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Midnight Confession

Tuesday nights, come to "Midnight Confession" - blowing past the pretense and hobgoblin sameness of the daylight world and revealing the dark truth in late night music, with admissions across… MoreTuesday nights, come to "Midnight Confession" - blowing past the pretense and hobgoblin sameness of the daylight world and revealing the dark truth in late night music, with admissions across the spectrum of sound, from the Flintstones to the Jetsons and The Twilight Zone. From 11pm until 1am, lay it all down with your confessor Kendall, Actually, or DJ B-Note as part of WTJU's “Groovy Tuesday” line up. Ask your pharmacist if "Midnight Confession" is right for you! Less

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1. "spider legs" - Wes Parker - fantom [Big Machine Rock: 2025[NEW]]
2. "No Man Left Behind" - Demob Happy - No Man Left Behind [Milk Parlour Records: 2025[NEW]]
3. "omni shambles" - bar italia - Some Like It Hot [Matador: 2025[NEW]]
4. "Celia Weston" - Damien Jurado - Private Hospital [Maraqopa Records: 2025[NEW]]
5. "Reality TV Argument Bleeds" - Wednesday - Bleeds [Dead Oceans: 2025[NEW]]
6. "save me (rock n roll)" - ZDAN - SO WHAT! [Lucky Rose Records: 2025[NEW]]
7. "Phantasmagoric Upstarts" - Guided By Voices - Thick Rich And Delicious [GBV Inc: 2025[NEW]]
8. "Red40" - Die Spitz - Something To Consume [Third Man Records LLC: 2025[NEW]]
9. "Light As a Feather" - Goat, Graveyard - Light as a Feather [Rocket Recordings: 2025]
10. "White Mice" - Mo-Dettes - The Last STIFF Compilation... [STIFF Records: 1980]
11. "Is That Love?" - Squeeze - Squeeze - Singles [A&M: 1982]
    Notes: RIP Gilson Lavis. Song co-produced by Elvis Costello
12. "Statue Of Liberty" - XTC - White Music [Virgin Records: 1978]
13. "The Days of Wine and Roses" - The Dream Syndicate - The Days of Wine and Roses [Fire America: 1982]
14. "Dance Stance" - Dexys Midnight Runners - The Last STIFF Compilation... [Warner Music Group - X5 Music Gr: 1980]
15. "Call Me" - Skyy - Skyy Line [Salsoul Records: 1981]
16. "Trusted Woods" - The Reverbs - The Happy Forest [Captured Tracks: 1984]
17. "Fear of God" - Guadalcanal Diary - Jamboree [Rhino/Elektra: 1986]
18. "Carry a Torch" - Salem 66 - SALT [Don Giovanni Records: 2025[NEW]]
    Notes: Album of 10 tracks from their back catalog 1984-1990. Thanks Ciclamino!
19. "The Beginning of the Twist" - The Futureheads - This Is Not the World [Big Life: 2008]
20. "Pretty Dancer" - Soft Palms - Soft Palms [Everloving: 2020]
    Notes: Thanks to Rick Clark!
21. "Hurry - Demo" - The Coathangers - Hurry (Demo) b/w Drifter (Demo) [Suicide Squeeze Records: 2025[NEW]]
22. "HaHaHome" - Twen - One Stop Shop [Twen Enterprises: 2022]
    Notes: Fantastic show at The Southern on 11/9!
23. "The Rabbit Hole" - Hirons - Future Perfect [Western Vinyl: 2025[NEW]]
24. "Next to You" - Sam Evian - All Back To: Jungle [All Back To: 2019]
25. "fare thee well" - Susanne Sundfor - blomi [Bella Union: 2023]
26. "She Has a Way" - The Byrds - Preflyte [Together Recrds: 1969]
27. "Elegantly Wasted [Feat. Leon Bridges]" - Hermanos Gutierrez, Leon Bridges - Elegantly Wasted [Feat. Leon Bridges] [Easy Eye Sound: 2025[NEW]]

