
Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert will stop by WTJU Friday afternoon, February 7, at 4 for a live session at The Stage ahead of their concert that evening at C’Ville Coffee presented by The Prism Coffeehouse and WTJU.
Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert will stop by WTJU Friday afternoon, February 7, at 4 for a live session at The Stage ahead of their concert that evening at C’Ville Coffee presented by The Prism Coffeehouse and WTJU.
You are warmly invited to visit WTJU’s new, micro-museum exhibition this summer… Radio Relics traces WTJU’s storied history of broadcasting for our community. As part of our 65th anniversary celebrations, WTJU has curated photos, artifacts, and t-shirts – so many t-shirts! – spanning more than six decades. The exhibition is free and will be open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 […]
Stephane Wrembel, who the New York Times describes as “Perhaps the most creative improviser in Gypsy jazz today”, and his band will do a special hour-long acoustic session at The Stage on Tuesday, May 31, starting at 2pm. It will also live video stream at WTJU’s Facebook page and YouTube channel for those unable to make it to the station. It […]
George Walker’s music, in my opinion, isn’t performed as often as its quality merits. Apparently, Steven Beck thought so, too. He’s not only the performer on this release, he’s also the producer. And he fills both roles quite nicely. The album includes all five of Walker’s piano sonatas, spanning a half-century. The first sonata from […]
New Jazz & Blues News – 5/24/2022 New Jazz: Joey Alexander – Origin (Mack Avenue): “Born in Bali, Indonesia, Joey Alexander has been performing professionally since 2013 when he was invited by Wynton Marsalis to perform at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala. Alexander subsequently moved to New York City and released his debut album, My Favorite Things, in 2015 […]
Coming up this Saturday morning, May 28, from 8 til noon, Atlantic Weekly returns to the Charlottesville City Market for another season of live broadcasts! Besides the usual great music and conversation with some of the local vendors, there might even be a few live performances. While you can of course just listen on WTJU as usual, come on out and […]
Before serving as the Prime Minister of Poland, Ignacy Jan Paderewski was an internationally acclaimed composer and pianist. He drew on lyrical and traditional works to influence his compositions, writing and performing for almost seven decades. Paderewski was born in southeast Poland in 1860, and raised by distant relatives of his […]