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Big Bands
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
Frank Zappa
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
Girl Power....Interrupted
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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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
Translate Sound to the Brain
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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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
100 Years of Jazz's Avant Garde
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
Jazz Abroad
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
Great Jazz Cities: Philadelphia
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
Remembering Dave Brubeck
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
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 South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WRGY, KPVL, KDRP Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Gypsy Jazz
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
SHAZAM!
From: Bishop Sand
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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
Jazz and Literature
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
Tito Puente
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
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
Great Jazz Cities: St. Louis
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
Miss Subways
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Audio History Project
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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
The Two Lives of Asa Carter
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Audio History Project
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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
African Roots of Jazz
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
A Musical Brain Tease
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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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
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
The Soul of Guatemala Part II A Shaking in Our Souls
From: Jesse Dukes
Series: The Soul of Guatemala
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
The Soul of Guatemala Part III Christian Citizens
From: Jesse Dukes
Series: The Soul of Guatemala
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
The Soul of Guatemala Part I Miracle Town
From: Jesse Dukes
Series: The Soul of Guatemala
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
Alan Lomax
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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

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