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Wayne Anthony Fronts 7-Piece Band for Sinatra in the Sky This Friday and Saturday Night
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Wayne Anthony, Credit: David Murphy
Wayne Anthony sings the standards, with a big emphasis on the Frank Sinatra repertoire. This Friday and Saturday, it’s all Sinatra. The show is cal...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Wayne Anthony Fronts 7-Piece Band for a Night of Sinatra
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Wayne Anthony, Credit: David Murphy
Wayne Anthony sings the standards, with a big emphasis on the Frank Sinatra repertoire. When Wayne talked to Phil Nusbaum, they talked about Sinatr...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Culture Caravan (8/27/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Irish singer/songwriter Aoife Nessa Frances, Cuban pianist Harold Lopez-Nussa, Montreal's Anemone + more!

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Collectors Corner part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sol Hoopii
The first installment of this theme featured music written between 1920 and ’25. So, this edition moves into the following five years for those son...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Collectors Corner part 1
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Adelaide Hall
All music has merit, but there are those that become classic. Whether it’s the composition, lyrics, solo, or the ensemble, the song stands out. Thi...

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tailgate to Swing
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: J.C. Higginbotham
In the earliest days of jazz, the trombone was a harmony and rhythm instrument. It was background for the trumpet, clarinet or other lead instrumen...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Art and All That Jazz Festival Returns to Burnsville
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The 30-Days Foundation’s Art and All that Jazz Festival comes to the Ames Center and Nicollet Commons Park in Burnsville, Friday and Saturday Augus...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Multiple Opportunities to See the Twin Cities’ Acclaimed Balkan Band
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Orkestar Bez Ime, Credit: Stefan Iwasykewicz
Orkestar Bez Ime travels widely to learn folk music from the Balkans, and works with local people. The result is a Twin Cities-based Balkan band w...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Improvisation
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Earl Hines
Invent your own composition on the fly, and keep it in a specific number of beats. That is a primary characteristic of jazz and the most demanding....

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
JazzMN teams up with Grammy Winner Diane Schuur for a Night of Count Basie Music
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: JazzMN, Credit: Donald Jackson
JazzMN is a Twin Cities jazz orchestra that works frequently with international talent. We talk to JazzMN music director Pete Whitman about JazzMN,...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
JazzMN teams up with Grammy Winner Diane Schuur for a Night of Count Basie Music
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: JazzMN, Credit: Donald Jackson
Back in the 1980s, Diane Schuur was singing with the Count Basie orchestra. She recorded with Basie, the recording won a grammy, and now Diane Schu...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Culture Caravan (7/30/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Norwegian singer Susanna, a new collection of the music of the late Mexican percussionist Tito Contreras, a tribute to the rec...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Transitions
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Don Redman
Musicians and composers are constantly searching for new patterns of expression. Think of the song “There’ll be Some Changes Made.” But I can’t he...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
CJL-815 Corky Siegel & Ernie Watts
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome two legendary performers in an intimate duet setting. Beloved bluesman Corky Siegel – pianist, harmonica ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WLPR , and WDCB


  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 3
Culture Caravan (7/23/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from South Africa's Wren Hinds, Italian Funk band Calibro 35, a tribute to the late Jane Birkin + more!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Caravan (7/16/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from the newly-released collaboration from the late Nigerian drummer Tony Allen w/ Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge, the new re...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Ticket to Brasil Honors Bossa Nova Giant Antonio Carlos Jobin in Great New Show
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Ticket to Brasil, Credit: Andrea Canter
Like all Bossa Nova groups, Ticket to Brasil builds on the musical legacy of Antonio Carlos Jobim. But until now, the group has never devoted an en...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Ticket to Brasil Honors Bossa Nova Great Antonio Carlos Jobin in Big Show at Crooners on Sunday July 23
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Ticket to Brasil, Credit: Andrea Canter
Ticket to Brasil Honors Bossa Nova Great Antonio Carlos Jobin in Big Show at Crooners on Sunday July 23 Like all Bossa Nova groups, Ticket to Bras...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
The Side Man
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Armstrong
He was destined to become the greatest cornetist in America before 1960. Yet, he was humble and unassuming. Today, it is difficult to think of him ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 13, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Pioneers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Frank Guarenti
By 1910 jazz is still without a name. The music, you might say, is just coming of age. Experimentation is the key. And New Orleans musicians are se...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Culture Caravan (7/9/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from the new collaboration between Pedro Ricardo & Damian Botigue, South Korea's Say Sue Me, a new live recording from Khruangbin a...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 2
Culture Caravan (7/2/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Iran's Kayhan Kalhor & Mali's Toumani Diabate, a new live compilation of Paco de Lucia's past performances at Montreux, the In...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Small Black Bands of the 1920s
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Syd Valentine
When Chicago became the great musical center for jazz, there were many small bands to be heard in the South Side. It became a hub of creativity. An...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and KCBX


  • Added: Jun 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
CJL-814 Thaddeus Tukes
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome vibraphonist and composer Thaddeus Tukes with his quintet, Dolphin Dance. Joining Thaddeus are Ryan Nythe...

Bought by WLPR and WDCB


  • Added: Jun 27, 2023
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 2
Culture Caravan (6/25/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, the legendary trio Shakti feat. Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain & John McLaughlin, Cub...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1