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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 Grace 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. "Jolene" - Dolly Parton - Jolene (Expanded Edition) [RLG/Legacy: 1974]
2. "Peaches En Regalia" - Frank Zappa - Hot Rats [Frank Zappa Catalog: 1969]
3. "All Summer Long (Mono)" - The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (Mono & Stereo) [Capitol Records: 1964]
4. "Enjoy the Silence" - Messer Chups - New Wave or Surf Wave [Storage Records: 2021]
5. "See You in September" - The Happenings - The Happenings [Rhino: 1966]
6. "For the Love of Ivy - Remastered 2020" - The Gun Club - Fire of Love (Remastered 2020) [Blixa Sounds: 1981]
7. "The Natives Are Restless - 1977 Version" - The Cramps - Gravest Gravy [Vengeance Records: 2026]
8. "Dark Entries" - Bauhaus - In the Flat Field [4AD: 1980]
9. "Bombay Calling" - It's A Beautiful Day - It's A Beautiful Day [Renaissance Records: 1969]
10. "Må Dit Liv Gå Op I Ild" - De Forbandede - De Forbandede [Some Studio: 2017]
11. "Hightailin'" - You Know Who - DUMB. [MSMB Recordings: 2024]
12. "Doktor doktor" - Michael Krohn - NORMAL INDUSTRI [Drabant Music: 2022]
13. "Stop It - Remastered" - Pylon - Gyrate (Remastered) [New West Records: 1980]
14. "Suffragette City Intro - Live from Spotify NYC" - Cyndi Lauper - Spotify Sessions [Rhino: 2016]
15. "Surfin' Spooks" - The Ghastly Ones - A-Haunting We Will Go-Go [DGC: 1998]
16. "Hot for Teacher - 2015 Remaster" - Van Halen - 1984 (Remastered) [Rhino/Warner Records: 1984]
17. "Psycho for Your Love" - The Meteors - The Lost Album [Raucous Records: 2007]
18. "Rocket In My Pocket - 1977 Version" - The Cramps - Gravest Gravy [Vengeance Records: 2026]
19. "Get Rhythm" - Johnny Cash, The Tennessee Two - Greatest [Sun Records: 1958]
20. "Frankenstein" - The Edgar Winter Group - They Only Come Out At Night [Epic: 1972]
21. "Frankenstein" - New York Dolls - New York Dolls [Island Mercury: 1973]
22. "Great Big Kiss" - Johnny Thunders - So Alone [Rhino/Warner Records: 1978]
23. "Little Honda" - Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One [Matador: 1997]
24. "The Last Time" - Daryl Hall & John Oates - Along The Red Ledge [RCA Records Label: 1978]
25. "Summertime" - Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - Cheap Thrills [Columbia/Legacy: 1968]
26. "My Man" - Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits [GRP: 1995]
27. "Summer Madness" - Kool & The Gang - Light Of Worlds [Island Mercury: 1974]
28. "Breakdown - Live At The Wiltern/1985" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Pack Up The Plantation: Live! [Geffen: 1985]
29. "Racing In The Street - Live at Meadowlands Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - July 1981" - Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85 [Columbia/Legacy: 1986]
30. "Sunny Afternoon" - Ingrid Lucia - Almost Blue [Ingrid Lucia: 2004]
31. "Pipeline" - Johnny Thunders - So Alone [Rhino/Warner Records: 1978]

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. "I Wish" - Carl Thomas - Emotional [Bad Boy Records: 2000]
2. "Where I Wanna Be" - Donell Jones - Where I Wanna Be [Arista/LaFace Records: 1999]
3. "Kissin' You" - Total - Total [Rhino Atlantic: 1996]
4. "Diamonds and Pearls" - Prince, The New Power Generation - Diamonds and Pearls [Legacy Recordings: 1991]
5. "Cruisin'" - D'Angelo - Brown Sugar [Virgin Records: 1995]
