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Carmen McRae was one of the most respected jazz singers in the business for four decades. This week, we’ll explore her early recordings for the Dec...
- Added: Feb 16, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we pay tribute to singer and humanitarian Harry Belafonte. We’ll explore his expansive recording career, which encompassed folk, calypso...
- Added: Feb 09, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we explore the songs of two unrelated black jazz composers from the early 20th century: Spencer Williams and Clarence Willi...
- Added: Jan 16, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’re celebrating the rich baritone voice of jazz singer Johnny Hartman, who would have turned 100 years old on July 3rd. We’ll explore ...
- Added: Jun 19, 2023
- Length: 59:00
In the 1970s, singer Roberta Flack made a name for herself performing covers of songs by folk singers and other little-known artists, creating, in ...
- Added: May 23, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Soul singer Marvin Gaye was a reluctant R&B star. Gaye wanted to be a ballad singer, and he recorded the music of the Great American songbook mostl...
- Added: May 23, 2023
- Length: 59:00
The children of Baptist preachers, raised in gospel music — Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke are two of the most venerated names in soul. This week, w...
- Added: May 22, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Nina Simone, the “High Priestess of Soul,” was an enigmatic and eccentric figure in the world of jazz. This week on Afterglow, we’ll feature Simone...
- Added: Feb 02, 2023
- Length: 59:00
On this episode, we’ll explore the life and career of “Mr. B” Billy Eckstine, a singer and bandleader who broke boundaries as a black icon in a seg...
- Added: Jan 30, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Victoria Davis was a Giulio Gari contest winner in the spring of 2022. She sang gorgeous arias and simply wowed the judges and the audience in the ...
- Added: Jan 23, 2023
- Length: 58:31
This week, I’ll introduce you to the music of two underrated female singers, revered among jazz aficionados: Lorez Alexandria and Ethel Ennis.
- Added: Jan 09, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, Mark Chilla talks with jazz historian Will Friedwald about the early years of Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio, as they explore some...
- Added: Aug 25, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Few singers had as much of an influence on the next generation as the suave, full-throated “Mr. E” Billy Eckstine. This week, we’ll explore the wor...
- Added: Jun 10, 2022
- Length: 59:00
All Classical Portland and WQXR present the world premiere performance of composer Damien Geter's An African American Requiem recorded and broadcas...
Bought by Vermont Public, WNED Buffalo, KWAX, KMUN, WSHU and more
- Added: May 23, 2022
- Length: 01:59:01
- Purchases: 18
The Catalyst Quartet play works by Coleridge-Taylor and Florence Price
Bought by WNIJ, KPOV, WVTF, Rhythm & News Service, WCNY and more
- Added: Apr 08, 2022
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 9
Romance - 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...
- Added: Mar 25, 2022
- Length: 01:30
We usually think of Billie Holiday as a small-group singer, but she also worked with several big bands. This week on Afterglow, we’ll hear Holiday’...
- Added: Jan 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
On this Afterglow special for Black History Month, we explore the songs of two unrelated black jazz composers from the early 20th century: Spencer ...
- Added: Jan 24, 2022
- Length: 59:00
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: 01:01
When we listen to the world around us, we can hear rhythms, harmonies, and melodies. Life really is filled with music. Join host Jay Daniels for "l...
- Added: Nov 29, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
Every day, we get to hear the sounds of new jazz being released by talented artists from around the world, and this week, we share some of those di...
- Added: Jul 23, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
Join us for a journey of musical discovery as we uncover newly released jazz treasures from artists like Nnenna Freelon, John Pizzarelli, Dara Tuck...
- Added: May 22, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
Every March, a number of college basketball teams square off in a tournament called March Madness. So, we thought we'd put up our own best players ...
- Added: Feb 25, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
Ellis Marsalis joins Gwen Thompkins for a wide-ranging talk about his life in music - from modern jazz pianist, to jazz educator, to father of four...
- Added: May 20, 2020
- Length: 51:58
Celebrate Black History Month with an exploration of the songs from one of the most influential songwriting duos of the 20th century: Andy Razaf an...
Bought by KTXK, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KMUW, Radio Catskill, WBGO and more
- Added: Jan 21, 2020
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 8
