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A centennial tribute to Max Roach, who set the pace for modern jazz drumming and became an outspoken activist for civil rights.
Bought by WSKG, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WWNO, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUAT and more
- Added: Jan 09, 2024
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
A centennial tribute to Max Roach, who set the pace for modern jazz drumming and became an outspoken activist for civil rights.
- Added: Jan 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
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
“Two households, both alike in dignity (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene).” So begins Shakespeare’s well-loved tragedy Romeo and Juliet. On H...
- Added: Jan 02, 2024
- Length: 59:01
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
On this episode, we talked about the new book by Rachel Beckles Willson, called "The Oud: An Illustrated History." This book might be the first in-...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Dec 23, 2023
- Length: 27:42
- Purchases: 1
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Dec 21, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
A look at the historic 1938 Carnegie Hall concert and its 1939 follow up, featuring performances by Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and others.
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 59:02
Pannonica de Koenigswarter, aka Nica or “The Jazz Baroness,” was a friend to Thelonious Monk and other jazz artists and inspired a slew of musical ...
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 59:01
Jazz and Christmas were not really considered well suited in the early 1920s. Eventually, as jazz became more popular, a perfect partnership evolve...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 19, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Swinging round the yule log with music from Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, violinist Eddie South, pianist Charles Brown, singer June Christy, and ot...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 59:02
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
Count 'em down--Top 30 R&B records from 1962.
- Added: Dec 13, 2023
- Length: 01:56:15
After leaving John Coltrane’s group at the end of 1965, pianist McCoy Tyner made an ambitious run of albums for the Blue Note label in the late 196...
- Added: Dec 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
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...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 07, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
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...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Nov 30, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Nov 29, 2023
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 2
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Nov 29, 2023
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 2
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...
- Added: Nov 29, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
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
NL 23-49: Birth of the Cool, Birth of the School: Indiana and the Rise of Jazz Education, 11/27/2023
From: WFIUSeries: Night Lights
An exploration of Indiana jazz artists in the 1950s cool and West Coast jazz scene, and a look at the pioneering role of David Baker and Jamey Aebe...
- Added: Nov 20, 2023
- Length: 59:01
This week in 1938, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann invented LSD. It became a force in the 60s and gave us a new genre of music. Psychedelic.
- Added: Nov 19, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
