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Bassist Dave Holland and his Life in Jazz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dave Holland, Credit: Ulli Gruber
Bassist and 2017 NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland discusses his career and the collaborative nature of jazz.

Bought by KMUN, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 4
Brandon Victor Dixon--Alicia Keys' Dad in "Hell's Kitchen"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Brandon Victor Dixon, Credit: Dario Calmese
Actor, singer, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon talks about his long and storied career on Broadway.

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 7
Shanta Thake: Bring the Arts to NYC Streets
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Shanta Thake at Summer for the City, Credit: Kevin Yatarola; used courtesy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Chief Artistic Officer of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) Shanta Thake talks about programming that speaks to the needs of New York C...

Bought by RADIOLEX, Spokane Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Lisa Show - The Albums that Changed Our Lives
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Looking back on the music that shaped us.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
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
Here's 2021 NEA Jazz Master Phil Schaap!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Phil Schaap, Credit: Jazz at Lincoln Center
For jazz radio host, educator, producer and archivist Phil Schaap, the music has been a life-long passion and joy.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2021
  • Length: 29:03
2006 NEA Jazz Master pianist and composer Chick Corea and the art of play
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Chick Corea, Credit: Toshi Sakurai
2006 NEA Jazz Master pianist and composer Chick Corea talks about the art of play in this musical podcast

  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
An interview with founding member of I See Hawks in LA
From: Brian Bahouth
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On January 11, the band I See Hawks in LA will play a date in Silver City, Nevada. The funky Silver City School House is a well-suited venue to see...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2020
  • Length: 11:02
Meet 2018 National Heritage Fellows musicians Don and Cindy Roy
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Don and Cindy Roy, Credit: Molly Haley
French-American music is thriving in Maine and Don and Cindy Roy have a lot to do with that!

  • Added: Sep 21, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Lotus 2015, tUnE-yArDs, , Credit: Steve Cox
The Lotus World Music and Arts Festival may be global but it has deep roots in Bloomington, Indiana.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Aug 10, 2018
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates 2018 NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Todd Barkan, Credit: Shannon Finney
It's a jazzy show as impressario Todd Barkan remembers his life with the music and musicians.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2018
  • Length: 34:01
Paul Bergen & the Astronauts of Rhythm & Sound
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Paul Bergen & the Astronauts of Rhythm & Sound
On this episode of The Live Feed, we’ll visit with rock and R&B artist Paul Bergen, who recently performed in Downtown Winona with his group The As...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 22:42
The Twilight Hours
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: The Twilight Hours
On this episode, we bring you The Twilight Hours and their performance during Midwest Music Festival 2017. KQAL's Caleb Hamel sits down with the fo...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2017
  • Length: 31:57
The National Endowment for the Arts Celebrates Jazz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Ira Gitler, Credit: Frances McLaughlin-Gill
Meet Ira Gitler: Jazz writer, historian, critic and 2017 NEA Jazz Master

Bought by RADIOLEX, WMPG, KREV-LP, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Sleeping Jesus
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Sleeping Jesus
On this episode, we bring you Sleeping Jesus and their performance during the Midwest Music Festival 2017. Nick Elsted, the lead vocalist of this W...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2017
  • Length: 32:41
Bassist Dave Holland talks about his life in jazz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dave Holland, Credit: Ulli Gruber
The National Endowment for the Arts speak with bassist and NEA Jazz MAster Dave Hollnd

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 13, 2017
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 2
Actor Nicholas Rodriguez is right at home in musical theater.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Nicholas Rodriguez
Nicholas Rodriguez brings classic American musical theater into the 21st century

Bought by KZUM, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Season 2: Playground Detroit with Paulina Petkoski #62
From: Romy Kochan
Series: Season Two: Bonfires of Social Enterprise
Caption: Paulina Petkoski
Season 2: Playground Detroit with Paulina Petkoski Romy interviews dynamo Paulina Petkowski, co-owner and co-founder of Playground Detroit! Learn...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 36:21
The Speed of Sound: Veruca Salt
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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The newly reunited Veruca Salt talks with Kyle Meredith about what it took to bury the hatchet and put the band back together, and what the band me...

Bought by KUCB, KHNS, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
Squonk Opera Revealed!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: "Pneumatica" created and performed by Squonk Opera, Credit: John Altdorfer
Find out about the artistic exuberance that is Squonk Opera with artistic directors and founders, Jackie Dempsey and Steve O'Hearn.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNJR, KPVL, WABE, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 5
Wayne Henderson: Making and Playing Guitars
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Wayne Henderson, Credit: Tom Pich
Luthier, guitarist and 1995 national Heritage Fellow Wayne Henderson discusses his distinctive guitars and his distinctive sound.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WABE, WNJR, KPVL, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
A Conversation with ETHEL founding members Dorothy Lawson and Ralph Farris
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: ETHEL, Credit: James Ewing
Believing that music is a unifying force, the string quartet ETHEL has joined forces with musicians across genres and regions. The result is musica...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WABE


  • Added: Aug 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Jennifer Pickering-Founder and director of Lake Eden Arts Festival
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Boukman Eksperyans, Credit: Courtesy of LEAF
For Jennifer Pickering, all art is both local and global and LEAF is that philosophy in action.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
A conversation with Keith Jarrett
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Keith Jarrett, Credit: Rose Anne Colavito
Pianist Keith Jarrett - letting the music happen.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2014
  • Length: 34:27
JazzStories: Gretchen Parlato
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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Vocalist and songwriter Gretchen Parlato's music is introspective and crafted with a knowing touch. Winner of the 2004 Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocalis...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU


  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 15:06
  • Purchases: 4