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Caption: British Biscuit Tin c.1920
Jazz and Christmas were not really considered well suited in the early 1920s. Eventually, as jazz became more popular, a perfect partnership evolve...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Victoria Spivey
The 1920s was a time when traditional gender roles were deeply ingrained in society. Women were expected to conform to certain standards of behavio...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Shane MacGowan, Credit: The Pogues
A Mockery Of Indo-China Eggplant Mix featuring Henry Kissinger, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon, George Santos, Liz Cheney, JFK, Spencer Tracy, Monty ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:43
Caption: Brandon Victor Dixon, Credit: Dario Calmese
Actor, singer, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon talks about his long and storied career on Broadway.

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Andy Kirk
On the previous program, the time was spent with the three primary “schools” of jazz: New Orleans, Chicago and New York. It’ now time to spend with...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jelly Roll Morton
Although it’s understood that Jazz was born in New Orleans, its siblings did not stay in the Crescent City. First, they migrated to Chicago. Then i...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Putting It Together
The Blues, Too Much Talk and other Things That Stop You Dreaming with music mixed into another blend of alternative reality and produced by Peter B...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:40
Caption: Future City
A Moonlight Serenade with celebrations of Apollo Astronaut Frank Borman and First Lady Roselynn Carter featuring music from Telephones And Rubber B...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:43
Caption: Spirits of Rhythm
An often times ignored facet of jazz is its hidden language … or “jazz speak”. The music wasn't just about the notes on the page but the language ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: He Digs Rock and Roll
"Reelin' and Rockin " with some of the founders of Rock and celebrating artists that have continued making this music still vibrant & vital after y...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:18
Caption: Bright Musical Acts!
An incredible gathering of new music from the original British Invasion Bands and celebrations of essential musicians and artists that have left us...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: '20s Chicago
Guitarist Eddie Condon is quoted as saying that there was so much music in Chicago’s South Side in the 1920s, “you could hold a musical instrument ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Miff Mole
In 1917, New York became a hub of jazz activity. At the center of that universe sits Reisenweber’s Restaurant and nightclub at the intersection of ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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The premiere pilot episode of "It's All Happening", a music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention in how we inform ourselves about and ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Perry Bradford
When the aging jazz artist was hospitalized, his doctors thought they should get some background information on his life, and he told them that he ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Manuel Delgado, Credit: Delgado Guitars
Luthier and Community Activist Manuel Delgado talks about continuing his family’s tradition of hand-crafting stringed instruments while working to ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KFCF FM, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Count Basie
He was one of the all-time greats in early jazz. Bandleader, composer, pianist, who got his start in vaudeville. He became the first African Americ...

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Nine
An extended reworking of the Beatles track "Number 9" which serves as the introduction to Shortcuts and it's influences with additional music from ...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 58:24
Caption: Joe Hernandez, Credit: Mark Del Castillo
Meet "Little Joe" Hernández: Tejano Music Performer and 2023 National Heritage Fellow who never left his roots with a career spanning almost 70 yea...

Bought by WDCB, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Remembering Then
Remembering David McCallum and Larry Chance from The Earls with songs and music, combining memories of The 1964 World's Fair with "The Triumph of M...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:19
Caption: The Good Life, Credit: The Bones of J Jones
It's Dylan vs The Beatles & Bob Barker vs Happy Gilmore as the Good Times Roll on with music from Harry Nilsson, Blue Mother Tupelo, Eva Cassidy, J...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:33
Caption: Richard Davis
Uncorking some sparkling covers of Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Tom Petty, Joe Jackson, Phil Ochs, Cyndi Lauper, The Butterfield Blues Band, Johnny Kidd ...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:34
Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller
He was the first jazz organist. In many ways, it’s his alter ego. He wanted his legacy to be tied to his serious side. But, he was also the embodim...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Name That Tune?
Playing "The Name Game" with places, faces and numbers featuring music from a variety of folks you probably can't remember...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:37
Caption: Last Gas Before Fall, Credit: Edward Hopper
End of the Summer, back to school mix with a seasonal theme and well blended music...a final September Song

  • Added: Sep 18, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:14