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Caption: Duke Ellington and his orchestra
Think of a jazz big band and it's probably the brassy sound of a '30s swing orchestra that comes to mind first. But throughout their more than 80-y...

Bought by WEMU, Spokane Public Radio, and Interlochen Public Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Frank Zappa
His music was an amalgam of classical music, jazz, R&B, doowop, poetry and—sometimes—just plain noise. And Frank Zappa the man had even more to him...

Bought by WYSO, WRGY, KPVL, Prairie Public, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
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Conversations about where women are (and aren't) in pop culture, from the impact of "Free to Be You and Me" to the evolution of Wonder Woman.

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
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Sound gets funneled down your ear canal and... then what happens? You've heard about drums, tiny bones, and maybe a spiral shaped sensor, but not l...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 15:49
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman
This week on the program, we dare to go where many jazz fans dare not tread as we explore 100 years of the jazz avant garde.

Bought by WRGY, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KPVL, KDRP Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Israeli saxophonist and clarinetist Anat Cohen , Credit: Osnat Rom
Jazz may be an American-grown art form, but there are few places on the globe where the music hasn't found some sort of a home. This week, we go in...

Bought by WRGY, KPVL, KZYX, KMUN, KDRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Philadelphia trumpeter Clifford Brown
This week on The New Jazz Archive, we're continuing our ongoing tour of America's "Great Jazz Cities" with the stories and sounds of jazz in Philad...

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Jazz icon Dave Brubeck
In this hour, we remember the great Dave Brubeck—from his roots growing up on a California ranch, to his smash hit 1959 recording "Time Out," to hi...

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, WVAS, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
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 South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WRGY, KPVL, KDRP Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: The godfather of gypsy jazz, Django Reinhardt
Say the name Django Reinhardt and most people will probably follow that with the words "gypsy jazz." But had you said the words "gypsy jazz" to Dja...

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WRGY, WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, WVAS and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
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Avery Wang helped found the app, Shazam. This app is now part of our cultural consciousness as a flagship app for all smartphones because it is so ...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 10:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jazz poet Langston Hughes
What do Langston Hughes, the 50's Beat writers, and jazz critics all have in common? They all like to write about jazz. This week we'll take a look...

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, KPVL, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: King of the Timbales, Tito Puente
Tito Puente is the undisputed king of Latin music in the hearts of most Americans. But beyond that public persona, he was also a prolific composer,...

Bought by WRGY, KCSM, 90.5 WSNC, KDRP Community Radio, WVAS and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
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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
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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
Caption: St. Louis favorite son Miles Davis
In this hour, we continue our series on America's Great Jazz Cities with the forgotten history of jazz and the blues in St. Louis.

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KDRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
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Beauty pageants promote the fantasy of the ideal woman. But for 35 years, the Miss Subways contest in New York City celebrated the everyday working...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 14:15
  • Purchases: 1
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Asa Carter and Forrest Carter couldn’t have been more different. But they shared a secret.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 12:42
Caption: Jazz all-star Art Blakey
It's almost taken for granted today that jazz grew out of African music. But when you get down to it, the connections that make up jazz's African h...

Bought by WRGY, KDRP Community Radio, KMUN, WNCU, KPVL and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
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Don Hodges studies music psychology. Here, he discusses one of his latests studies that gives us some insight into what our favorite song (and musi...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:25
  • Purchases: 1
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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
Caption: A Mayan woman praying in an Evangelical Church in Guatemala's Highlands, Credit: Jesse Dukes
Part II in a three part series about Guatemala, Latin America's Evangelical Frontier.

Bought by WAMC and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: El Shaddai Church in Guatemala City, Credit: Jesse Dukes
Part III in a series of three short features about Latin America's Evangelical Frontier.

Bought by KUOW and WAMC


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A woman in Almolonga, Guatemala, selling carrots and potatos wholesale., Credit: Jesse Dukes
Part I in a series of three short features about Latin America's Evangelical Frontier.

Bought by KUOW and WAMC


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: American folklorist Alan Lomax
This week on the show, it's the life and legacy of American folklorist Alan Lomax and how his calling to "record the world" changed the course of t...

Bought by WRGY, WCAI / WNAN, KDRP Community Radio, KPVL, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13