin Washington play a version of Jazz that is both grounded and free. Kevin expanded ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Minneapolis Folk Duet Fellow Pynins Re-Imagines Traditional Songs
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Fellow Pynins, Credit: Beehive Productions
Dani Aubert and Ian George, known as Fellow Pynins, has a new CD called Lady Mondegreen. On the CD, Fellow Pynins sing and play re-imagined traditi...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Leading an arts center into the future
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sonja Kostich and Stella Abrera, Credit: Quinn Wharton
Sonja Kostich and Stella Abrera—both Asian Americans, former dancers, and co-leaders of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park—talk about the organization and its...

Bought by WMPG, RADIOLEX, KZUM, WDCB, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 6
Southside Aces New CD of Original Music by Bandleader Tony Balluff Presents New Orleans Jazz Plus
From: KBEM
Caption: Southside Aces, Credit: Amy Wightkin
Performing New Orleans jazz means playing from a catalog of thousands of songs spanning at least a hundred years. But the new Southside Aces record...

  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Southside Aces Celebrate New CD of Original Music by Bandleader Tony Balluff
From: KBEM
Caption: Southside Aces, Credit: Amy Wightkin
The Southside Aces celebrates its new CD June 3 at the Dakota in Minneapolis. Performing New Orleans jazz means playing from a catalog of thousands...

  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
CJL-711 Alexander/McLean Project Part 2
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we feature Part 2 of our two-part episode with The Alexander/McLean Project, led by vocalist Dee Alexander and guita...

Bought by WLPR and WDCB


  • Added: May 17, 2022
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 2
Daniel K. Isaac from "Billions" to Broadway
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Daniel K. Isaac, Credit: Emil Cohen
You may know Daniel K. Isaac as Ben Kim from the television series “Billions,” but he’s also a committed and talented actor in theater and an accom...

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


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:57
  • Purchases: 4
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
CJL-710 Alexander/McLean Project Part 1
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the Alexander/McLean Project, led by vocalist Dee Alexander and guitarist John McLean, with Steve Million...

Bought by WLPR and WDCB


  • Added: May 10, 2022
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
Celebrate AAPI Month with Roy and PJ Hirabayashi and guitarist Led Kaapana
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Led Kaapana, Credit: Marsha Forsythe, Cover Look Photo Corps
To kick off our celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are revisiting two interviews with cultural...

Bought by WDCB, KECG, WRGY, KUT, WMPG and more


  • Added: May 03, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
Kenne Thomas Opens Up About Arranging Tunes in a Modern Jazz Setting
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Kenne Thomas, Credit: Diane Thomas
Kenne Thomas is a Twin Cities drummer with broad experiences and a bent towards arranging. When Kenne spoke with Phil Nusbaum, the talk turned to t...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
The Kenne Thomas K-Tet Performs Saturday Night at Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Kenny Thomas, Credit: Diane Thomas
Kenne Thomas is a Twin Cities drummer with broad experiences and a bent towards arranging. He leads his K-Tet into Jazz Central Studios Saturday ni...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Meet bassist, composer, and NEA Jazz Master Stanley Clarke
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Stanley Clarke, Credit: Toshi Sakurai
In this tuneful podcast, bassist Stanley Clarke talks about his long and storied career, including his musical partnerships with Chick Corea and th...

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


  • Added: Apr 19, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Filmspotting 868 (04/08/22): Kogonada interview / After Yang (Next Picture Show discussion)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Interview with filmmaker Kogonada ('After Yang,' 'Columbus')
With his first two films, 2017's “Columbus” and the new "After Yang," director Kogonada has established a meditative style of filmmaking that rewar...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KNCT FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
NL 22-15: Sweet Smell Of Success, 4/4/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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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
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
CJL-706 Katie Ernst: "Little Words"
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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Celebrating Dorothy Parker! This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome composer Katie Ernst with her innovative suite, “Little Words”, her musical ...

Bought by WLPR , WLPR , and WDCB


  • Added: Mar 27, 2022
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 3
Modern jazz According to the Will Kjeer Group
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Jazz 88 logo
The Will Kjeer Group is a modern Jazz group, and includes elements of many styles in its playing. When Will spoke with Phil Nusbaum, Phil asked pia...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Will Kjeer Quintet Rocks KJ’s Hideaway This Saturday Night
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jazz 88 logo
The Will Kjeer Quintet plays at KJ’s Hideaway in Saint Paul this Saturday Night March 19 starting at 9:30PM. It is a modern Jazz group, and include...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Paul Davies - UK-Based Sound Designer - The Proposition, The Queen, Hunger, We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Imposter, You Were Never Really Here, Saint Maud, Encounter
From: MergingArts Productions
Series: Spoiler Alert Radio
Caption: Encounter
Paul Davies - UK-Based Sound Designer - The Proposition, The Queen, Hunger, We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Imposter, You Were Never Really Here, ...

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Feb 27, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Davina and the Vagabonds Play Crowd Favorites and Develop New Repertoire
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Davina of Davina and the Vagabonds, Credit: Davina Sowers
Davina and the Vagabonds, based in Minneapolis, is one of the midwest’s best known touring bands. Over tye years, Davina has evolved ideas about pu...

Bought by KMSU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Audio Description: Giving Voice to the Visual
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Joel Snyder
Educator, advocate and pioneer in audio description, Dr. Joel Snyder talks about putting the visual into words for blind people.

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


  • Added: Jan 24, 2022
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Diane Jarvi Turns Towards Americana on Her Recent CD
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Diane Jarvi, Credit: Nick Lethert
Diane Jarvi’s New CD, This Ordinary Day was done at her home during an early stage of the Covid pandemic. Spending a lot of time alone caused Diane...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 08:00