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Caption: The Overtones, Credit: Chimgee Haltarhuu
Background music is the specialty of the Overtones and the group does it well. Interviewer Phil Nusbaum talked to Dave Hofgren of the Overtones, wh...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: The Overtones, Credit: Chimgee Haltarhuu
Background music is the specialty of the Overtones and they do it well. Catch the Overtones act at the Riverview Wine Bar, every Wed from 7:30 to 9...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Moonlight Serenaders, Credit: Phyllis Wojchik
The Moonlight Serenaders. The group plays the big band music that is old to some and new to others. They love it when they have dancers to play for...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Twin Cities Hot Club, Credit: Ben Hejkal
The Twin Cities Hot Club has been in business for over a decade. Over time, the group has learned that playing for dancing and for concerts and spe...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Twin Cities Hot Club, Credit: Ben Hejkal
The Twin Cities Hot Club has been in business for over a decade. Over time, the group has learned that playing for dancing and for concerts and spe...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, celebrating Father's Day with an exploration of father-and-son teams, featuring music from Von and Chico Free...

Bought by KMUW, Louisville Public Media, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
When Regina Williams sings her songs, she is putting her spin on great renditions that she’s experienced. Regina covers a big swath of the Great Am...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Aaron Kerr, Credit: Elizabeth Thonen-Kerr
Aaron Kerr’s Dissonant Creatures plays every Wed at the Black Dog in Saint Paul. It is a group that thrives on Aaron’s original music, which is inf...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Jon Pemberton, Credit: Lana Pemberton
Jon Pemberton loves solo piano shows because it allows him to explore a lot of interesting music. He says, too, that Vieux Carré, where he plays on...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Capri Big Band, Credit: Brianna Johnson
By mid- February in the North Star state, folks need a concert held in warm air. And that’s what they get at Edinborough Park in Edina on Feb 12, a...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Mississippi Hot Club, Credit: Matt Lien
The Mississippi Hot Club has a slightly different strategy depending of it if plays for dancing, listening, or a mixture of both. Group members Jos...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2017
  • Length: 07:50
Caption: Mississippi Hot Club, Credit: Matt Lien
Great dance bands are often great concert bands. But you approach the different types of venues with slightly different strategies. Members of the ...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Tom Loftus, Credit: Chris McDuffie
The Cedar Commissions presents two nights of new music this weekend. Over two nights, six composers will present works never played previously. The...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Poster for Blackout, Credit: Frank Cage
The Cedar Cultural Center hosts Blackout, a concert featuring local artists. The intents are to entertain, but also to serve to get people together...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Looking out for you
This interview is with an expert in parenting and emotional and social intelligence. Dr. Maurice Elias wrote a book tying Judaism and emotional int...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 52:43
Caption: Dakota Dave Hull, Credit: Dale B. Hanson
Dakota Dave Hull has been recording and performing for decades. But as time has moved forward, the output has increased. And it all seems original,...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 06:49
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The Exhibitionism display at Industria in NYC's West Village is highlighted with songs inspired by the exhibit's contents.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, WYAP, WLPR , KRPS, and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 01:02:43
  • Purchases: 5
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We wonder about how to blend different styles of music together in a way that makes sense to audiences who prefer specific styles. The folk music f...

Bought by WOUB and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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A short talk with the artistic and executive directors and a current artist-in-residence at the 18th Street Arts Center in LA.

  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 06:34
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In this episode on the meandering path of careers we look at the ways in which one job and juncture leads us to another and the role that faith tra...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 29:35
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There are songs and artists that stick with us over time. It's what makes us true fans of their work. This week, I'll open up the doors of my music...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Judi Vinar w/Wolverines Quartet, Credit: Paul Nixdorf.
Judi Vinar, the former Judy Donaghy has been at the forefront of Minnesota music for Decades. She wears many musical hats. She sat down with interv...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2016
  • Length: 09:46
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Music is an experience, and it’s the degree of that experience that leads us to follow artists’ songbooks, buy their music, attend their gigs, and ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KMXT


  • Added: May 22, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Graydon Peterson at Crooner's, Credit: Andrea Canter
Graydon Peterson is a local jazz composer who started out as a classical musician. But as a student, he was drawn to jazz, not only as a bassist, b...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: William Kanengiser, Credit: William Kanengiser
This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! delves into the exciting and controversial world of music performance competitions, and features suc...

Bought by Ohm Radio , New Hampshire Public Radio, KXIQ , KASU, KCHU and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2016
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 37