Cultural Vibes Radio

Cultural Vibes Radio with Ty Cooper takes a deep dive into fashion, film, art, and music. With interviews with filmmakers, fashion designers, fine artists, and musicians & performers. The music… MoreCultural Vibes Radio with Ty Cooper takes a deep dive into fashion, film, art, and music. With interviews with filmmakers, fashion designers, fine artists, and musicians & performers. The music is a fusion of R&B, Hip Hop, and Alternative. Tuesday night from 9-11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Love's In Need" - Blackstreet - Blackstreet [Interscope: 1994]
2. "Caught Out There" - Kelis - Kaleidoscope [Virgin: 1999]
3. "I Miss You (Come Back Home)" - Monifah - Moods...Moments [Universal Motown Records Group: 1996]
4. "No Matter What" - Mase - Double Up [Bad Boy Records: 1999]
5. "Conceited (There's Something About Remy) - Album Version (Edited)" - Remy Ma - Conceited (There's Something About Remy) [Universal Records: 2005]
6. "Peaches & Cream" - 112 - Part III [Rhino Atlantic: 2001]
7. "Forthenight" - Musiq Soulchild, Aaries - soulstar [Def Soul: 2003]
8. "Do It Again (feat. Puff Daddy)" - Mase, Diddy - Double Up [Bad Boy Records: 1999]

Straight No Filter

You want the hottest classic and contemporary jazz, blues, and soul? You'd better come straight to the source. Straight No Filter delivers two hours of pure musical bliss from 7-9… MoreYou want the hottest classic and contemporary jazz, blues, and soul? You'd better come straight to the source. Straight No Filter delivers two hours of pure musical bliss from 7-9 pm each Tuesday night on WTJU. Your hosts Barrington and Michael bring you uncut, undiluted, unadulterated bops you can't find anywhere else. Accept no substitutes. Less

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1. "Illumination" - Linda Dachtyl - Full Steam Ahead [Chicken Coup: 2025]
2. "Frankie's Ghost" - Neil Gray - In The Streets [Cellar Live: 2025]
3. "Tim and Bim" - David Sneider - Introducing [Cellar Live: 2025]
4. "Wildflowers" - Linda Dachtyl - Full Steam Ahead [Chicken Coup: 2025]
5. "For Those In The Back" - Neil Gray - In The Streets [Cellar Live: 2025]
6. "Waltz in C-Sharp Minor" - Ted Rosenthal Trio - Classics Reimagined: Impromp2 [TMR Music: 2025]
7. "Tales of Mississippi" - Brandon Sanders - Lasting Impression [Savant: 2025]
8. "It Wasn't Was It" - Neil Gray - In The Streets [Cellar Live: 2025]
9. "Let's Do It" - Ledisi - For Dinah [Candid: 2025]
10. "Harlem Nocturne" - Big Jay McNeely - Big Jay's Best [Big Jay McNeely Masters: 2009]
11. "Cause I Love You" - Cubanero Yuliesky Gonzalez - Kind of Cuban [One World: 2020]
12. "Windjammer" - Freddie Hubbard - Winjammer [Sony: 1976]
13. "Altrostratus" - AddisAbabaBand & Olaf Johannes Brinch - E45 [South of Subterrania: 2025]
14. "Juke" - Little Walter and the Night Cats - The Best of Little Walter [Acrobate: 1952]
15. "Ambassel" - Meklit - A Piece of Infinity [Smithsonian Folkways: 2025]
16. "The Prophet" - Johnny Hammond - The Prophet [Sony: 1973]
17. "Tank!" - Seatbelts - Yoko Kanno - COWBOY BEBOP (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [SUNRISE: 1998]
18. "Tennessee Waltz" - Jakob Dineson - Dino [Stunt: 2008]
19. "Mikes Mood" - Winston Mankunku & Mike Perry - Jika [Templit LTE: 2010]
20. "Maiden Voyage" - Milcho Leviev - Maiden Voyage [Dance Plant/FHT: 2013]

Sneak Previews

Your weekly hour of cinema scoops, soundtracks, and scores to have you saying 'Play it again, Sam.’

