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Jazzmania

Jazzmania, heard each Wednesday morning from 9 'til noon, presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of… MoreJazzmania, heard each Wednesday morning from 9 'til noon, presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of jazz." Comments and requests appreciated at 924-3959. Less

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1. "A Love Song" - Percy Heath - A Love Song [Daddy Jazz: 2004]
2. "Django" - Percy Heath - A Love Song [Daddy Jazz: 2004]
3. "No More Weary Blues" - Percy Heath - A Love Song [Daddy Jazz: 2004]
4. "Medley: Stardust, I Can't Get Started, Lover Man" - Modern Jazz Quartet - At Music Inn, Vol. 2 [Atlantic: 1958]
5. "Yardbird Suite" - Modern Jazz Quartet - At Music Inn, Vol. 2 [Atlantic: 1958]
6. "Bag's Groove" - Modern Jazz Quartet - At Music Inn, Vol. 2 [Atlantic: 1958]
7. "A Night In Tunisia" - Modern Jazz Quartet - At Music Inn, Vol. 2 [Atlantic: 1958]
8. "Django" - Modern Jazz Quartet - Django [Prestige: 1953]
9. "Daves Haze" - The Heath Brothers - As We Were Saying... [Concord: 1997]
10. "Day Dream" - The Heath Brothers - As We Were Saying... [Concord: 1997]
11. "Opening/Interlude (Shovels)/The Survivors/Grave Train" - Gary Burton Quartet - A Genuine Tong Funeral [RCA: 1967]
12. "Death Rolls" - Gary Burton Quartet - A Genuine Tong Funeral [RCA: 1967]
13. "Morning, Part 1" - Gary Burton Quartet - A Genuine Tong Funeral [RCA: 1967]
14. "Interlude: Lament Intermission Music" - Gary Burton Quartet - A Genuine Tong Funeral [RCA: 1967]
15. "Silent Spring" - Gary Burton Quartet - A Genuine Tong Funeral [RCA: 1967]
16. "Fanfare / Mother of the Dead Man" - Gary Burton Quartet - A Genuine Tong Funeral [RCA: 1967]
17. "Some Dirge" - Gary Burton Quartet - A Genuine Tong Funeral [RCA: 1967]
18. "Morning Part 2" - Gary Burton Quartet - A Genuine Tong Funeral [RCA: 1967]
19. "Prince Of Peace" - Pharoah Sanders - Strata East [Mack Avenue: 1973]
20. "The New Funeral March" - Gary Burton Quartet - A Genuine Tong Funeral [RCA: 1967]
21. "The New National Anthem / The Survivors" - Gary Burton Quartet - A Genuine Tong Funeral [RCA: 1967]
22. "Kazuko (Peace Child)" - Pharoah Sanders - Journey To The One [Evidence: 1992]
23. "The Creator Has A Master Plan" - Pharoah Sanders - Karma [Venus: 1969]

Classical Sunrise - Wednesday

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. "Rhapsody for cello and piano" {Rebecca CLARKE} - Raphael Wallfisch, cello; John York, piano - Clarke: Music for Cello and Piano [Lyrita ]
2. "Divertimento (Feldpartie No. 3) in B-flat major Hob. II:43" {Franz Joseph HAYDN} - Linos Ensemble - Haydn: Feldparthien (Divertimenti)
3. "Trio Sonata in C major Op. 1, No. 5" {Tomasso ALBINONI} - Parnassi musici - Albinoni: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1 [CPO ]
4. "Symphony No. 1 in D major" {Luka SORKOCEVIC} - Salzburger Hofmusik; Wolfgang Brunner, conductor - Sorkocevic: Complete Instrumental Works [CPO ]
5. "Norwegian Dances; No. 1 for violin and orchestra" {Johan HALVORSEN} - Marianne Thorsen, violin; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Neemi Jarvi, conductor - Halvorsen: Orchestral Works 2 [Chandos ]
6. "Concertino for Flute and Orchestra" {Gunter KOCHAN} - Claudia Stein, flute; Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt; David Robert Coleman, conductor - East German Flute Concertos [Naxos ]
7. "Sinfonia Grosso in D major" {Johann Gottlieb GRAUN} - Wiener Akademie; Martin Haselbock, conductor - Graun: Violin Concertos [CPO ]
8. "String Quartet in A Major, Op. 3, No. 1" {Josef MYSLIVECEK} - Doležal Quartet - Myslivecek: Oboe Quintets [Supraphon ]
9. "Sacred Concerto No. 3, "Come and behold the works of God"" {Valerie BORTNIANSKY} - Russian State Symphonic Cappella; Valeri Plyansky, director - Bortnyansky: Sacred Concertos for Double Choir [Chandos ]
10. "Greensleeves [16th Century]" {ANON. 16th C.} - Munir Nurettin Beken, ud; August Denhard, lute - A Meeting Place: Medieval and Renaissance Music for Lute and Ud [Sonos Luminous ]