6. "Best of Me" - Anthony Hamilton - Back To Love (Deluxe Version) [RCA Records Label: 2011]
7. "You Don't Know My Name" - Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys [J Records: 2003]
8. "Charlene" - Anthony Hamilton - Comin' From Where I'm From [Arista: 2003]
9. "Can't Stay" - Dave Hollister - Ghetto Hymns [Geffen: 1999]
10. "Brown Skin" - India.Arie - Black Joy: R&B [UME - Global Clearing House: 2022]
11. "Little Things - Main" - India.Arie - The Little Things [UNI/MOTOWN: 2002]
12. "Lady" - D'Angelo - Brown Sugar [Virgin Records: 1995]
13. "sobeautiful" - Musiq Soulchild - onmyradio [Atlantic Records: 2008]
14. "Peaches & Cream" - 112 - Part III [Rhino Atlantic: 2001]
15. "Faded Pictures" - Case, Joe - Personal Conversation [Def Jam Recordings: 1999]
16. "Knocks Me Off My Feet" - Donell Jones - My Heart [Arista/LaFace Records: 1996]
17. "I Wanna Know" - Joe - My Name Is Joe [Jive: 2000]

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. "Can You Read My Mind? (Love Theme From Superman)" {John Williams} - Jimmy Cobb - Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb [Marsalis Music: 2005]
2. "Good Morning Blues" {Count Basie / Eddie Durham / Jimmy Rushing} - John Williams - The John Williams Trio [EmArcy Records: 1955]
3. "Jes’ Fine" {Tommy Flanagan} - Tommy Flanagan - The Tommy Flanagan Trio [Prestige / Moodsville: 1960]
4. "Dissipation Blues" {Peter Bernstein} - Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart - Rhombus [Smoke Sessions Records: 2025]
5. "I Didin’t Know About You" {Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington & Bob Russell} - Mary Stallings - Live at The Village Vanguard [MaxJazz: 2000]
6. "I Didin’t Know About You" {Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington & Bob Russell} - Eddie Higgins Trio - Don’t Smoke In Bed [Venus Records: 2000]
7. "Keep Doing What You’re Doing" {Ken Fowser} - Ken Fowser - Right on Time [Positone Records: 2018]
8. "Ain’t Nothing But a G-String Baby" {Marvin “Smitty” Smith} - Jacques Lesure - Live at Lavender Blue [Kindred Rhythms: 2026]
9. "Free Flow" {George Coleman} - Lee Morgan - The Procrastinator [Blue Note: 1969]
10. "Late August" {Mike DiRubbo} - Mike DiRubboi - Way Out Northwest [Cellar Music Group: 2025]
11. "Groove Yard" {Carl Perkins} - Jacques Lesure - When She Smiles [Jacques Lesure: 2012]
12. "Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry" {Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn} - Irene Kral with The Junior Mance Trio - Better Than Anything [Äva Records: 1963]
13. "I Guess I’ll Hang My Teas Out To Dry" {Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn} - Dexter Gordon - Go [Blue Note: 1962]
14. "Moment To Moment" {Henry Mancini} - George Coleman - George Coleman with Strings [HighNote Records: 2022]
15. "You Don’t Know" {Gretchen C. Valade & Tom Robiinson} - Freda Payne - Come Back To Me Love [Mack Avenue Records / Artistry M: 2014]
16. "Blues For J.A." {Curtis Lundy} - Curtis Lundy - Purpose [Justin Time Records: 2001]
17. "Fallen Feathers" {Quincy Jones} - Jason Marshall - New Beginnings [Cellar Music Group: 2022]
18. "Minor March" {John Webber} - John Webber - Down For The Count [Cellar Live Records: 2014]

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. "Pain is the Heart of Love" - Alex G, Paul Buchanan - Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Soundtrack) [Waxwork: 2026]
3. "Supernatural Superserious" - R.E.M. - Accelerate [R.E.M.: 2008]