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1. "Funky Fanfare" - Keith Mansfield - The KPM 1000 Series - Volume 1 [KPM: 2006]
2. "Tear Me Down" - Stephen Trask - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Hybrid: 2001]
3. "What's a Girl To Do" - Annette Funicello - Thunder Alley (Original Soundtrack Recording) [Sidewalk: 1967]
4. "Joe Bell" - Isaac Hayes - Tough Guys (Music from the Soundtrack of "Three Tough Guys") [Concord: 2016]
5. "Nuremberg Suite Part III - Hope" - Brian Tyler - Nuremberg (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Brian Tyler: 2025]
6. "Logo-Bakersfield" - Harold Faltermeyer - The Running Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Paramount: 1987]
7. "The Party" - Henry Mancini - The Party (Music from the Film Score) [Sony: 2003]
8. "What Can You Lose" - Madonna feat. Mandy Patinkin - I'm Breathless (Music from and Inspired by the Film "Dick Tracy") [Sire: 1990]
9. "Down to Joy" - Van Morrison - Remembering Now [Exile: 2025]
   Notes: from "Belfast" (2021)
10. "Skyline Pigeon" - Elton John, Bernie Taupin - The Favourite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Decca: 2019]
11. ""Wee"" - Jerskin Fendrix - Poor Things (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Hollywood: 2023]
12. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" - Marlene Dietrich - Bugonia (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Focus: 2025]
13. "Daughter" - Loudon Wainwright III - Strange Weirdos (Music from and Inspired by the Film "Knocked Up") [Universal: 2007]
14. "Ampersand (&)" - Stu Phillips, Lynn Carey, Barbara Robison - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Original Soundtrack Album) [Harkit: 1970]
15. "Honeycomb" - Ralph Burns, David Krakhauer - The Big Picture [Table Pounding: 2014]
    Notes: from "Lenny" (1974)
16. "Money Money" - Liza Minnelli, Joel Gray - Cabaret (Original Sound Track Recording) [Geffen: 1972]
17. "Overture" - Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Joseph Gershenson - Sweet Charity (Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Universal: 2003]
18. "On Broadway" - George Benson - The George Benson Collection [Rhino: 1981]
    Notes: from "All That Jazz" (1979)

Around This Town

Join Ed on Tuesdays from 4-6 pm for Around This Town as he throws a musical net over the acts coming to the Central VA area, and tries to pull… MoreJoin Ed on Tuesdays from 4-6 pm for Around This Town as he throws a musical net over the acts coming to the Central VA area, and tries to pull some of them in for live performances before their concerts. Less

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1. "Two Stars" - John Moreland - LP5 [Old Omens: 2020]
   Notes: Welcome
2. "Way Back When" - Donna The Buffalo - Life's a Ride [995712 Records DK: 2005]
   Notes: 3-7 Jefferson
3. "Brothers" - Penny and Sparrow - Tenboom [Penny & Sparrow: 2013]
   Notes: 4-7 Jefferson
4. "Git Along Little Yearlings" - East Nash Grass - All God's Children [Mountain Fever Records: 2025]
   Notes: THURSDAY Jefferson
5. "Better is the End" - Tophouse - Theory & Practice [Tophouse: 2025]
   Notes: FRIDAY Broadberry Richmond
6. "Don't Break My Heart Again" - Yarn - Yarn [Ardsley Music: 2007]
   Notes: 12-21 Broadberry Richmond
7. "Under Blue Stars" - Chris Trapper - Cold Water Waltz [Starlit Records: 2020]
   Notes: WEDNESDAY Tin Pan
8. "Mount Whitney" - Palmyra - Mount Whitney [1513593 Records DK: 2021]
   Notes: 12- 4 Broadberry
9. "Viva Las Vegas" - Shawn Colvin - Uncovered [Fantasy Records: 2015]
   Notes: TONIGHT Paramount
10. "The Good in Everyone" - Marc Cohn - Careful What You Dream: Lost Songs and Rarities [Marc Cohn: 2016]
    Notes: TONIGHT Paramount
11. "Room On The Porch [Feat. Ruby Amanfu]" - Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Ruby Amanfu - Room On The Porch [Concord Records: 2025]
    Notes: 2-22 Paramount
12. "If I Could Quit" - The Local Honeys - The Local Honeys [La Honda Records: 2022]
    Notes: 11-19 Southern Cafe
13. "Comfortably Numb" - Dar Williams - My Better Self [Dar Williams Records: 2005]
    Notes: 2-9 Southern Cafe
14. "I Miss New York" - Will Anderson - How Little Love Is / How Worth Everything [Independent Co.: 2025]
    Notes: TONIGHT Southern Cafe
15. "The Bottom" - Will Overman - Stranger [Will Overman: 2025]
    Notes: SUNDAY Southern Cafe
16. "When the Sun Gets in your Blood" - Railroad Earth - Last of the Outlaws [Black Bear Records: 2014]
    Notes: 12/30 & 31 Jefferson
17. "Late Blooming Forever" - William Matheny - That Grand, Old Feeling [Hickman Holler Records: 2023]
    Notes: 12/11 Jefferson
18. "Red Eyes" - John R. Miller - The Trouble You Follow [Emperor Records: 2018]
    Notes: 12/10 Jefferson
19. "Too Far Gone" - Caleb Klauder, Reeb Willms - Gold In Your Pocket [Free Dirt Records: 2024]
    Notes: 11-19 Eastwood Farm Winery
20. "Middle Man" - Scott Miller - Ladies Auxiliary [F.A.Y. Recordings: 2017]
    Notes: FRIDAY Waynesboro Theater
21. "The Seven" - Fireside Collective - The Seven [Fireside Collective Records: 2025]
    Notes: 12-12 Foundry
22. "Made For Movin' On" - The Kentucky Gentlemen - Rhinestone Revolution [River House Artists: 2025]
    Notes: 11-21 Front Porch
23. "Lonely Hotel Room" - Rakish, Maura Shawn Scanlin, Conor Hearn - Now, O Now [Top Floor Records: 2024]
    Notes: WEDNESDAY 4 PM Live on WTJU and 7 PM Albermarle Cider Works
24. "Crossing Muddy Waters" - I'm With Her, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan - Crossing Muddy Waters / Be My Husband [I'm With Her: 2015]
    Notes: WEDNESDAY Harvester - Rocky Mount
25. "Come With Me Tonight" - Bob Schneider - I'm Good Now [Shockorama Records: 2004]
    Notes: 12-13 Harvester Rocky Mount
26. "Fistfight at a Vegan Brunch" - Steve Poltz - Folksinger [98 pounder: 2016]
    Notes: 12-13 Harvester Rocky Mount
27. "Pay The Road" - Shakey Graves - Shakey Graves And The Horse He Rode In On (Nobody's Fool & The Donor Blues EP) [Dualtone Music Group: 2017]
    Notes: 12-20 Jefferson

Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show

Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show, heard each Tuesday afternoon from 2-4, is an assortment of afternoon ear candy from 30 years ago to 30 seconds ago.

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1. "Chickasaw Train Blues" - Memphis Minnie - Presenting Memphis Minnie [Universal Digital Enterprises: 1929]
2. "Take the "A" Train" - Duke Ellington - The Essential Duke Ellington [Columbia/Legacy: 2007]
3. "Feel Like Going Home" - Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (Expanded Edition) [Geffen: 1964]
4. "Killing Floor" - Howlin' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues [Geffen: 1966]
5. "Strange Fruit" - Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday [Verve Reissues: 1957]
6. "A Change Is Gonna Come" - Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come [ABKCO Music and Records, Inc.: 1964]
7. "Mississippi Goddam" - Nina Simone - The Very Best Of Nina Simone 1967-1972 - Sugar In My Bowl [RCA Records Label: 1998]
8. "Dancing In The Street" - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dance Party [UNI/MOTOWN: 1965]
9. "Grandma's Hands" - Bill Withers - Just As I Am [Columbia/Legacy: 1971]
10. "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On [UNI/MOTOWN: 1971]
11. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" - Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man [Ace Records: 1971]
12. "Living For The City" - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions [Motown: 1973]
13. "Chocolate City" - Parliament - Chocolate City [Def Jam West: 1975]
14. "The Message (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee)" - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Duke Bootee - The Message [Rhino: 1982]
15. "Fight The Power" - Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (Deluxe Edition) [Def Jam Recordings: 1990]
16. "N.Y. State of Mind" - Nas - Illmatic [Columbia: 1994]
17. "King Kunta" - Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly [Aftermath: 2015]

Eclectic Woman

The only radio program in Central Virginia that features women's music exclusively, Eclectic Woman spans all musical genres and the globe with a variety of rich perspectives. Expect a fresh… MoreThe only radio program in Central Virginia that features women's music exclusively, Eclectic Woman spans all musical genres and the globe with a variety of rich perspectives. Expect a fresh and tantalizing musical menu of singer-songwriters, women of color, and womyn's music, spiced liberally with traditional, blues, world, jazz, rock, avant-garde, and instrumental music. The Eclectic Woman show, heard each Tuesday afternoon from 12 til 2, also features music and occasional news updates which specifically serve the gay and lesbian community. Less

