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The Dreamland Cafe
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bessie Smith
The speakeasy opened at the peak of the gangster era. Most of Chicago was controlled by the mob. The café boasted a number of top Black performers,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Caravan (7/28/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Morocco's Tarwa N-Tiniri, Indonesian band LAIR, Australian duo Wrong Way Up + more!

Bought by KMXT, KWMR, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jul 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Footloose
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jazz Dance
The music that became known as jazz swept across America in the teens and early 1920s. To the older population, it appeared to be all elbow and kne...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Charlie Kendall's Metalshop - Guest: Chris Slade (2024/07/27)
From: Corey Harker
Series: Charlie Kendall's Metalshop
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Charlie Kendall's Metalshop...The Only Show With Teeth! This week features master drummer, Chris Slade, plus fresh metal, the Master Classic, the M...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2024
  • Length: 54:34
Culture Caravan (7/21/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from South African jazz musician Linda Sikhakhane, Sigur Ros' Jonsi, Colombia's Meridian Brother (the project of musician Eblis Alv...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KWMR, KMXT, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jul 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 4
The Green Mill
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Joe "Wingy" Mannone
It’s rumored to be the oldest continuously running jazz club in the country. While the outside may be dark and unassuming, stepping inside is somet...

Bought by WNMU-FM and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
CJL-915 Ben Paterson and Joel Paterson
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome pianist Ben Paterson with guitarist, Joel Paterson (no relation) and bassist, Beau Sample. These three fe...

Bought by WLPR and WDCB


  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 2
Nyttu Chongo’s Jazz Bantu
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Nyttu Chongo is a Minnesotan who performs a style called Jazz Bantu. The style combines music learned in Mozambique on African instruments with wes...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Nyttu Chongo Performs his Jazz Bantu at the Ordway in Saint Paul this Friday Evening
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Nyttu Chongo is a Minnesotan who performs a style called Jazz Bantu. The style combines music learned in Mozambique on African instruments with wes...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Combo
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s Combo
In the early 1920s, a small collection of musicians was referred to as a combination rather than an orchestra. In America, though, there’s frequent...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Caravan (7/14/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Our Best of 2024 So Far (Pt. 1) edition featuring music from The Marias, South Korea's Peggy Gou, Sweden's Goran Kajfes Tropiques + more!

Bought by KWMR, Raven Radio, KMXT, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
WoodSongs 1067: Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley and Jason Carter
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Trey Hensley and Rob Ickes return to the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes fiery roots bluegrass duo Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley plus one of the best...

Bought by Radio Bristol, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KCHW, KEDT, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 54
Turn On the Heat
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Ethel Waters
Summer. Those three months are loaded with ups and downs. Along with rising temperatures, there’s a remarkable increase in travel – not to mention ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 05, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Caravan (7/7/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Our Best of 2024 So Far (Pt. 1) edition featuring music from Les Amazones d'Afrique, South Korea's Minhwi Lee, Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar + more!

Bought by KWMR, Raven Radio, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 05, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
When Vicki Victoria Sings, Expressing the Mood of the Song is the Main Thing
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
When Vicki Victoria sings, she embodies the emotion in her songs. She’s been doing it a long time. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Vicki talke...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2024
  • Length: 08:01
Vicki Victoria leads the Dale Alexander Quartet into the Smack Shack in Bloomington Saturday July 20
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
When Vicki Victoria sings, she embodies the emotion in her songs. Catch Vicki’s great renditions of great songs, when she’ll be fronting the Dale A...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Culture Caravan (6/30/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Norway's Pom Poko, French-Spanish singer and guitarist Manu Chao, the Cuban / NYC latin jazz group Orquesta Akokan + more!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, KWMR, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
Hubs
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Dumaine's Band
Jazz originated in the African American communities of New Orleans thanks in part to Congo Square near the French Quarter. That’s where the slaves ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 27, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Full Moon Hacksaw #1952 (Hour 1 & 2) - 06/27/2024
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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We may not be going all out but we’re letting more in. Most selections are new releases this installment. One of a couple best clarinetists alive t...

Bought by KMXT, Raven Radio, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2024
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 11
Culture Caravan (6/23/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Czech singer/songwriter Bara Zmekova, Gnawa music by Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Tiumbouktou, Menahan Street Band & Brazilian musici...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jun 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Sunset Cafe
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Sunset/Grand Terrace Cafe
When mob boss Al Capone took control of the Sunset Café in Chicago in the mid 1920s, it was already considered to be one of the best performance sh...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pickin' on Rock | Episode 24-24
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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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, WXPR, WDSE, KSJE, KMSU and more


  • Added: Jun 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Adam Greuel & The Space Burritos | Episode 24-22
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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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 WXPR, KFCF FM, KSJE, WDSE, KMSU and more


  • Added: Jun 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
CJL-912 Don Stiernberg Quartet - Part 1
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome jazz mandolin master Don Stiernberg with his quartet as they celebrate the release of their new recording...

Bought by WLPR and WDCB


  • Added: Jun 18, 2024
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 2
Kevin Gamble Trio at Icehouse in Minneapolis This Thursday at 6pm
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Kevin Gamble leads his trio into Icehouse in Minneapolis for a show next Thursday night, June 27. Kevin’s trio plays many kinds of music, but on th...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2024
  • Length: 08:01