Perhaps more than any other genre of popular American music culture, soul music is the result of the combination and merging of previous styles and sub-styles in the 50's and 60's. At it's inception soul music combined the African American concepts of gospel and blues sensibilities in creating a passionate, soulful and musical presentation of the African American spirit. Rhythm and Blues is itself a combination of blues and jazz and developed in the 40's as small groups of predominately African American musicians built upon the blues tradition which morphed itself into soul music coming into the 50's. "The R&B Chronicles" is a weekly musical biography that will focus on classic R&B and soul music and feature many of the great artists and groups.... such as Otis Redding, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Earth, Wind and Fire and many more. "The R&B Chronicles" airs Friday evenings at 7pm on 89.5 WHRV-FM. Hosted and produced by Jae Sinnett.

Perhaps more than any other genre of popular American music culture, soul music is the result of the combination and merging of previous styles and sub-styles in the 50's and 60's. At it's inception soul music combined the African American concepts of gospel and blues sensibilities in creating a passionate, soulful and musical presentation of the African American spirit. Rhythm and Blues is itself a combination of blues and jazz and developed in the 40's as small groups of predominately African American musicians built upon the blues tradition which morphed itself into soul music coming into the 50's. "The R&B Chronicles" is a weekly musical biography that will focus on classic R&B and soul music and feature many of the great artists and groups.... such as Otis Redding, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Earth, Wind and Fire and many more. "The R&B Chronicles" airs Friday evenings at 7pm on 89.5 WHRV-FM. Hosted and produced by Jae Sinnett.

NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support that includes the NEA Jazz Masters Award, an NEA Jazz Masters tour with performances and educational activities, radio programming, a compilation CD, educational resources, and publications and reports. Nearly 100 radio segments feature eighteen NEA Jazz Masters, providing musical samples, historical information, and first-person anecdotes designed to give listeners added insight into the artists and their art.

?Guardian of the Groove; New Orleans Drummer and Composer James Black.? features interviews with national and New Orleans luminaries including Ellis Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Charles Neville, Herlin Riley, Harold Battiste, Alvin Battiste, Edward ?Kidd? Jordan, Deacon John, Johnny Vidacovich, Steve Masakowski, David Torkanowsky, James Singleton, Chris Severin, Porgy Jones, Al Scrammuza, Patrice Fischer, Ramsey Mclean,, Dr. Bruce Raeburn, Kalamu Ya Salaam and others. This program features the music and drumming of James Black including his compositions Magnolia Triangle (covered by Yusef Lateef, Ellis Marsalis Quartet, Mark Turner, and Stanton Moore), Monkey Puzzle (covered by Ellis Marsalis Quartet and Dr. John), Olde Wine (played by the AFO Executives and Medeski, Martin, and Wood), New Arrival (Nat Adderley), In The Bag (Nat Adderley and Kermit Ruffins) Hook and Sling (Eddie Bo), Semiocto (Yusef Lateef), Dee Wee, Swingin' at the Haven, and many others. There is also a short, captivating analysis of the Black's drumming techniques and composing styles by Black's friend Herlin Riley, drummer for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Wynton Marsalis Septet, and Ahmad Jamal. This piece has played on WWOZ in New Orleans in December of 2004.