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Full Moon Hacksaw #1876 (Hour 1 & 2) - 01/12/2023
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Let’s continue cultural engagement of the arts, after all, violence and violins together are not a good idea. We’ve got a classic from the ‘40s, sh...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, KMXT, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 8
Full Moon Hacksaw #1860 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09/22/2022
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Our ingredients are organic, no chemical additives like other radio casts might add. One of jazz’s biggest hits, “Moanin’” by Art Blakey, begins ou...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WYAP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 9
Catching Arabic Drum Grooves With Khaldoun Samman
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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You don’t have to be in the Middle East to learn Arabic drumming. Khaldoun Samman, a native of Jordan, teaches introductory and advanced drumming c...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:37
Olivia Block: the room I was in
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
Caption: Olivia Block gathering audio in Chicago
The work of composer and sound artist Olivia Block has been described as "distinctive and individual" by The New York Times. She is happy enough wr...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WUNC, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 3
Full Moon Hacksaw #1449 11-06-14 (Hours 1 & 2)
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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November the party is on! Exclaims our vocalist of the hour(s) Luciana Souza. Cedar Walton also appears both as pianist and composer, aiding Art Bl...

Bought by WYAP and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:56
  • Purchases: 2
Liner Notes: Miles Davis
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
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Miles Davis is considered one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the 20th century. He added his voice to the narratives of our cul...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Johnny Mandel
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Legendary composer and arranger Johnny Mandel started out working in the Big Bands of Joe Venuti, Buddy Rich, and Jimmy Dorsey, and later worked as...

Bought by KISU and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 2
JazzStories: Christian McBride
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I always thought of the acoustic bass as the quintessential jazz instrument... I knew that jazz meant cool, and hip, and on the cutting edge, and ...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 16:39
  • Purchases: 4
KUT's Views and Brews: Charles Mingus and The Art of Enigma
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Charles Mingus
Join us for lively discussion and great live music as KUT's Rebecca McInroy and rabbi Neil Blumofe take a look back at the life and artistry of the...

Bought by Radio Catskill and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Wesley Stace / John Wesley Harding
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Novelist Wesley Stace, who performs under the stage name, John Wesley Harding, discusses his work.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:27
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Frank Foster
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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He said don’t have too many pregnant 19ths in there. Keep it simple…..Basie was as much as an arranger as any of the arrangers who actually wrote d...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 6
Bonjour Chanson Series 9, Episode 41.
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 9
Caption: Versailles
Six very diverse Francophone artists perform in this musical program specially created for English Speaking Audiences. No need to understand French...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 25:22
  • Purchases: 2
The Limns about the new album "Move Around Robots"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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When The Limns performed at the Blue Ox in Bemidji for KBXE's Spread the Love party, I sat down with them before the concert and recorded a convers...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 17, 2011
  • Length: 24:31
  • Purchases: 1
Minneapolis Singer/Songwriter Ben Kyle of Romantica
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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Ben Kyle of Romantica by Charlie Pulkrabek Ben Kyle has a lot going on these days. His band Romantica is set to release their highly anticipated t...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2011
  • Length: 32:51
Minneapolis Singer-Songwriter Alicia Corbett
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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"Alicia Corbett" by Charlie Pulkrabek. When I first saw Alicia Corbett play, it was about 1993, soon after she’d arrived in Minnesota from norther...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 32:11
  • Purchases: 1
Jake Dilley of Experimental Indie-Rockers The Color Pharmacy
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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"The Color Pharmacy Fills My Prescription" By Doug MacRostie. The Color Pharmacy is definitely one of the most exciting bands out of Minnesota. The...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 40:36
Poet-Songwriter Pieta Brown and "One and All"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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"Love and Loneliness with Pieta Brown," by Doug MacRostie. Pieta Brown is a striking Poet-songwriter with a haunting voice and unmistakable style. ...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2011
  • Length: 23:47
Genre Defying Jazz Guitarist Todd Clouser
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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"Music is Todd Clouser's Second Language" by Doug MacRostie. Todd Clouser's "A Love Electric" is an instrumental album with a lot to say. For some ...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
  • Length: 36:09
Sela Oveson & Her Intimate Debut "Rogue Lightning"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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Sela Oveson: Her Music's In My Bones, by Doug MacRostie. I have been quoted saying "Sela is one of my favorite MN musicians - she has a fire that b...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 37:53
High Energy String Band Matt Ray and Those Damn Horses
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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By Centerstage MN host Doug MacRostie. It's not too often that the debut release from a band is a double CD, but Matt Ray and Those Damn Horses are...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 32:13
MN's Blues Man Big Walter Smith
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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By Doug MacRostie, host of Centertage MN. Big Walter Smith is the lead vocalist with the Groove Merchants and has personified the blues in MN for 4...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KVSC


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 2
MN Music Legend Lonnie Knight
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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By Doug MacRostie. Lonnie Knight was there for the first digital recording. Yes, I'm serious. He was working as Staff Guitarist at Sound 80 when 3M...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2010
  • Length: 33:58
The Handsome Family Live from the Outpost
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
Caption: The Handsome Family , Credit: Stock
With a following that is closely approaching Cult status, The Handsome Family (Brett & Renie Sparks) clue us into the fantastic journeys they take ...

Bought by KKRN, WNMU-FM, WRNC-LP, KRCB 104.9, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Mark Olson and his new CD "Many Colored Kite"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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A conversation with MN Legend Mark Olson about his new solo CD “Many Colored Kite.” Mark Olson was the founding member, and principle singer/songwr...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 40:46
Minneapolis Singer/Songwriter Alison Scott
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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Maddi Frick interviews Alison Scott, a singer songwriter from Minneapolis – they’ll be debuting music from Alison’s forthcoming release.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 22:03