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1. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" - Bette Midler - Experience The Divine-Greatest Hits [Atlantic: 1993]
2. "Praise The Lord And Pass Thje Ammunition" - Joan Morris & William Bolcom - Someone Talked! Memories of World War 2 [Equilibrium: 2009]
3. "Born In The USA" - Jen Chapin & Rosetta Trio - Light Of Mine [Purple Chair Music: 2008]
4. "Veterans Day" - Judy Collins (with Kenny White) - Bohemians [Wildflower Records: 2011]
5. "Dear Uncle Sam" - Loretta Lynn - I Like 'Em Country [UMG: 1966]
6. "Me, Too" - Sonia of Disappear Fear - Me, Too [Disappear Records: 2000]
7. "Thank A Veteran" - Barbara Speicher - Learning About Patiotic Holidays And Symbols [Barbara A. Speicher: 2023]
8. "If Only" - Roussie Flora - Songs By Roussie Flora [Roussie Flora: 1976]
9. "Les Mains" - Maya Nashoba - En Chemin [Maya: 2021]
10. "Baby Please Don't Go" - Tracy Nelson - Deep Are The Roots [Craft Recordings: 1965]
11. "Stagolee" - Erin Harpe - Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me: Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt [Erin Harpe Music: 2025]
12. "You Are My Sunshine" - Erin Harpe - Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me: Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt [Erin Harpe Music: 2025]
13. "Singing Cowboys Don't Talk" - Kathy Stommel - Single [Bell Buckle Records: 2024]
14. "Sea Of Heartbreak" - T'Monde - Lights In The Harbor [Valcour Records: 2019]
15. "Crazy Love" - Frazey Ford - Indian Ocean - deluxe edition [Nettwerk Music Group: 2025]
16. "Whispering Wind" - The Burnett Sisters Band - Easy Come, Easy Go [Pinecastle Records: 2025]
17. "Sorrow, Grief And Pain" - The Burnett Sisters Band - Easy Come, Easy Go [Pinecastle Records: 2025]
18. "Veinte Anos" - Valeria Stewart - Raices [Valeria Stewart: 2025]
19. "Coming Into Los Angeles" - Sarah Lee Guthrie - A Song For My Father [Savoy Records: 2010]
20. "Tres Pajaritos" - Elizabeth Mitchell - Tu Eres Mi Flor: Songs for Children in Espanol [Smithsonian Folkways: 2018]
21. "Everywhere I Go" - Sage Christie (featuring Holler & Crow) - Single [Sage Christie: 2025]
22. "I Can Hear The Birds Now" - Anna B Savage - In/Flux [City Slang: 2023]
23. "Dignity" - Angelique Kidjo - Mother Nature [Decca Records France: 2021]
24. "I'm Sailing, I'm Sailing" - Muriel Anderson - Sailing Dreams [CGD Music: 2024]
25. "Desfada" - Ana Moura - Desfada [Universal Music Portugal: 2012]
26. "Helas Mon Couer" - Birds On A Wire - Nuees Ardentes [Recordings France: 2025]
27. "People Are Strange/When I Ride" - Birds On A Wire - Nuees Ardentes [Recordings France: 2025]
28. "Granite (Badlands)" - Kelli Baker - Granite (Badlands) [Gulf Coast Records: 2025]
29. "Beautiful Strangers" - Mavis Staples - Beautiful Strangers [Anti: 2025]
30. "Cuban Getaway" - Sue Foley - Antone's Women Bringing You The Best In Blues [Antone's Records And Tapes: 1992]

Jazz at 100 Now!

