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Mahnomen, Mn
May 7th and 8th, 2016
- Added: Sep 16, 2016
- Length: 01:19:06
June, 3rd, 4th and 5th
Nett Lake, MN
- Added: Sep 16, 2016
- Length: 01:07:46
Part 1 and 2
1st Annual!!
- Added: Sep 16, 2016
- Length: 49:52
Part 1 and 2
- Added: Sep 16, 2016
- Length: 25:45
- Added: Sep 16, 2016
- Length: 01:08:03
Centerstage Minnesota features Minnesota artists in an eclectic mix of folk, rock, blues, jazz, and world music. This week, I interview hip artist ...
- Added: Sep 15, 2016
- Length: 01:49:55
Milt Lee visits with Annie Humphrey from Deer River, about her life as a singer, songwriter, artist, marine and teacher.
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Jun 23, 2016
- Length: 07:56
- Purchases: 1
A Weaving of Traditions is a tribute to jazz musicians with Native American roots. Bobb Fantauzzo, Native flute player, performed this concert in ...
Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WNMU-FM, and WNMU-FM
- Added: May 23, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
Things found in everyday households.
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: May 18, 2016
- Length: 11:11
- Purchases: 1
Pee Wee Russell, who asserted a part-Cherokee background, stands as one of most innovative clarinet players in jazz.
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 4
Best known as a bebop player, Max Roach (of Tuscarora ancestry) was named a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master in 1984.
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
Oscar Pettiford (whose mother was full-blooded Choctaw and father, half Cherokee) was one of the top bassists during the 1940's and 50's.
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
The son of a Creek mother and Kaw father, saxophonist Jim Pepper grew up surrounded by the songs and dances of inter-tribal powwows.
Pepper was a ...
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
A leading figure in the development of bebop, Charlie Parker (of Choctaw ancestry), is regarded as the greatest saxophonist of all time.
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
Of Tuscarora ancestry, Thelonious Monk was one of the most inventive pianists of any musical genre.
Dubbed the “High Priest of Bebop”, Monk introd...
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 4
Program notes for the 2015 National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master Awards Ceremony describe Charles Lloyd as “one of the key figures in the expa...
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 2
John Lewis was of Cherokee and Comanche lineage and is best known as the musical director and leader of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 2
Jean Baptiste Jacquet is better known by his nickname, Illinois, which was given to him by his Sioux mother and comes from the Indian word “Illiniw...
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
Dizzy Gillespie (of Cheraw descent), was one of the most influential players in the history of jazz. He was named a National Endowment of the Arts ...
Bought by WTJU, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WDSE, and WTJU
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 4
Duke Ellington (whose maternal grandmother was Cherokee) is regarded by many as the most influential composer in the history of jazz. And, as head ...
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 4
Widely considered one of the most influential and consistently innovative musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis (of Cherokee ancestry) pointed...
- Added: Apr 26, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
Don Cherry, of Choctaw ancestry, was one of the most lyrical and unique voices in jazz. Emphasizing expression and musical communication over speed...
- Added: Apr 26, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
Ornette Coleman, whose family ties reach back to the Occaneechee Tribe of North Carolina, was largely self-taught. His music has weathered the test...
- Added: Apr 26, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
Dave Brubeck, whose father was of Medoc descent, was one of the most active and popular jazz musicians in the world. His experiments with odd time ...
- Added: Apr 26, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
As the first full-time female big band singer in America, Mildred Bailey helped popularize jazz singing and opened the door for later jazz greats, ...
- Added: Apr 26, 2016
- Length: 04:44
- Purchases: 3