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Collaboration
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines
This features one of the most creative and traditional jazz changes in musical history: Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Annie Humphrey Performs Activist Songs Saturday February 5 at the Icehouse
From: KBEM
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Annie Humphrey is an Ojibway songwriter from Leech Lake who balances social activism with entertainment. Annie and special guests, Corey Medina and...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Nichols to Pennies
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Red Nichols
Cornetist Red Nichols was the most prolific recording artist of the latter 1920s. If there was a song, he would record it. Although he became a ver...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Stardust
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Hoagland Carmichael
One of the more prolific and versatile composers of the 20th century Hoagland “Hoagy” Carmichael is heard in a verity of settings. From his earlies...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
On the Edge of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Ted Lewis
We think of the 1920s music as the formation of Traditional jazz, however, there are other factors that are frequently overlooked. The introduction...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
John McCutcheon
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 890 (Air Dates: Jan 17 - 23. 2022) Our guest today on Art of the Song is singer-songwriter-activist John McCutcheon. With 40 albums to his cre...

Bought by KRZA, KNBA, WCUW 91.3 FM, WHRV, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Ellington Style
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was one of America's finest and most prolific 20th Century composers and bandleaders Besides his lengthy career at ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Chris Kroeze | Episode 22-02
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by WDSE and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
BettySoo
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 889 (Air Dates: Jan 10 - 16, 2022) Our guest this week on Art of the Song is Austin, Texas singer/songwriter, BettySoo. During the five years ...

Bought by KRZA, WHRV, KNBA, KMUD, KHEN-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
The New Charmin and Shapira All-Stars Is What’s New
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Charmin and Shapira All Stars, Credit: Andrea Canter
Vocalist Charmin Michelle and guitarist Joel Shapira have a long standing jazz duet, with occasional forays with larger groups. The duet continues ...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
The New Charmin and Shapira All-Stars Start the New Year at the Dakota on January 5
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Charmin and Shapira All Stars, Credit: Andrea Canter
Vocalist Charmin Michelle and guitarist Joel Shapira have a long standing jazz duet, with occasional forays with larger groups. The duet continues ...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Leaveil Degree of The Whispers​: You Want That Relationship To Be Stronger in Time
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Leaveil Degree, Credit: Shefik
Time - Leaveil Degree is a member of The Whispers. The group scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and eight top-ten R&B albums, with two of them, "The Wh...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2021
  • Length: 01:24
K.C. & the Southwest
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Alphonso Trent Orchestra
Although jazz had roots in the southwest, their talents were ignored for years. All of the focus was on New Orleans. And later, Chicago and New Yor...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 17, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Darnell Chavis of Solo: Strength Is a Very Empowering Thing
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Darnell Chavis, Credit: Shefik
Strength - Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 01:24
From Trad to Swing
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey
New Orleans traditional jazz developed swing in its earliest years. Bandleaders wanted to attract ballroom dancers and higher popularity. Why not. ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 09, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Bill Staines Tribute
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 885 (Air Dates: December 13 - 19. 2021) New England based folksinger, troubadour Bill Staines passed away on December 5, 2021. For more than f...

Bought by KRZA, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KHEN-LP, WETS, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
Full Moon Hacksaw #1819 (Hour 1 & 2) - 12/09/2021
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Veteran JJ Johnson leads from the trombone including Freddie Hubbard for openers, Jeff Rupert and George Garzone represent tandem tenor saxophones ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, WOUB, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2021
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 8
Tough Guys & High Society
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Confiscated
Jazz was present long before the Volstead Act that came into effect in January 1919. You’d think the federal law restricting liquor would have ver...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Jackson Browne
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 884 (Air Dates: December 6 - 12, 2021) This week we’re honored to talk with legendary singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. When we first started ...

Bought by KRZA, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KHEN-LP, WETS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Fess, Fats & Fletch
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fess Williams
Two of these early jazz musicians were among the shrewdest businessmen in music. The middleman of this unusual trio unsold his worth, and even gave...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Minnesota Jazz Legends: The Elders 2021
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Jazz Legends: The Elders
Caption: Minnesota Jazz Legends at Crooners Supper Club, Credit: Andrea Canter
Join Patty Peterson in honoring some of Minnesota's jazz pioneers, Donald Washington, Ruth Johnson, Dick Petersen, Ron Seaman, Art Resnick, Carole ...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2021
  • Length: 01:54:59
Virtuoso part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jabbo Smith
With the burgeoning of jazz in the 1920s, the skills of the virtuoso became more important. After all, the majority of the public wouldn’t have min...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Virtuoso - part 1
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jimmy Harrison
An individual who possesses outstanding talent and rises above the crowd. You’ll hear all of the expected names … with one exception. He didn’t get...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
On the Road
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s Motor Lodge
Flat tires and mechanical failures are expected. In order to make a living in the 1920s, musicians had to travel. Frequently, it was one-night stan...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Life of Leonard Bernstein told Through Songs and Letters
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Bernstein. The Production features some of Bernstein’s vast catalog of musical creations, plus his correspondence with family members and other mus...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2021
  • Length: 08:00