Blues & Beyond

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A weekly exploration of blues and related musical forms

The Blues & Beyond is a weekly exploration of blues, jazz, international music, folk, and new/experimental music. The program includes interviews with musicians, producers, and writers, and a lot of music that would slip through the cracks otherwise.


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64 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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Linsey Alexander has "Been There, Done That"

Bought by KPVL, KTRL, WDNA, WRGY, KUOW and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 21
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The latest from trombonist Steve Turre, who also plays sea shells

Bought by WNMU-FM, KPVL, KTRL, WDNA, WRGY and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 17
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Mighty Mo Rodgers celebrates the old Cadillacs

Bought by KPVL, WDNA, KMXT, WRGY, KRPS and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 17
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Longtime mutual fans of one another, banjoist Bela Fleck and pianist Marcus Roberts cross an "imaginary divide"

Bought by WNMU-FM, KPVL, WRGY, KRPS, KPVL and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 19
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Music of Joni Mitchell, both reinterpreted and played by the artist herself.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPIP-LP, KPVL, RadioFreePalmer, WRGY and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 19
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Talking with blues guitarist Paul Rishell about "Talking Guitar"

Bought by WRGY, KPVL, KRPS, KPVL, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 15
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Boogie Woogie from pianists Lluís Coloma and Bob Seeley.

Bought by KPVL, WRGY, KRPS, KPVL, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
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Blues from Detroit bluesman Johnnie Bassett, who has died at age 76.

Bought by WDSE, WRGY, KPVL, KRPS, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 17
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rare, out-of-print Johnny Heartsman recordings never on CD

Bought by WRGY, KPVL, KRPS, WOUB, KEOS and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 14
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Jazzy neo-soul from Esperanza Spalding's album "Radio Music Society" and horn-driven new interpretations of country blues from the Heritage Blues O...

Bought by WJAB, KPVL, WRGY, KRPS, KPVL and more


  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16

  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 14
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Bonnie McCoy, grand niece of blues great Memphis Minnie, makes her debut.

Bought by KPVL, WRGY, KRPS, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jul 04, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
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The final testament of guitarist Manuel Galbán.

Bought by WRGY, KRPS, KPVL, KFOK-LPFM, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
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the latest "trance blues" from Otis Taylor

Bought by WRGY, KRPS, KPVL, KFOK-LPFM, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
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Singer Laura Ainsworth flirts with murder - - in song.

Bought by WRGY, KPVL, KRPS, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 15
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Concert album called "Get Together" with pianist Hiromi Uehara, and pianist and singer Akiko Yano, recorded last September in Tokyo, not issued in ...

Bought by KPVL, WRGY, KRPS, KPVL, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 17
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Music from the late bluesman Michael Burks and the late bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn of Booker T. & The MGs fame.

Bought by KPVL, WRGY, KRPS, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 16, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
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A look at tradition in transition, the new film "We Juke Up In Here" looks at hard times for Mississippi blues juke joints.

Bought by KPVL, KRZA, WRGY, KRPS, KPVL and more


  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 19
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Neo-soul featuring Lalah Hathaway as a guest artist, and jazz pianists with great bands

Bought by KPVL, WJAB, WRGY, KRPS, KPVL and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 17
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Music from the late pianist Omar Shariff, also known as Dave Alexander, who died in January 2012

Bought by WRGY, KPVL, KRPS, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 14