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Caption: 2021 Cedar Commissions poster, Credit: Photographer Peter Jamus Designer Aida Shahghasemi
The Cedar Commissions carries on virtually in 2021. It will be a 3-night performance, March 5, 6 and 7, and 2 artists each night. This is an annual...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Ben Abrahamson, Credit: Corrina Bernstein
Ben Abrahamson is a finger-style guitarist with a knack for integrating multiple world and personal styles into his own playing. In an interview wi...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
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this week, we'll check out some of the best that 2020 had to offer from Jeff Parker, Will Bernard, Jeremy Cunningham, Jazz is Dead, and more!

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KLCC, and KRPS


  • Added: Jan 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Charlie Parr, Credit: Shelly Mosman
Charlie Parr is the type of musician who is always refining past work and creating new ones. When Charlie got together with Phil Nusbaum, Charlie t...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Storyhill, Credit: Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson
Storyhill’s CD Bethlehem is no ordinary Christmas CD. The project has original songs, and reimagined traditional ones. Chris Cunningham and John H...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 07:59
Caption: Other Country Ensemble, Credit: Laurie Patton
Other Country Ensemble is just what it says: An American group that performs music traditions from other countries. Bouzouki player and mandocellis...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Other Country Ensemble, Credit: Laurie Patton
Other Country Ensemble is just what it says: An American group that performs music traditions from other countries. And you can catch the band the ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Diane Glancy
We continue Native American Heritage Month with Cherokee writers, Diane Glancy and Linda Rodriguez, who discuss co-editing the anthology THE WORLD ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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We meet the god Odum who says he can clean up the filth and pollution in Jamestown if we give him 2 million cedis. We bargain him down to 1 million...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 23:57
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Leonard hits shuffle on his iPad.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:16
Caption: Tim Sparks, Credit: Ali Hasbach
Tim Sparks is one of the most versatile guitarists you’ll ever meet. That’s why he was asked to be in residence in the Guitar program of the univer...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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The kids learn about racism, being anti-racist, and they find out what a state Attorney General does.

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Leonard hits shuffle on his iPad.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:53:03
Caption: Being Reasonable
The challenge of our time is that Americans do not agree on common sets of facts. This show questions the reliability of a belief (regardless of th...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: Colleen Bertsch, Credit: Paula White
Colleen Bertsch performs eastern European music. Due to isolating in place, Colleen is staying home a lot now. So she has time to listen deeply to ...

  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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We learn about mushrooms and fungi with mycology educator Peter McCoy.

Bought by WCNY, KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: May 11, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Liz Draper, Credit: Mike Madison
When the New Corona Virus came to Minnesota, it changed Liz Draper’s plans. Instead of playing and touring Liz is stuck like the rest of us at home...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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Please join us for a rare journey through poetry and conversation with the Monacan Nation of Virginia regarding first contact, the birth of our nat...

Bought by WCPN, KWIS 88.3 FM, KWMR, WRNC-LP, WTIP and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:17
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Tim Sparks, Credit: Ali Hasbach
Tim Sparks is one of the most versatile guitarists you’ll ever meet. That’s why he was asked to be in residence in the Guitar program of the univer...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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Kids take on Covid-19 through sharing their own feelings and thoughts, interviews, and music

Bought by WCNY, KQRU FM LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WLRH, KTNA and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Gypsy Mania, Credit: Travis Anderson
Gypsy Mania plays the standards of Gypsy Jazz. But guitarist Glen Helgeson composes music that makes Gypsy Mania’s Gypsy jazz a singular contributi...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Alpha Consumer, Credit: Brid O’Donovan
Saturday night Feb 22, starting at 7PM Jazz at the Black Dog in St Paul is curated by Chris Bates. Chris’ new piano trio with pianist Joe Strachan ...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jesse Whitney, Credit: Olive Thoen
Jesse Whitney creates music on an electronic device known as a synthesizer. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Jesse told of his music creation a...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jesse Whitney, Credit: Olive Thoen
Jesse Whitney creates music on an electronic device known as a synthesizer. His next show is at the Kitty Kat Club in Minneapolis. In a conversatio...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 08:00

  • Added: Jan 21, 2020
  • Length: 58:27
  • Purchases: 1