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Jazz's Great Songwriting Teams
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Tin Pan Alley duo Rodgers and Hart
This week on the show, it's an hour with jazz's legendary songwriting teams—from Tin Pan Alley duo Rodgers and Hart, to Duke Ellington and Billy St...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WRGY, KPVL, KDRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Ronnie Fauss: “One to Watch” at SXSW 2013
From: KUT
Series: The Ones to Watch at SXSW 2013
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If you like your rock and roll with a little country swagger, chances are you’re gonna love Ronnie Fauss. With a vocal quality not a little unlike,...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
The Tontons: “One to Watch” at SXSW 2013
From: KUT
Series: The Ones to Watch at SXSW 2013
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The Tontons have taken over Houston's indie rock scene, but elsewhere they may well be described as one of the best kept secrets in Texas rock. Pro...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:58
Edna the Engineer: Who Gets to be a Scientist?
From: With Good Reason
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You know the stereotype: white guy in a lab coat with crazy hair and an experiment gone awry. But the picture of science is changing. In this episo...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
EarthTones
From: Claire Schoen
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Sound is a vital though invisible aspect of human existence. “EarthTones” gives its audience the opportunity to experience the natural world throug...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 26:03
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz and the American Road
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: North or south, Highway 61 is America's "Blues Highway"
The myth and magic of the American road is one of the defining themes in American life. This week we hit the road in search of the highways and byw...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WRGY, WNCU, KDRP Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
The Art of Jazz Drumming
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: The "greatest drummer in the world," Buddy Rich
Jazz drummers have gotta be some of the most unheralded of jazz's many unsung heroes. This week we dissect their art and craft with world-renowned ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Troy Public Radio, WRGY, WNCU, KDRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Sound is...
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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What is sound? We'll define it physically and through our experience. Interesting descriptions abound as we learn why a piano sound is different th...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 14:39
  • Purchases: 1
The Art of the Solo
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Jazz icon Miles Davis
Jazz isn't the only form of music that has great solos, but it wouldn't be what it is without 'em. This week we take a look at the art and craft of...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WRGY, KMUN, WNCU, KSFR and more


  • Added: Dec 24, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 13
New Orleans Jazz
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: New Orleans' Preservation Hall Jazz Band. , Credit: Joe Crachiola
Jazz was born in New Orleans, right? Well it depends on who you ask. This week on the show, we get to the bottom of that question and tour the site...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WRGY, WNCU, WCAI / WNAN, KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Culturology: Minnesota Crossroads series - Ely, Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
Caption: Susan Shurke, Credit: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend this summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1. ...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 09:56
Grit, Luck and Money: Preparing Kids for College and Getting Them Through
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Focus on Education
Caption: YES Prep students at an informational session at the University of Oklahoma. YES Prep is a charter school network that serves a low-income population in Houston, Tex. and focuses on getting all of its students accepted into 4-year colleges. , Credit: YES Prep Public Schools
Why are so many low-income students quitting college, and what leads a few to beat the odds and make it through? (8/30/2012)

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Searching Space
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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Listen to peoples' first reaction to Saturn alongside astrophysicists who gaze up at the universe for a living. Learn the new techniques scientists...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 17:47
  • Purchases: 1
Kansas City Jazz
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Adopted Kansas City hero Mary Lou Williams swingin' in 1946. , Credit: William Gottlieb
In this hour, we go in search of the storied and sordid roots of the famed Kansas City sound.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Troy Public Radio, WRGY, WNCU, KZYX and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 14
Jazz and Country
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Saxman Sonny Rollins goin' "Way Out West" in 1957.
This week The New Jazz Archive goes in search of those rare moments when the paths of jazz and country crossed for some of the most fascinating fus...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WRGY, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, KZYX and more


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 14
Tour 3: Art and Utility
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
Series: The New Ohio Guide Tour 3: Art and Utility
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See the information below on where to start each track.

  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 57:11
Jazz and the American Road
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: South or north, Highway 61 is America's "Blues Highway."
The myth and magic of the American road is one of the defining themes in American life. This week we hit the road in search of the highways and byw...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WNCU, KZYX, KPVL, WEMU and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
The Art of Jazz Drumming
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: The "Greatest Drummer in the World," Buddy Rich.
Jazz drummers have gotta be some of the most unheralded of jazz's many unsung heroes. This week we dissect their art and craft with world-renowned ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WNCU, KZYX, KPVL, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
The Art of the Solo
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Jazz icon Miles Davis
Jazz isn't the only form of music that has great solos, but it wouldn't be what it is without 'em. This week we take a look at the art and craft of...

Bought by KZYX, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KPVL, WNCU, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: :00
  • Purchases: 9
Great Jazz Cities: New Orleans
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: New Orleans' Preservation Hall Jazz Band., Credit: Joe Crachiola
Jazz was born in New Olreans, right? Well it depends on who you ask. This week on the show, we get to the bottom of that question and tour the site...

Bought by KMUN, KZYX, WNCU, KPVL, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
05 Lubliner Nign
From: Sue Zizza
Series: Music from The Witches of Lublin
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
At the Sabbath table on a Friday evening, the Khasidim of Eastern Europe sang tish nigunim, “table songs” praising God . . . seeking to get closer ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:16
04 Lustig Zayn
From: Sue Zizza
Series: Music from The Witches of Lublin
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
Sometimes, klezmer songs borrowed from popular folk melodies. “Lustig Zayn”, also known as “My Yofes” came from Polish peasants. But the more kle...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:24
03 Simkes Hanefesh
From: Sue Zizza
Series: Music from The Witches of Lublin
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
This is a more spiritual tune. In 18th Century Poland, the Jewish mystic philosophy of Khasidism was born. The Khasidim believed that singing song...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:53
02 Sofia's Song
From: Sue Zizza
Series: Music from The Witches of Lublin
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
In the audio drama “The Witches of Lublin,” Sofia is a teenaged girl in love – all that matters to her is that the object of her affection shares h...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:44
01 Shtayn Gart's
From: Sue Zizza
Series: Music from The Witches of Lublin
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
This lively dance is a bulgar. It is exactly the sort of music one would hear at one of the market fairs held in Easter Europe during the late 1700...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 09:55