   Notes: from "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" (2026)
4. "Satan" - Andy Shauf - Satan/Jacob Rose - Single [Andy Shauf: 2022]
   Notes: from "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" (2026)
5. "I Love You Always Forever" - Donna Lewis - Now in a Minute [Atlantic: 1996]
   Notes: from "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" (2026)
6. "Theme from Camp Miasma" - Alex G - Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Soundtrack) [Waxwork: 2026]
7. "Welcome to Camp" - Alex G - Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Soundtrack) [Waxwork: 2026]
8. "Theme from Camp Miasma Part 6" - Alex G - Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Soundtrack) [Waxwork: 2026]
9. "Striper Run" - Jay McCarrol - Tony (Original Soundtrack) [A24: 2026]
10. "Rocking Chair Blues" - Jay Ramsey - Jay Ramsey Anthology: Volume 2 [Fervor: 2013]
    Notes: from "Operation Avalanche" (2016)
11. "Pursuit of Happiness" - Lissie - Covered Up with Flowers - EP [Lionboy: 2012]
    Notes: from "The Dirties" (2013)
12. "Waterloo Sunset" - The Kinks - Something Else [Sanctuary: 1967]
    Notes: from "Blackberry" (2023)
13. "Real Goths" - Jay McCarrol - Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie The Score [Neon: 2026]
14. "Sneakin' Around" - Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [MCA: 1982]
15. "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" - Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson - The Winning Hand [Sony: 1982]
    Notes: from "The Winning Hand" (1985)
16. "Woke Up in Love" - Dolly Parton, Sylvester Stallone - Rhinestone (Original Soundtrack Recording from the Motion Picture) [Sony: 1984]
17. "Blue Me" - Dolly Parton - Straight Talk (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Hollywood: 1992]
18. "9 to 5" - Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs [Sony: 1980]
    Notes: from "9 to 5" (1980)
19. "I Will Always Love You" - Dolly Parton - Greatest Hits [Sony: 1982]
20. "Suite" - Georges Delerue - Great Composers: Georges Delerue [Varese Sarabande: 2001]
    Notes: from "Steel Magnolias" (1989)
21. "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" - Dolly Parton - Straight Talk (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Hollywood: 1992]

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. "Little Martha" - Allman Brothers Band - Eat A Peach [Island Def Jam: 1972]
2. "Just Like You" - American Aquarium - New Ways to Lose [Losing Side Records: 2026]
   Notes: 9-6 Broadberry-Richmond
3. "Domestic Error" - Jesse Welles - Masks Off [Jesse Welles: 2026]
   Notes: 9-25 The National-Richmond
4. "Planting by the Signs" - Senora May, Tyler Childers - (Re) Planting by the Signs [Slough Water Records: 2026]
   Notes: 9-29 Broadberry- Richmnd
5. "In The Middle of Middle Tennessee" - Michael Cleveland, Charlie Worsham, Jason Carter - Carter & Cleveland [Fiddleman Records: 2025]
   Notes: 9-6 Shenadoah Music Fest
6. "Saturday Night - 2013 Remaster" - Eagles - Desperado (2013 Remaster) [Rhino/Elektra: 1973]
   Notes: 9-5 Hotel California- Eagles Tribute Band Shenandoah Music Fest
7. "On My Own" - Robbie Limon - Same Old Talk [Tastee Music: 1990]
   Notes: 9-5 Shenandoah Music Fest
8. "It's The Same Old Song" - Four Tops - Four Tops - Second Album [Motown: 1965]
   Notes: 9-4 Shenandoah Music Fest
9. "Ghost Country" - Kai Crowe-Getty - The Wreckage [Kai Crowe-Getty: 2025]
   Notes: FRIDAY- Batesville Mkt.
