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Varied Program of Great Jazz at Rosemount Jazz Blast June 18, 2016
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Rosemount Jazz Blast 2016 poster, Credit: John Zschunke
Summer is here and that means Minnesotans Go Outside to events like Jazz Blast. Held in Rosemount, Jazz Blast presents a varied group of jazz artis...

  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 04:59
Persian Rug
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Merle Johnston
This program can also be titled "Unusual Patterns in Jazz."

Bought by KCBX and KCBX


  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Jennifer Grimm Enjoys Helping Everybody Have Fun
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jennifer Grimm, Credit: Nathan Nelson
Jennifer Grimm playing with players who know her, because the greater the experience, the more fun they have. And the more fun they have challengin...

  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 07:16
Stomp Your Stuff
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Stompin'
The evolution of "The Stomp" goes back several hundred years,but when jazz began incorporating the phrase into the music, it took on a completely d...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Charmin and Shapira Lead Their Band into Vieux Carre in St Paul
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Charmin Michelle, Credit: JuliAnne Jonker
There’s a lot to be said for working with the same musicians over the years. That’s the case with Charmin Michelle and Joel Shapira. Joel Shapira t...

  • Added: May 01, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
At the Edge of Swing
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bud Freeman
Although jazz bands were performing swing long before the “Swing Era” officially started, you don’t want to tell the musicians before that time tha...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 28, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/Newer Barbarians
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
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We'll hear all 3 cuts from the latest 10" EP released recently for Record Store Day which include the unissued rehearsal track, "Africa," as well a...

Bought by KRPS, KSRQ, WOUB, WLPR , and WYAP


  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:10
  • Purchases: 5
On Campus
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: On Campus
Images of jazz in the 1920s are of raccoon coats, hip flasks, bobbed hair, and cars with rumble seats.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: Miles Ahead
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin goes on an unexpected adventure with jazz legend Miles Davis in Miles Ahead.

Bought by KKRN and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Cafe Musique
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cafe Musique
Café Musique is celebrating their new CD with several release parties. Their talents are recognized in this show along with the work of Stephane Gr...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/Going Solo
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We have a listen to various solo efforts from Mick, Keith, Ronnie, Charlie, Bill Wyman Chuck Leavell and Bernard Fowler.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Louisville Public Media, KRPS, WYAP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2016
  • Length: 59:43
  • Purchases: 7
The Southside Aces Bring New Orleans-Style Jazz to Vieux Carre in Saint Paul
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Southside Aces, Credit: Jonathan Hankin
The Southside Aces is a New Orleans-style jazz band that has loads of fun playing for dancers and listeners. Founder and clarinetist Tony Balluff (...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
A Way With Words
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jule Styne, Credit: child prodigy
This is a tribute to those creative poets who wrote the memorable lyrics to so many wonderful songs in the 1920s.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KCMJ Community Radio, WNIN, KREV-LP, WEZU and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/Easter Songs...Not
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
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An hour of Stones spirituals..or as close as we can come.

Bought by WLPR , Louisville Public Media, KSRQ, and WOUB


  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:30
  • Purchases: 4
Bert Ambrose & his Orchestra
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bert Ambrose & his Orchestra
Bandleader and violinist Bert Ambrose lead, by far, the most distinguished dance band in England in the latter 1920s and early 1930s.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Stuck In Your Head (Hour1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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Do you ever randomly have a song stuck in your head that you haven't actually heard in a while? You wonder, "Why am I singing this song to myself?"...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/Forgotten Songs
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An hour of songs we've not recently heard along with one song each from the latest Keith Richards and Bernard Fowler solo releases. Four Live Licks...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, WLPR , Louisville Public Media, KRPS, WLPR and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:53
  • Purchases: 8
Women in Jazz: Women's History Month Special
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lillian "Lil" Hardin Armstrong
This is a tribute to a few of the more influential women who were instrumental in the formation of early jazz.

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WVTF, WNMU-FM, WGTE Public Media, KMUW and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Steve Faison Hits the Ground Running with a Great New Blues Band
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
They do the old blues and a lot of new blues, too. Stephen Faison and the 3 O’Clock Gruv is a band of musical veterans hungry to make its mark with...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2016
  • Length: 05:50
Class Action in First Big Show in Decades at the Dakota
From: KBEM
Caption: Pattyh Peterson of Class Action, Credit: Jennifer Bong
They were inspired by Earth Wind and Fire but their blend of personalities made them much more than a cover band. The group was known as Class Acti...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
The Art of Scat
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cab Calloway
Singing in nonsensical sounds and rhythm sounds like it would be easier than singing the lyrics of songs, but it’s not. Many have tried most have f...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sound Bouquet (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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Sound Bouquet is a play on exactly what you think: a flower bouquet features a collection of similar but different flowers presented in an organize...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Veteran Twin Cities Blues Artist Leads 7-Piece Group into Crooner's in Fridley
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Wee Willie Walker, Credit: Doug Knutson
Wee Willie Walker arrived in St Paul around 1960. Willie has had and has a long career in music, including singing Doo-wop, gospel music and down-h...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Good Left Hook (Hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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Our theme continues with an exploration into music that connects with us powerfully (and surprisingly) using songwriting that moves. We'll dive int...

Bought by KDLG and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 21, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
CJL-08 Paul Marinaro
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome vocalist, Paul Marinaro, a true rising star on the Chicago jazz scene. Paul’s performances clearly respec...

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: Feb 21, 2016
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1