PRX's and public radio's best kept secret -- and a jazz program that shows you don't have to be born in the USA to swing. The Big Band and Jazz Fusion programs are consistently among the series' strongest offerings.

Full series.

(The series programs from 2007 and 2008 are also archived on PRX.)

Music of today...literally; a program worth considering if your station's mission and vision is directing your audience to new music -- specifically the independent rock, pop, experimental and electronic scene. The show's producer has developed a finely tuned ear for choosing music and assembling musical sets that draw you in.

Full series.

(Full Disclosure: I've been a "volunteer consultant," working with this show and its host/producer for about two years.)

Produced by Tracey Tanenbaum -- five minutes inside the musical and personal life and history today's singer/songwriters -- some famous, some not (yet).

Musicians are often the last person to ask about their music if you're looking for insight, coherency and brevity. Don't know how Tracey Tanenbaum does it, but the musicians in "A Musicians' Life" say the deepest, most memorable and revealing things about their own music. Each edition of AML, and each performer become memorable as they talk about why they write, what they write and how they write it.

To get a feel for this series -- check out several different performer snapshots.

Full series.

Not a music show -- but a rare example of short radio serial that has a place on the right stations at the right time.

The radio comic strip with the lovable-quirky-vulnerable-wise characters who live on 11 Central Ave. along with their friends and neighbors.

Frequently sharp, crisp writing and acting for radio that places you right at the kitchen table where the action, drama and lovable whining take place.

Please note -- it would be best to audition several shows from the series to get a sense of the overall sound and personality.

Full series.