10. "Dirt Road Blues" - Buzzard Hollow Boys - Yazoo Basin Folktales & Other Mamlish Tone Poems, Vol. 2 [Buzzard Hollow Music: 2013]
    Notes: 9-5 Batesville Market
11. "Hope - Live Version" - Terri Allard - Hope (Live Version) [Reckless Abandon Music: 2005]
    Notes: SATURDAY - Batesville Market
12. "Nowhere Bound" - Em Foris - Nowhere Bound [Redwolf Records: 2026]
    Notes: 9-6 Batesville Market
13. "Nothing but the Truth" - Pierce Pettis - State of Grace [Compass Records: 2001]
    Notes: 9-26 Unity Charlottesville
14. "Yellow Rose" - Tina and Her Pony - Yellow Rose [Tina and Her Pony: 2022]
    Notes: 9-28 Potter's Cider
15. "The Long Haul" - Mike Burris - The Long Haul [Mike Burris: 2025]
    Notes: SUNDAY Potter's Cider with Rusty Speidel
16. "2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten" - Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road [Island Mercury: 1998]
    Notes: 10-16 Paramount Theater
17. "Jackson" - Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road [Island Mercury: 1998]
    Notes: 10-16 Paramount Theater
18. "Where Would I Go Running? - Live" - Larry & Joe - Where Would I Go Running? (Live) [Larry & Joe: 2026]
    Notes: THURSDAY - Front Porch
19. "Novelty" - The Currys - West of Here [The Currys: 2016]
    Notes: 9-4 Glass House Winery & 9-5 Rivana River Co.
20. "Make Hay While the Moon Shines" - Rebecca Frazier, Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Barry Bales, Josh Swift, Shelby Means - Boarding Windows In Paradise [Amtoco Records. Distributed by Compass Records Group.: 2024]
    Notes: 9-11 Front Porch
21. "American Tune" - Darrell Scott - The New Modern Hymns [Here Records: 2024]
    Notes: 9-24 Potter's Cider
22. "Moon Pies" - The Honey Dewdrops - Light Behind Light [The Honey Dewdrops: 2022]
    Notes: 10-9 Front Porch
23. "Hold Me Down" - Bronwyn - Rattlin' Bones [Sugar Petunia Records: 2026]
    Notes: 9-2 Southern Cafe
24. "Southern Belle" - Leftover Salmon - Something Higher [Soundly Music, LLC: 2018]
    Notes: 9-18 The Foundry
25. "House Into a Home" - Fireside Collective - Across the Divide [Mountain Home Music Company: 2022]
    Notes: 10-16 The Foundry
26. "Sorry You're Sick" - The Local Honeys - Sorry You're Sick [Soli Doli Records: 2026]
    Notes: 9-6 The Southern

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. "Give Me Your Love" - Sisters Love - With Love [Motown: 2010]
2. "Mr. Cadillac" - Mac Saturn - Hard to Sell [Saturn Sounds: 2024]
3. "GotItBad" - St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Young Sick Camellia [Records Label, LLC: 2018]
4. "Verses from the Abstract (feat. Vinia Mojica & Ron Carter)" - A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory [Jive: 1991]
5. "Jolene" - Dolly Parton - Jolene [RCA: 1974]
6. "Buddy X" - Neneh Cherry - Homebrew [Virgin Catalogue: 1992]
7. "Red Hot Mama" - Funkadelic - Finest [Westbound Records: 1997]
8. "The Formula" - The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better [Rhino/Elektra: 1989]
9. "Cherry On The Top" - Mofak, Sally Green - Cherry On The Top [1074184 Records DK: 2021]
10. "Out Come The Freaks" - Was (Not Was) - Was (Not Was) [Universal Music Enterprises: 1981]
11. "Here You Come Again" - Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again [RCA: 1977]
12. "Chauffeur" - The Womack Sisters - Chauffeur [DAPTONE RECORDS: 2026]
13. "I Won't Tell You No Lies" - Roy Buchanan - Second Album [Universal Records: 1973]
14. "Just Got Back from Baby's" - ZZ Top - ZZ Top's First Album [BMG Rights Management (US) LLC: 1971]
