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6 works, including CANNABICH: Trio for 2 Violins in B flat, Op. 3, #1. The Vivaldi Project.

  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 56:59
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4 works, including RIES: Symphony No. 5. Zurich Chamber Orchestra/Howard Griffiths.

  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
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6 works, including TELEMANN: Sonata No. 6 "Frankfurt" in A, TWV 41, "Frankfurt" ; Gottfried von der Goltz, violin.

  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
Caption: 1920s Snowmask
Besides having the moniker of “The Roaring Twenties”, not everyone was partying. Creative minds were at a peak coming up with new inventions. Who n...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by WGZS, WTIP, WNMU-FM, and KMXT


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 4
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6 works, including BACH: Concerto for 4 Keyboards in A Minor, BWV 1065. I Solisti di Zagreb/Antonio Janigro; Anton Heiller, harpischord/organ.

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 57:01
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6 works, including BACH: Concerto for 3 keyboards in D Minor, BWV 1063 (or 3 violins) . The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock; Trevor Pinnock, harpsi...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 56:59
Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller, Credit: CBS Studio
The nightlife that blossomed in Chicago and New York in the teens and ‘20s are the thread that laced together audience and music. In earlier years,...

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  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Winold Reiss
“It was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire,” Those words come from F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Joe "King" Oliver
It was a lengthy journey from obscurity to international popularity. No one will say it was easy. But, with steadfast perseverance and endless cre...

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KFCF FM, KMSU, WRFA-LP, WDSE, KSJE and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Bert Ambrose
As traditional jazz evolved through the 1920s, audiences in Europe began gravitating toward larger dance bands. Live performances at dance halls an...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hot Club of France
Between 1917 and the early ’30s there is a transformative era for jazz in Europe. While the music gets a foothold in America, it quickly spreads ac...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KMSU, WRFA-LP, WNMU-FM, WDSE, KSJE and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: James P. Johnson
Jazz had to deal with a number of hurdles, in the 1920s, before it was eventually accepted by the American public. Even then, it was very limited a...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Fess Williams
In the decade of the1920s, jazz evolves into the heartbeat of America. The music is the catapult into a new era around the world. Looking back, it ...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lovie Austin
The 1920s was a important time in the earliest years of jazz, as musicians began migrating to points north of New Orleans. Any time there’s a discu...

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Barney Bigard
It may feel like an overstatement to say, but it’s true, that the 1920s was a pivotal decade for jazz, and that’s especially true for New York City...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Frank Teschemacher
The 1920s were a exciting time for jazz in Chicago. While all jazz musicians played crucial roles in shaping a style that took on the name of the c...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Omer Simeon
The story of early jazz clarinetists is a fascinating journey through the evolution of jazz. Not only did it play a crucial role in shaping the dis...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bertha "Chippie" Hill
The 1920s propelled America into the 20th Century, marked by a stark division between the 'haves' and 'have-nots.' It was during this era that jazz...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chick Webb
As jazz moved from Chicago to the Northeast an innovative presence was heard. Still embedded in the roots of New Orleans, New York added an element...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Graystone playbill c.1929
Detroit played a significant role in the development and popularization of jazz during the 1920s. The city's vibrant music scene and cultural envir...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week we look back at music from the Baroque and before. These are Women of Old who laid the foundation for the women of today.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
Caption: Johnny Dedroit's Band, Credit: c. 1926
In jazz of the 1920s, melody is defined by improvisation and the blue notes. Rhythm is characterized by syncopation and provided a dynamic foundati...

Bought by KCCU Radio, KCBX, and KWAX


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3