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A Conversation with NEA Jazz Master, Jimmy Heath
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Saxophonist, composer and arranger Jimmy Heath talks about his storied career and some of the jazz greats he’s played with.

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2024
  • Length: 33:05
  • Purchases: 1
Devo
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about the book "Recombo DNA," an in-depth biography of the band Devo that focuses on th...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:31
Full Moon Hacksaw #1897 (Hour 1 & 2) - 06/08/2023
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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There is mileage left on our music here. In our continuing tribute to the late Wayne Shorter as tenor saxophonist and composer, we spin the leadoff...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 9
Good Health and Wellbeing UN Goal #3
From: melodically challenged
Series: Saving the Planet: The United Nations Sustainability Goals
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Welcome to Melodically Challenged.  Today, we continue our series on the U. N. Sustainable Development Goals with an hour dedicated to Goal number ...

  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:06
Wax Museum 2/25/23 show #178 hour 2 Monterey Pop and More!
From: Chris Palladino
Series: The Wax Museum
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
Monterey Pop and More! We start with a number of artists that played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and the some classic rock to finish up ho...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:44
Appalachian Vibes: The Manakooras & Shadowgrass
From: WNCW
Series: Appalachian Vibes
Caption: Amanda Bocchi, Credit: Jaimie Phillips
This week my guests are The Manakooras, a Surfxotica band from all over the southern states. Surfxotica encompasses surf and exotica music, a 1950’...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
The Wax Museum show #145 Stevie Wonder Deep Undercover hour 1
From: Chris Palladino
Series: The Wax Museum
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
The Wax Museum show #145 Stevie Wonder Deep Undercover. Celebrating the session work of Stevie Wonder, with bio information and solo material.

Bought by KNCT FM


  • Added: Mar 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:51
  • Purchases: 1
2020 National Puppetry Conference with Ronnie Burkett – Under The Puppet #46
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Under The Puppet
Caption: Ronnie Burkett, Credit: Ronnie Burkett
I talk to master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett, who is teaching a Master Class at the 2020 National Puppetry Conference, about his thoughts on the Confe...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 24:37
One-Hundred and Twelfth Edition
From: Sigil Of Brass
Series: The Parish News
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The Parish News is a weekly experimental radio show & podcast that is aired internationally. Hosted by Andy Backhouse, the show plays avant-garde a...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00:00
NEA Jazz Master Moments with Advocate and Writer, Ira Gitler
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Jazz historians and his own son, Fitz, share why writer and jazz adovcate, Ira Gitler is a Jazz Master.

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 13
Pop Sonnets
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
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Erik Didriksen takes hit songs from artists like Taylor Swift and Coldplay and rewrites them as Elizabethan-style sonnets.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 23:31
Episode #35: Music 101 - Life as a Career Musician
From: Kill Rock Stars
Series: The Future of What
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Every kid dreams of being a rock star, but what does the job actually take?

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Origins Of JazzGrass Pt.5 ~ The Banjo
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: Gordon Stone performing on the air at the WGDR-Plainfiield studio during the show 2011, Credit: B. Aust
This next installment of the JazzGrass Origin Series presents the signature instrument of bluegrass, newgrass and jamgrass.....the banjos that dest...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio and Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:55:43
  • Purchases: 2
NEA Jazz Moments with Saxophonist and Composer, Charles Lloyd
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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A born innovator, musician Charles Lloyd has been on the path to NEA Jazz Master for decades. In these Moments, he talks about growing up surrounde...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 13
Todd Rundgren - The Moral Imperative for Music Education
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Todd Rundgren shares his thoughts on his own music educational experience as well as the strong need to bring back a dynamic music educational prog...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
Mood Indigo - Boris Vian, Surrealist (Short Version)
From: Pod Academy
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The new film 'Mood Indigo' is based on a novel by Boris Vian - so who was Vian? One of France's most popular authors of the 20th Century, musician,...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 14:45
Music For Nothing
From: Kim Hornak
Series: Common Air
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Is there a sustainable business model for independent musicians?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 25:03
The Needle Drop: 06-05-13
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Quasimoto, Bibio, Integrity and more.

Bought by KPVL, Yellowstone Public Radio, KZUM, KMUN, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 14
Record Store Day
From: Mitch Skinner
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Mitch Skinner looks at the history of Record Store Day. He also finds out what's in store for 2012.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 05:29
The Needle Drop: 12-11-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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Part 1 of my favorite releases of 2012.

Bought by KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 4
Healing With Music
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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For teenagers dealing with substance abuse issues, talking about what they’re feeling can be a challenge. So one music therapist uses rock and heav...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, KPIP-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KWMR


  • Added: Aug 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 5
WorldCanvass: The Arts in India
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:55:01
Indie on Demand Reviews LAST DAYS HERE
From: Daniel Persons
Series: The Indie on Demand Movie Review
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A review of LAST DAYS HERE, the documentary about a legendary rock musician trying to stage a comeback.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:00