With over 100 years of recorded jazz as a foundation, today’s scene is vibrant and exciting. Jazz at 100 Now! presents the best of current music in the context of… MoreWith over 100 years of recorded jazz as a foundation, today’s scene is vibrant and exciting. Jazz at 100 Now! presents the best of current music in the context of a deep and rich history. Less

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1. "I Got A Boogaloo" - The Dam Jawn, Jeremy Pelt - I Got A Boogaloo [Dox Records: 2025]
2. "Boneback" - Sean Mason - A Breath of Fresh Air [Taylor Christian Records: 2025]
3. "Tales of Mississippi" - Brandon Sanders - Lasting Impression [Savant: 2025]
4. "Shotgun Blues" - Neil Gray, Cory Weeds, Bruno Hubert, Julian Borkowski - In The Streets [Cellar Live: 2025]
5. "The Barges Blues" - Amaury Faye and the NOLA Quartet - Rust [Clearway Prod: 2025]
6. "For Maxwell" - Lafayette Harris, Jr., Jeremy Pelt - All in Good Time [Savant: 2025]
7. "For María José" - Aaron Parks - By All Means [Blue Note Records: 2025]
8. "Sitting and Not Waiting" - Kelsey Mines - Everything Sacred, Nothing Serious [OA2 Records: 2025]
9. "The Playful Listener" - Armel Dupas Trio - Everyday Superheroes [Armel Dupas Trio: 2025]
10. "The Old Castle" - Ted Rosenthal Trio, Ken Peplowski - Classics Reimagined: Impromp2 [TMR Music: 2025]
11. "Meant to Be" - John Scofield, Dave Holland - Memories of Home [ECM Records: 2025]
12. "Our Love Is Here to Stay" - Brandon Sanders, Jazzmeia Horn - Lasting Impression [Savant: 2025]
13. "Wongolo Wale" - Tyreek McDole, Weedie Braimah - Open Up Your Senses [Artwork Records: 2025]
14. "The Shadow Of Your Smile" - Stacey Kent - A Time for Love [naïve: 2025]
15. "You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away" - Theo Bleckmann - Love and Anger [Sunnyside: 2025]
16. "Kiss Me" - Sean Mason - A Breath of Fresh Air [Taylor Christian Records: 2025]
17. "Tristeza" - Chihiro Yamanaka - Ooh-La-La [Universal Music LLC: 2025]
18. "For Those In The Back" - Neil Gray, Cory Weeds, Bruno Hubert, Julian Borkowski - In The Streets [Cellar Live: 2025]
19. "Homage to Cannonball" - James Saxsmo Gates - Saxsmo's Den [804 Jazz / Saxsmo Music: 2025]
20. "Most Wanted" - Uri Caine Trio - Live at Village Vanguard [Winter and Winter: 2015]
    Notes: The Uri Caine Trio is at Club Unterfahrt on Nov 13.
21. "Evidence" - Gabriel Chakarji, Alain Pérez - Evidence [Chaksmusic: 2024]
    Notes: Gabriel Chakarji leads a trio at Mezzrow on Nov 12.
22. "Stars Fell On Alabama" - Joshua Redman, Gabrielle Cavassa - where are we [Blue Note Records: 2023]
    Notes: Gabrielle Cavassa streams from Keystone Korner Baltimore on Nov 13.
23. "Gullypso" - Etienne Charles - Gullah Roots [Culture Shock Music: 2025]
    Notes: Etienne Charles and Creole Soul livestream from Jazz St. Louis on Nov 13.
24. "The Smile of the Snake" - ARTEMIS - ARBORESQUE [Blue Note Records: 2025]
    Notes: Artemis is at Birdland this week with a likely livestream on Nov 13 on the club's Youtube page.
25. "Saracura Curar" - Maurício Tagliari, Alessandra Leão, Orchestra Baobab, Victória dos Santos - Saracura Curar [YB Music: 2025]
    Notes: Orchrestra Baobab is at Club Unterfahrt on Nov 14.
26. "Pío Mentiroso" - Afro-Cuban All Stars - A Toda Cuba Le Gusta [World Circuit: 1997]
    Notes: The Afro-Cuban Allstars led by Juan de Marcos stream from SF Jazz on Nov 14 (replay on 15).
27. "Stardust" - Zara McFarlane - Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan [Eternal Source Of Light: 2024]
    Notes: Zara McFarland celebrates Sarah Vaughan's Sweet Whispers from Porgy & Bess in Vienna on Nov 14.
28. "Shadows" - Michael Ragonese - Chasing Calm [Rags Music: 2025]
    Notes: Michael Ragonese leads a group at Jazzbird in AZ on Nov 14.
29. "Dear Autumn" - Joey Alexander - Origin [Mack Avenue Records: 2022]
    Notes: Joey Alexander & Friends streams from Smoke Jazz on Nov 14.
30. "Billy's Bop" - Roberta Piket, Harvie S, Billy Mintz - You've Been Warned [Sunnyside: 2022]
    Notes: Billy Mintz leads a quintet at Smalls on Nov 14-15.
31. "Monsieur du Barry" - Pete Malinverni - An American In London [PX Records: 2024]
    Notes: Pete Malinverni's Invisible Cities Quintet streams from Smalls on Nov 14-15.
32. "Tight Rope" - Nate Najar, Chuck Redd, Greg Grainger - Meet The Graingers [Copanema Records: 2024]
    Notes: Vibraphonist Chuck Redd leads a trio at Mezzrow Nov 14-15.
33. "Moonlight in Vermont" - Cyrus Chestnut - Rhythm, Melody and Harmony [HighNote Records: 2025]
    Notes: Cyrus Chestnut Trio is at Chris Jazz in Philadelphia on Nov 14-15.
34. "Papounet" - Andy Milne - Time Will Tell [Sunnyside: 2024]
    Notes: Andy Milne and Unison streams from Ravenscroft in AZ on Nov 15.
35. "Filthy McNasty" - Steve Miller - Born 2B Blue [Capitol Records: 1988]
    Notes: Steve Miller is at Jazzlive on Nov 15.
36. "Prayer" - Harish Raghavan - In Tense [Whirlwind Recordings: 2022]
    Notes: Bassist Harish Raghavan leads a group at the Jazz Gallery on Nov 19-20.