Classical Prelude - Wednesday

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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1. "Piano Sonata No. 32 in A Major, Op. 35, No. 2, P. XII;33" {Leopold KOZELUCH} - Jenny Soonjin Kim, piano - Kozeluch, Complete Piano Sonatas, Volume 3 [Brilliant Classics ]
2. "Piano Concerto in G minor Op 17" {Victor BENDIX} - Oleg Marshev, piano; Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Matthais Aeschbacher, conductor - Danish Piano Concertos IV: Bendix, Simonsen [Dacapo ]

WTJU Overnight Mix

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

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Limerence Addiction

At the burnt-out end of another smoky day, sabotage your own bedtime with fantasies that conquer the cruelty of the daylight hours. Join DJ Malpaso and DJ B-Note for Limerence… MoreAt the burnt-out end of another smoky day, sabotage your own bedtime with fantasies that conquer the cruelty of the daylight hours. Join DJ Malpaso and DJ B-Note for Limerence Addiction: a collective paroxysm of nostalgia, craving, and, dare we say it: hope. Less

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1. "Hope" - Jack Stauber - [only on JackStauber YouTube] [Jack Stauber: 2019]
   Notes: Pittsburgh-based musician and animator active since 2013. Despite being much memed, his popularity arguably stems from the underlying emotional poignancy of his work.
2. "Words" - The Mañana People - Song Cycle, Or Music For The End Of Our Times [Unique Records / Schubert Music : 2022]
   Notes: A duo from Bonn, Germany, sadly no longer active. "Homemade freak-folk and psych-country curiosities".
3. "I'm Dead" - Rodney Owl - I'm Dead [Rodney Owl: 2023]
   Notes: "Quirky and whimsical electric folk" from Galway, Ireland
4. "Old Man" - backinhumanform - backinhumanform [backinhumanform: 2019]
   Notes: A.K.A. Joe Clarke, lives in the west of Ireland and is former lead singer of Manchester band Adventures of Salvador.
5. "Desiree" - Tele Novella - Merlynn Belle [Kill Rock Stars: 2021]
   Notes: With roots in the small town of Lockhart, TX, their "classic and sincere pop songwriting is slowly processed through a loner medieval-tonk machine and then captured on cassette 8-track."
6. "Build Me Up" - Jaguardini - Build Me Up [Jaguardini: 2016]
   Notes: Cover of The Foundations' 1968 hit. Harrisonburg, VA's Ivan Christo "treats music like a science project... manipulates a gameboy, a vocoder, synths, and an electric guitar with a CRT TV set on his head." (Also makes a mean hot sauce called Demon Turds.)
7. "Dysphoria" - Shagwüf - Tres Animales [Shagwüf: 2024]
   Notes: Local champions of inclusiveness Sally Rose, Pablo, and Sweet Pete have "a variety of influences in their arsenal, including Latin beats, power pop, stoner metal and classic rock". Just played at IX for the WTJU Rock Marathon.
8. "Chaparral" - Dillbilly - Chaparral [Waxsimile Productions: 2021]
   Notes: "A genre-queer songmaker living in southeast Ohio" who combines elements of folk and indie rock.
9. "I Wish She Loved Me (feat. Ships in the Night)" - Buck Gooter - I Wish She Loved Me [Buck Gooter: 2020]
   Notes: "Ghost-motivated electronic rock" from Harrisonburg, VA. Just this month released new album "King Kong Lives: Theraminsanity". Featured artist Ships In The Night will release new album, Protection Spells, on Metropolis in May. Release party: Black Lodge Ball, 5/3 at IX Art Park.
10. "piece of string" - girl jail - Funny Joke Songs [Sydney Przyuski: 2023]
    Notes: (My words) A so-ironic-it's-heartfelt fusion of earnest singer-songwriter and gritty lo-fi electronics. Has played Charlottesville venues including Chinchilla Cafe, Book Club, and the Southern.
11. "Seventh Grade" - Beasts of Least Concern - Mad Million Mouths [Beasts of Least Concern: 2020]
    Notes: One of numerous projects of Charlottesville's Corey Gorey, also of garage-goth outfit the Brickbats.
12. "Quantum Kush" - Apollo Makes Fire - Self-Quarantine - A Collection of Recordings for the Greater Good [Self-Quarantine Compilation: 2020]
