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An Influencial Foursome
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Joe "King" Oliver
It was a lengthy journey from obscurity to international popularity. No one will say it was easy. But, with steadfast perseverance and endless cre...

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
European Dance Bands
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bert Ambrose
As traditional jazz evolved through the 1920s, audiences in Europe began gravitating toward larger dance bands. Live performances at dance halls an...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
WoodSongs 1102: Daryl Mosley and Crandall Creek
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: WoodSongs Kid Ryder Brant performs.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes legendary bluegrass songwriter and performer Daryl Mosley plus high-energ...

Bought by KTRL, KBRW, Delmarva Public Media, KJZX-Austin, KMSU and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 32
On the Continent
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Hot Club of France
Between 1917 and the early ’30s there is a transformative era for jazz in Europe. While the music gets a foothold in America, it quickly spreads ac...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blame Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: James P. Johnson
Jazz had to deal with a number of hurdles, in the 1920s, before it was eventually accepted by the American public. Even then, it was very limited a...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Boosting Morale
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fess Williams
In the decade of the1920s, jazz evolves into the heartbeat of America. The music is the catapult into a new era around the world. Looking back, it ...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
WoodSongs 1099: Sugarcane Jane and Mindy Murray
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Sugarcane Jane returns to the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes roots duo Sugarcane Jane plus Appalachian songwriter Mindy Murry.

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  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Trailblazing Women
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lovie Austin
The 1920s was a important time in the earliest years of jazz, as musicians began migrating to points north of New Orleans. Any time there’s a discu...

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pied Pipers of the Big Apple
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Barney Bigard
It may feel like an overstatement to say, but it’s true, that the 1920s was a pivotal decade for jazz, and that’s especially true for New York City...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Pied Pipers of Chicago
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Frank Teschemacher
The 1920s were a exciting time for jazz in Chicago. While all jazz musicians played crucial roles in shaping a style that took on the name of the c...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Pied Pipers of New Orleans
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Omer Simeon
The story of early jazz clarinetists is a fascinating journey through the evolution of jazz. Not only did it play a crucial role in shaping the dis...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
An Age of Contradictions
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bertha "Chippie" Hill
The 1920s propelled America into the 20th Century, marked by a stark division between the 'haves' and 'have-nots.' It was during this era that jazz...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
NYC Style (or a Tale of Two Cities)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Chick Webb
As jazz moved from Chicago to the Northeast an innovative presence was heard. Still embedded in the roots of New Orleans, New York added an element...

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Motor City Breakdown
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Graystone playbill c.1929
Detroit played a significant role in the development and popularization of jazz during the 1920s. The city's vibrant music scene and cultural envir...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Melody & Rhythm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Johnny Dedroit's Band, Credit: c. 1926
In jazz of the 1920s, melody is defined by improvisation and the blue notes. Rhythm is characterized by syncopation and provided a dynamic foundati...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Three Tenors
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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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...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
New Year's Eve in the Windy City
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Earl Hines
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...

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  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Jazzy Christmas
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: British Biscuit Tin c.1920
Jazz and Christmas were not really considered well suited in the early 1920s. Eventually, as jazz became more popular, a perfect partnership evolve...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Blues I Love to Sing
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Victoria Spivey
The 1920s was a time when traditional gender roles were deeply ingrained in society. Women were expected to conform to certain standards of behavio...

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Schools Too
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Andy Kirk
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...

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Schools of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jelly Roll Morton
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...

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Language of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Spirits of Rhythm
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 ...

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Caravan (10/29/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Italian singer/songwriter Marta Del Grandi, Spain's Maria Jose Llergo, an amazing cover of a Grateful Dead song by Niger's Tal...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Windy City Decendants
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: '20s Chicago
Guitarist Eddie Condon is quoted as saying that there was so much music in Chicago’s South Side in the 1920s, “you could hold a musical instrument ...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Hot Chamber Music
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Miff Mole
In 1917, New York became a hub of jazz activity. At the center of that universe sits Reisenweber’s Restaurant and nightclub at the intersection of ...

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1