15. "What A Man" - Linda Lyndell - The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Stax: 1993]
16. "Funky Mississippi" - Rufus Thomas - The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Stax: 1993]
17. "My Old School" - Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy [Geffen: 1973]
18. "What's Up Front That-Counts" - The Counts - What's Up Front That-Counts (2023 Remastered) [Org Music: 2023]
19. "Fencewalk" - Mandrill - Composite Truth [Universal Records: 1972]
20. "Am I Wrong (feat. ScHoolboy Q)" - Anderson .Paak, ScHoolboy Q - Malibu [OBE / Apeshit, Inc / EMPIRE: 2016]
21. "Keep Coming Back To You" - Vicky Sometani - Keep Coming Back To You [Three Sign: 2026]
22. "You Feel Like Light" - Ciara Blue - You Feel Like Light [Ciara Blue: 2025]
23. "Down by the River" - The Meters - Kickback [Rhino: 2001]

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. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" - Sandy Denny - I've Always Kept A Unicorn: The Acoustic Sandy Denny [Universal-Island Records: 2016]
2. "Here In California" - Kate Wolf - Close to You [Owl Records: 1981]
3. "Talk To Me of Mendocino" - Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Kate & Anna McGarrigle [Warner Records: 1976]
4. "Nothing Much Is Happening Today" - Norma Tanega - I Don't Think It Will Hurt If You Smile [Onward Music Limited: 1971]
5. "The Phoenix" - Judee Sill - Heart Food [Elektra Entertainment: 1973]
6. "Trouble" - Connie Converse - How Sad, How Lovely [The Musick Group: 1950]
7. "Softly" - Sibylle Baier - Colour Green [Orange Twin Records: 1972]
8. "Train Song" - Vashti Bunyan - Some Things Jut Stick In Your Mind [ 1966]
9. "Some Say (I Got Devil)" - Melanie - Gathered In [Cleopatra Records: 1971]
10. "California Shake" - Margo Guryan - 28 Demos [Numero Group: 1975]
11. "Meditation (Meditação)" - Claudine Longet - Claudine [UMG Recordiings: 1967]
12. "C'est Si Bon" - Eartha Kitt - The Bad Eartha [RCA Records: 1953]
13. "Suzanne" - Nina Simone - Just Like A Woman [Sony Music: 1969]
14. "That Song About the Midway" - Bonnie Raitt - Streetlights [Warner Records: 1974]
15. "River" - Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly [Atlantic Recording: 1973]
16. "Diamonds And Rust" - Joan Baez - Diamonds And Rust [UMG Recordings: 1975]
17. "Cat's In the Cradle (Live)" - Judy Collins - Both Sides Now-The Very best Of [Wildflower Records: 1988]
18. "Laurel Canyon" - Jackie DeShannon - Laurel Canyon [EMI Records: 1968]
19. "Hot Dog! That Made him Mad" - Wanda Jackson - Rockin' With Wanda! [Capitol Records: 1960]
20. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" - Kitty Wells - Single [Decca: 1952]
21. "I'm Fed Up With You" - Dolly Parton - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy [Sony Music: 1969]
22. "Something In The Way He Moves" - Bobbie Gentry - Fancy [Capitol: 1970]
23. "The Back Side of Dallas" - Jeanine C. Riley - Things Go Better With Love [Sun Label Group: 1969]
24. "Never Been To Spain" - Sammi Smith - The Rainbow In Daddy's Eyes [MTI: 1974]
25. "Sing About These Hard Times" - Peggy Seeger - Three Score And Ten [Appleseed Recordings: 2005]
26. "The World In Their Pocket" - Malvina Reynolds - Little Boxes and Other Handmade Songs [The Omni Recording Corporation: 2022]
27. "I Hate The Capitalist System" - Barbara Dane - I Hate The Capitalist System [Smithsonian Folkways: 1973]
28. "Room Full of Human Male Politicians" - Ruby Gill - Some Kind of Control [Timothy Harvey: 2025]
29. "America" - Tracy Chapman - Where You Live [Elektra Entertainment: 2005]