    Notes: A relief fund formed out of Lancaster, PA in the early days of the pandemic. The compilation featured more than 20 acts including Ohio's Apollo Makes Fire.
13. "Emily Dickinson" - Night Teacher - Night Teacher [Night Teacher Music: 2020]
    Notes: Night Teacher = poet and singer-songwriter Lilly Bechtel and multi-instrumentalist and producer Matt Wyatt out of Charlottesville. Since the release of their debut record, the duo has been featured on NPR among other accolades.
14. "Still I Try" - Films on Song - Slightly Nightly [Labely McLabelson: 2023]
    Notes: Charlottesville Dreampop/shoegaze/ indie rock. Next show: 5/3 at Superfly Brewing Co.
15. "Coffee" - Jack Stauber's Micropop - Shop: A Pop Opera [Jack Stauber: 2020]
    Notes: From a short Stauber made for Adult Swim.
16. "Tragic Figures" - Dandy From Home - ugly people write ugly songs [haidan hammond: 2020]
    Notes: Artist from Palm Desert, CA who began producing bedroom pop during lockdown.
17. "[a] dab" - heka - (a) [Balloon Machine: 2021]
    Notes: Francesca Brierley, making lo-fi in London.
18. "Midnight Fustrations" - Cauliflower College - Concrete Glitch [Ludovick Lubérisse: 2022]
    Notes: Experimental electronic rock from Montreal.
19. "You Fools (for Aretha Franklin) ft. Harli Saxon" - Fellowman - Death of the Author [Fellowman: 2020]
    Notes: Fellowman is a Charlottesville rapper, producer, promoter and educator. Harli Saxon is a soul-punk artist based in Richmond, VA.
20. "Bullet in a Gun" - Tighter Still - Bullet in a Gun [Tighter Still: 2024]
    Notes: (My words again) Passionate, piano-accented political rock from Charlottesville. Upcoming show 5/9 at Ace Biscuit and Barbeque.
21. "St. James Infirmary" - Please Don't Tell - Please Don't Tell [Gloomy Sunday Records: 2024]
    Notes: Charlottesville dark chamber cabaret. "Lush, vulnerable, humorous, and a little salty."
22. "Relationship to Nature" - Zane Coppard - A Solar Flair [Zane Coppard: 2022]
    Notes: Alternative/experimental artist from British Columbia.
23. "child" - blood pact - fortune teller [Metamorphic Records: 2022]
    Notes: Not to be confused with other artists of the same name on BandCamp, this one is printed in all lowercase and is "heavy shoegaze" from Mission Viejo, CA.
24. "Sugar Still Melts in the Rain" - Sarah Mary Chadwick - Sugar Still Melts in the Rain [Sinderlyn Records: 2018]
    Notes: Sparsely produced, gut-spilling Melbourne singer-songwriter with underdog themes. Also a visual artist focused on the erotic and grotesque.
25. "Disaster" - HOT LAVA - HOT LAVA [Hot Lava: 2025 (out soon!)]
    Notes: Richmond, VA jangle pop. Self-titled album (first ever full-length!) coming out in May.
26. "Sunflower" - Cory Capron - Let The Devil Ride Out [Cory Capron: 2016]
    Notes: Capron's music originated more than a decade ago in sound production for theater. Based in Charlottesville, Capron is "self-taught, working mostly with an antiquated version of Garageband, and various broken things."
27. "Lilac in Bloom" - Nostalgiaisfun - Lilac in Bloom [Nostalgiaisfun: 2022]
    Notes: Philadelphia-based DIY dreampop/shoegaze act. The BandCamp synopsis describes it as "an alternative rock painting" with "bleeding, weeping guitar", and I think that's about right.
28. "indoor kid" - people you meet outside of bars - too much [cosmic jellyfish: 2019]
    Notes: A self-described "collection of big feelings" from a distinctive bedroom pop artist out of Ontario.
29. "We See You, Opal (Reprise)" - Adult Swim Smalls & Jack Stauber's Micropop - Jack Stauber's OPAL (Original Soundtrack) [Adult Swim / WaterTower Music: 2020]
    Notes: From a heartbreaking 12-min. animated "micro-musical" (my term) Stauber made for Adult Swim.
30. "Like Taking A Bullet To Your Head" - Sold Kingdom - Degradation Mechanics [Slow Fade Recordings: 2025]
    Notes: Before moving to Charlottesville from a rural VA county in 2008, performer/producer Sold Kingdom made music as Alexandra Rising. Their current output laces keyboard-driven storytelling with experimental elements.