Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards will stop by WTJU May 20, during Folk & Beyond to go track by track through their latest album, Road May Rise, out now on vinyl. Folk & Beyond is heard Thursday afternoon from 4-7 (edt) at 91.1 FM, streaming at wtju.net, or by asking your smart speaker to “Play […]
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Arts interview: Vivian Feggans and Mariela Edwards of “We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For”
WTJU’s Mila Cesaretti recently spoke with Vivian Feggans and Mariela Edwards about their upcoming work “We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For” being performed virtually through Live Arts. wtju · Arts interview: Vivian Feggans and Mariela Edwards of “We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For” “We Are The Ones We Have […]
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Host Profile: Brian Keena
Name: Brian Keena Show: The Jazz Messenger, Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. What’s your day job? Licensed Massage Therapist How long have you been a host at WTJU? 15 years Why did you become a WTJU host? I’ve always enjoyed good radio. Hosts that care about the music. Or hosts that have a story […]
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#ClassicsaDay #APAHM Week 2
May is designated Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. The Classics a Day team adopted that theme as well. For the month of May, the challenge is to post examples of classical music composed or performed by artists who share that heritage. I limited myself to just posting Asian-American composers. And discovered a seemingly limitless number of […]
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Marking COVID Remembrance Day on May 25
This year, radio stations around the country are marking May 25 as COVID Remembrance Day. Several WTJU hosts will mark the occasion by airing the music of some artists who have passed away. We’ve all gone through a very difficult year. And while it’s not over, here at WTJU, we want to take a moment […]
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WTJU 91.1 FM to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
WTJU 91.1 FM has been approved for a $20,000 Arts Education grant to support the development of an online jazz history curriculum. Adapted from WTJU’s Jazz at 100 radio series, this project will creatively engage students around the unique story and passion of jazz music. WTJU’s project is among the more than 1,100 projects across […]
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39 Tomorrow’s Warriors, the Sound of London, Part 2
Shabaka Hutchings In the last hour, we began to explore the new London scene anchored by a broadly diverse set of players who share encouragement by the innovative educational group Tomorrow’s Warriors. We featured music by Nubya Garcia, one of three tenor stars who are breaking out of the scene and in this hour we’ll […]
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New Blues News – 5/11/2021
New Blues News – 5/11/2021 Reverend Shawn Amos – The Cause Of It All (Put Together Music): “We brought the ancestors into the room,” says The Reverend Shawn Amos, likening himself to the griots of West Africa, a class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who keep oral tradition alive, binding the people together with […]
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New Jazz News – 5/11/2021
New Jazz News – 5/11/2021 Airmen of Note – The 2021 Jazz Heritage Series (Self-produced): “The spring season for The U.S. Air Force Band buzzes with excitement, as each of the performing flights prepares for upcoming virtual concerts and educational outreach missions. For the Airmen of Note, the spring means the blossoming of the annual […]