30. "Save Your Soul" - Kathleen Edwards - Billionaire [Dualtone Music Group: 2025]
31. "No Es Mi Presidente" - Taina Asili y Banda Rebelde - Single [Taina Asili: 2017]

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. "Mr. Jones and Company" - WDR Big Band, Sean Jones - Jagged Edges & Elegant Lines: The Music of Ayn Inserto [Summit Records: 2026]
2. "Cowboys & Aliens" - Emma Rawicz - Cowboys & Aliens [ACT Music: 2026]
3. "Say What?" - Efraïm Trujillo, Eran Har Even, Sven Schuster - 3 PART HARMONY [Zennez Records: 2026]
4. "Saturday" - Jakob Bro, Brian Blade, Craig Taborn, Chris Cheek, Jesper Zeuthen, Anders Christensen, Larry Grenadier - 8 [Loveland Music: 2026]
5. "Fiestas" - Marlon Simon and the Nagual Spirits - Resistencia! [Stay Black Records: 2026]
6. "Sombras" - Miguel Zenón, Luis Perdomo - El Arte del Bolero Vol. 3 [Miel Music: 2026]
7. "TEMPUS FUGIT" - Beto Paciello, John Patitucci, Eric Harland, John Ellis, Rogério Boccato, Anne Boccato - THE STOIC SUITE [11 MOONS ARTS: 2026]
8. "Meglio Stasera" - Justin Pierce, Ashley Pierce - Sway [Justin Pierce: 2026]
9. "Austin City Shuffle" - Mike Clark, Eddie Henderson, Patrice Rushen - Kuon Ganjo [Wide Hive Records: 2026]
10. "Now's the Time" - Richard Baratta - Another Kind of Bird [Savant: 2026]
11. "When You're Smilin'" - Kelly Green, Scott Robinson, Wycliffe Gordon - Eat Your Greens [La Reserve Records: 2026]
12. "Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss" - Faye Carol, Jubu Smith - Faye Sings the Blues [Getdown Records: 2026]
13. "Second Waltz" - Hendrik Meurkens, Steve Sandberg - Just Born [Heigth Advantage: 2026]
14. "Plays at the Wrong Time" - Haruna Fukazawa - Plays at the Wrong Time [Orange Paw Records: 2026]
15. "Anthropology" - Linda May Han Oh, Melissa Aldana - Beneath Lifted Skies [Biophilia Records: 2026]
16. "Gently Trapped" - Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer, Dafnis Prieto - Fifteen [Nonesuch: 2026]
17. "Turns - Live At CARA, 2021" - Kurt Rosenwinkel, Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos - Our Secret World (Live At CARA, 2021) [Brandit Digital Media Services: 2025]
    Notes: Kurt Rosenwinkel has a residency this week at JazzCultural through Sunday.
18. "Its You or No One" - Tim Lin - Heartfelt [Linsanity Music: 2025]
    Notes: Tim Lin Quartet streams from Smalls on Aug. 27.
19. "Lawns" - Javier Nero - Lawns [Outside In Music: 2026]
    Notes: Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra streams from An Die Musik Live on August 27.
20. "Untold Stories" - Makoto Ozone - For Someone [Universal Music LLC: 2026]
    Notes: Makote Ozone pays tribute to the recently passed bass player Kiyoshi Kitagawa from Birdland, with a possible stream on August 27.
21. "Dear Lord" - Kenny Garrett - Pursuance: The Music Of John Coltrane [Warner Jazz: 1996]
    Notes: Kenny Garrett's Sounds from the Anestors streams from SF Jazz on Aug 28 (replay on 29).
22. "Klactoveedsedstene" - Vincent Herring, Bobby Watson, Gary Bartz - Bird at 100 [Smoke Sessions: 2019]
    Notes: Bird Lives featuring Vincent Herring and Eric Alexander streams from Smoke Jazz on Aug 28.
23. "Upper Manhattan Medical Group" - FAGJAZZ, Oddity, Marlonius, JD Escobar - The Strayhorn Sessions Vol. 1 [FAGJAZZ RECORDS: 2025]
    Notes: Marlonius Jazz Orchestra streams from Sam First in LA on Aug 28.
24. "Manta - Live" - Cory Wong, Joshua Redman - On A Random Tuesday : Live At The Blue Note [Roundwound Media, LLC.: 2026]
    Notes: Joshua Redman Quartet streams from Keystone Korner Baltimore on Aug 28.
