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Vocalist Courtney Burton leads the Minnesota Jazz Chamber Orchestra in four holiday shows this season. Catch the act at 7pm Thursday December 21 at...
- Added: Nov 30, 2023
- Length: 08:00
A celebration of soprano Maria Callas's voice, life, and legacy in honor of her centennial.
Bought by WCLV and Interlochen Public Radio
- Added: Nov 21, 2023
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 2
The Portland Columbia Symphony plays Beethoven 7 and music by Jennifer Higdon
Bought by KPOV, Rhythm & News Service, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more
- Added: Nov 20, 2023
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 7
We’re celebrating Frank Sinatra’s birthday by exploring his musical partnership with the great arranger Nelson Riddle, including their work on icon...
- Added: Nov 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Sounds Jewish prepares for Thanksgiving with a global playlist of Jewish songs and shtick about gratitude, blessings, hospitality -- and dinner.
Bought by Angelica Community Radio and WLPR
- Added: Nov 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
We take a listen to some recent releases for the second half of the year, including new music from singers Laufey, Veronica Swift, Caity Gyorgy, an...
- Added: Nov 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We pay tribute to jazz guitarist Barney Kessel and his work with notable singers like Billie Holiday, Dean Martin, Anita O’Day and many more.
- Added: Nov 16, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Thanksgiving Jazz | Thanksgiving in Oldtown
Combining the most thematic of jazz standards and new additions with a few excerpts from Harriet Beeche...
Bought by WJSU and KRCB 104.9
- Added: Nov 05, 2023
- Length: 58:24
- Purchases: 2
Music celebrities that have passed often have fans that come to the grave sites and leave gifts. Here is a list of some of the more famous ones.
- Added: Oct 21, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
Jo Stafford was one of the finest, most versatile singers from 1940s and 50, a chameleon who was at ease singing jazz, pop, country, folk, and even...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Singer Keely Smith became famous as the deapan sidekick to her husband Louis Prima, and as a ballad singer in the late 1950s. This week on Afterglo...
- Added: Oct 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
The Rolling Stones are putting out new hits. Mick Jagger is 80. Is he the oldest person to have a hit? Not by 21 years. The oldest person to go...
- Added: Oct 08, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
“Sounds Jewish” features a global Jewish playlist about friends – inspired by the recent death and blessed memory of host Andy Muchin’s longtime bu...
Bought by WLPR
- Added: Oct 05, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Coming to you from the WFMT Radio Network - one-hour special, Holiday Jazz with Dee Alexander! With support from emcee and Chicago radio luminary ...
Bought by KGOU, WRGY, KISU, Capital Public Radio, Troy Public Radio and more
- Added: Oct 04, 2023
- Length: 58:31
- Purchases: 54
Yom Kipper – The Day of Atonement – Judaism’s holist festival approaches. We’ve got an hour of some of Judaism’s most thoughtful, soulful and gorge...
- Added: Sep 15, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik talk about their new book "Blood in the Tracks"
- Added: Sep 14, 2023
- Length: 13:41
Disney. The soundtrack of our childhood. This week on Afterglow, in honor of Disney's 100th anniversary, I’ll explore the jazz side of Disney songs...
- Added: Sep 11, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Vernon Duke immigrated to America as a classical composer, and became one of the finest songwriters in popular music. This week, we’ll explore his ...
- Added: Sep 11, 2023
- Length: 59:00
What do Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, and Louis Prima all have in common? Their Italian-American heritage, of course! This week on After...
- Added: Sep 08, 2023
- Length: 59:00
The swirls of the radio muse continue to enchant after the highly planned regular three hour radio show. Turn over the aether to the unfeeling rob...
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Sep 05, 2023
- Length: 01:21:00
- Purchases: 1
For National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ll be exploring the influence of Latin music on the American jazz and pop singers in the 1950s, including ...
- Added: Aug 30, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Celebrating the most notable baritones of Golden Era Tango.
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WXXI Rochester
- Added: Aug 26, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
From Frank Sinatra’s version of “Ol’ MacDonald” to Ella Fitzgerald’s version of “The Muffin Man,” we’ll explore some jazzy selections aimed at kids.
- Added: Aug 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’ll continue our ongoing celebration of the late Tony Bennett with a look at his lengthy late-career revival. In 1986, he returned to the recordi...
- Added: Aug 22, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Celebrating the music of tango musician Florindo Sassone.
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WXXI Rochester
- Added: Aug 16, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