Classical Sunrise - Tuesday

Start the day right with WTJU! Every weekday morning from 7-9 Classical Sunrise eases you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts and special features you won't find anywhere else.

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1. "Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1" {LV BEETHOVEN} - Daniel Barenboim - Piano Sonatas Nos. 13-19 (D. Barenboim) [Deutsche Grammophon ]
   Notes: Composed around 1797, Beethoven's two Op. 49 piano sonatas are short, sometimes referred to as the Leichte Sonaten to be given to his friends and students.
2. "The American Scene: The Southwest" {William Grant STILL} - Manhattan Chamber Orchestra - Richard Auldon Clark, Conductor - American Scene (The) / From the Hearts of Women / Mother and Child / The Citadel / Phantom Chapel / Golden Days / Serenade
   Notes: The second movement, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, is a solemn tribute to fallen soldiers, Programmed in honor of Veterans' Day
3. "Dichterliebe (A Poet's Love), Op. 48" {Robert SCHUMANN} - Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) - Liederkreis / Dichterliebe [Warner Classics ]
   Notes: Based on Heinrich Heine's poems, this best-known song cycle by Robert Schumann explores the joys and sorrows of romantic love.
4. "Indigo Road" {Ronn MCFARLANE} - Ronn McFarlane, lute - Indigo Road [Sono Luminus ]
   Notes: The title track from his solo CD Indigo Road, which received a Grammy Award Nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2009.
5. "Symphony No. 3, Op. 75" {Ernst TOCH} -  Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) - Alun Francis, Conductor - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 [CPO ]
   Notes: Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1956. The selection jury wrote: "one of his finest works, of sure craftsmanship, contemporary in feeling, without self-conscious striving for the new and the original, beautiful and brilliant in orchestral sound."
6. "Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49, No. 2" {LV BEETHOVEN} - Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano - Piano Works (Complete), Vol. 2 - Sonatas Nos. 1-3, 19, 20 [BIS ]
   Notes: Oddly, there are no dynamic indications in the autograph or first edition. Considered the easiest of all the Beethoven piano sonatas
7. "14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. for orchestra)" {Sergei RACHMANINOFF} - Detroit Symphony Orchestra - Leonard Slatkin, Conductor - Symphony No. 2 / Vocalise [Naxos ]
   Notes: A wordless song that conveys pure emotion and longing through melody alone.

Classical Prelude - Tuesday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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WTJU Overnight Mix

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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Issa Hours

Two pals stay up to play (CDs, records, a few choice files) and read poems, so you don’t have to. We’re up late tonight spinning solitary sounds— hear them in… MoreTwo pals stay up to play (CDs, records, a few choice files) and read poems, so you don’t have to. We’re up late tonight spinning solitary sounds— hear them in your dreams. Less

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