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Caption: Captain Gravitone CD cover art, Credit: Al Fack
Every once in a while you learn of a group that really is different than all others. Such is the case with Captain Gravitone and the String Theory ...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Ritika Ganguly, Credit: Vinod Srinivasan
Ritika Ganguly is conversant in many music styles. But her true genius may just be in finding ways of combining them so that the outcome is greater...

  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 12:28
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The tenth offering of the best & brightest jazz, bluegrass and hybrid music from the new shelf.

Bought by Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 08, 2017
  • Length: 01:54:50
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Zack Baltich, Credit: Matt Barber
If you want to know about a creative spirit, take the case of Zack Baltich. Zack synthesizes his informal and formal music experiences to create so...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 08:20
Caption: Dameun Strange, Credit: Josh Olson
Although Dameun Strange has been focused on composing music for practically his entire life, the way in which he composes has been a grand evolutio...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2017
  • Length: 10:28
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The precious pairing of Champion Jack Dupree with saxist King Curtis offers us a little nip to get the party going, while Kait Dunton provides the ...

Bought by WMOT, WVBI-LP, WJSU, KKRN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2016
  • Length: 01:59:55
  • Purchases: 6
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Every Friday from 10pm to midnight, DJ Tarik Moody redefines the urban sound with a mix of jazz, hip-hop, soul, electronic, and everything in between.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: :00
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From Sarah Vaughan’s personal favorite sessions to open Brazilian, we feature vocalists like Ernie Andrews and Ray Charles. Shelly Manne plays musi...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WYAP, WVBI-LP, and WKAR


  • Added: Sep 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: The Post-Atomic Trio, Credit: The Post-Atomic Trio
Jazz fans and artists value originality. And originality is the very thing that the Post-Atomic Trio hangs its collective hat on. The group’s drumm...

  • Added: May 16, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
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You probably know Sean Daley better as his stage name, Slug, or maybe even better yet as one half of Atmosphere, one of hip hop’s greatest cult act...

Bought by KUCB, WLPR , and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 14, 2016
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 3
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One of 2016’s first great surprises was the recently announced teaming of Sean Lennon and Les Claypool, two musical luminaries who can both balance...

Bought by KUCB, KSRQ, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 4
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Dr. Dog is having a lot of fun looking back right now, but not without a twist. The band released their first live record, a snapshot of previous ...

Bought by KUCB, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 15, 2016
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Maryam Ysafzadeh at home, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
The World Jazz Trio combines interests in varied musical forms, with a goal of synthesizing multiple styles into something new. The members of the ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 07:47
Caption: Zutty Singleton
“Back Beat” is used as a reference to Rock & Roll denoting the 2nd and 4th beats, however, in this case, it fits for the pioneer percussionists of ...

Bought by KCBX and KCBX


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Cello Fortress Logo, Credit: Joost van Dongen
Cello Fortress us a video game with four players playing against a live Cellist improvising notes to defend the fortress.

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
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He is considered the first great tenor saxophonist in jazz. The first signs of Coleman Hawkins’ potential began to show when he was still a child.

Bought by KCBX, KMUW, and KCBX


  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3
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For the second week of November (11/13): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a tejana singer who began fronting bands at th...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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For the fourth week of March (3/24): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a musician who was nicknamed for his lively stage ...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of March (3/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a blues legend who also made some of the first know...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
Caption: Bluegrass Draw Band, Credit: Dave Lathrop
Producer Dave Lathrop documents the "draw band" process at the Cabin Fever Reliever Bluegrass gathering in Duluth. Dave follows one of the draw ban...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 58:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ian Boddy and Mark Shreeve of Arc, Credit: Kimberly Haas
English electronic musicians Mark Shreeve and Ian Boddy perform in a pair of cockpits of keyboards and gear. They specialize in a sound that has r...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
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The East-German music scene had a pulsating underground

  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 30:43