25. "Dissipation Blues" - Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart - Rhombus [Smoke Sessions: 2026]
    Notes: Peter Bernstein Quartet streams from Chris Jazz in Phily on Aug 28-29. Last week's stream of Goldings, Bernstein and Stewart from Smoke is available at https://shorturl.at/OXppX
26. "Watch What Happens" - Bria Skonberg - Indigo [Cellar Live: 2026]
    Notes: Bria Skonberg streams from Caffe Lena on Aug 28.
27. "Waltz For Ellis" - Jordan Williams, Nat Reeves, Jeff "Tain" Watts - Playing By Ear [Red records: 2026]
    Notes: Jordan Williams Trio streams from Mezzrow on Aug 28-29.
28. "Dancing Cats" - Miki Yamanaka - Breathe [Cellar Live: 2026]
    Notes: Miki Yamanaka Quartet streams from Small's on Aug 28-29.
29. "Ruby, My Dear" - Benny Green - Solo [Sunnyside: 2023]
    Notes: Benny Green streams from Jimmy's on Veeps on Aug 30.
30. "Blue Train" - Emmet Cohen - Universal Truth [Mack Avenue Records: 2026]
    Notes: Emmet Cohen Quintet presents his Miles & Coltrane at 100 show at SF Jazz on Sept 4.
31. "Fofo Denba" - Mohcine Ramdan, JISR - Hasra [Yellowbird Records: 2025]
    Notes: JISR is at Club Unterfahrt on Sept 1.
32. "Life on mars" - Pablo Murgier - Sirocco [Collectif ¿ por Qué No?: 2026]
    Notes: Pablo Murgier Quartet is at Bimhuis on Sept 4.

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. "Etude No. 9 in F Minor "After Rossini"" {Marc-André HAMELIN} - Marc-André Hamelin, piano - Hamelin: Études [Hyperion Records: 2010]
2. "Konzert für oboe und orchester in F-dur" {Jan Antonin KOZELUCH} - Kammerakademie Potsdam; Albrecht Mayer, oboe - Lost and Found [Deutsche Grammophon: 2014]
3. "Dance Preludes (Version for clarinet and chamber orchestra)" {Witold LUTOSŁAWSKI} - Odense Symphony Orchestra; Anna Skryleva, conductor; Blaž Šparovec, clarinet - Debussy, Nielsen, Lutosławski & Copland: Clarinet Works [Orchid Classics: 2021]
4. "Soweto Nos. 1 & 3 for piano and string quartet" {Undine Smith MOORE} - Castle of our Skins Quartet; Samatha Ege, conductor & piano - Homage - Chamber Music from the African Continent & Diaspora [Lontano Records: 2022]
   Notes: b. 8.25.1904
5. "Nocturne for cello and piano" {Théodore DUBOIS} - Benoit Loiselle, cello; Stéphane Lemelin, piano - Musique de chambre, Vol. 3 [ATMA Classique: 2008]
6. "Ombra mai fù, from Serse, HWV 40" {George Frideric HANDEL} - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Harry Bicket, conductor - Handel: Arias [G&H Music: 2006]
7. "Scherzo in D Minor, TN ii/40" {Sergei RACHMANINOFF} - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Järvi, conductor - Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Dances from Aleko & Scherzo in D Minor [Telarc: 2023]
8. "Piano Trio" {Leonard BERNSTEIN} - Morgenstern Trio - Smetana, Shostakovich, Bernstein [Azica Records: 2011]
   Notes: b. 8.25.1918
9. "I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes" {Adolphus HAILSTORK} - The UVA University Singers & The Charlottesville Symphony; Michael Slon, conductor; Antonio Chase, tenor - America250: Voices from Virginia [University of Virginia: 2026]
10. "Serenade for Strings" {Peter WARLOCK} - Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Sir Neville Marriner, conductor - Fantasia on Greensleeves [Decca: 1997]
11. "Phantasie Piano Trio" {Alice VERNE-BREDT} - Champlain Trio - Forgotten Voices [Champlain Trio: 2025]
12. "Prelude, Fugue and Riffs" {Leonard BERNSTEIN} - Columbia Jazz Combo; Leonard Bernstein, director; Benny Goodman, clarinet - Benny Goodman: Compositions and Collaborations [CBS MK: 1985]

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

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

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