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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. "The Scene" - Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon [Third Man Records: 2025]
   Notes: [NEW]
2. "Backseat" - Balu Brigada - Backseat [WM Australia: 2025]
   Notes: [NEW]
3. "Kamusale" - WITCH - SOGOLO [Desert Daze Sound: 2025]
   Notes: [NEW]
4. "Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)" - Wednesday - Wound Up Here (By Holdin On) [Dead Oceans: 2025]
   Notes: [NEW]
5. "Won't Back Down" - Lammping, Bloodshot Bill - Won't Back Down [We Are Busy Bodies: 2025]
   Notes: [NEW]
6. "Danger in Fives" - Wombo - Danger in Fives [Fire Talk: 2025]
   Notes: [NEW]
7. "Help Me I'm Gay" - Lambrini Girls - Help Me I'm Gay [Big Scary Monsters: 2022]
   Notes: Happy Pride Month!
8. "Clouds" - Water Machine - God Park [FatCat Records: 2025]
   Notes: [NEW] Thanks to DJ Erin O!
9. "No Sense of Crime" - James Williamson, Deniz Tek - Acoustic K.O. [Leopard Lady Records: 2017]
   Notes: Thanks to DJ Ciclamino!
10. "Yellow Bicycle" - Babe Lewis - Sunspot [WarHen Records: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW] Harrisonburg native; playing WTJU's Third Rail on 7/19.
11. "Lotus Eaters" - Babe Ruthless - Permanent Fixtures [Slouch Records: 2025]
12. "Days Go On" - Greg Laswell - Three Flights From Alto Nido [Vanguard Records: 2008]
13. "Not A Necessity" - Phoebe Rings - Aseurai [Carpark Records: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW]
14. "That's What You Always Say" - The Dream Syndicate - The Days of Wine and Roses [Fire America: 1982]
15. "Twirling in the Middle" - The Bug Club - Very Human Features [Sub Pop Records: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW]
16. "Rock and a Calm Place" - Antony Szmierek - Poems To Dance To [Lab Records: 2023]
17. "You got time and I got money" - Smerz - Big city life [Escho: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW] Norwegian duo
18. "Fool for the City" - Foghat - Fool for the City [Rhino: 1975]
19. "Circles" - Artificial Go - Musical Chairs [Feel It Records: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW] Thanks to DJ Nowhere Girl!
20. "Entertainer" - NewDad - Safe [Atlantic Records UK: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW]
21. "Still In Hollywood" - Concrete Blonde - Concrete Blonde [CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92): 1986]
22. "Metal" - The Beths - Metal [Anti/Epitaph: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW]
23. "Tungsten" - MIEN - MIIEN [Fuzz Club: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW]
24. "Words We Won't Wear" - AUSTYN GILLETTE - Words We Won't Wear [AUSTYN GILLETTE: 2022]
25. "Virginia Tech" - Panda Bear - Defense / Virginia Tech [Domino Recording Co: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW] For my buddy Peter!
26. "Recognize Me" - Maiya Blaney - A Room With A Door That Closes [Lex Records: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW]
27. "Ancient Light" - I'm With Her, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, Sara Watkins - Wild and Clear and Blue [Rounder: 2025]
    Notes: [NEW]
28. "Autumn Term" - PJ Harvey - I Inside the Old Year Dying [Partisan Records: 2023]

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. "Exodus" - Bob Marley and The Wailers - Exodus [Island Records: 1977]
2. "I've Been Touched" - The Brand New Heavies, Simon Bartholomew - Get Used To It [Delicious Vinyl Inc: 2006]
3. "Ventura" - The Fearless Flyers - Ventura [Roundwound Media, LLC.: 2025]
4. "Finally" - CeCe Peniston - Finally [A&M: 1992]
5. "Action Jackson" - Liquid Soul - Evolution [Shanachie: 2002]
6. "Show Some Emotion" - Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion [A&M: 1977]
7. "Hold On, I'm Comin'" - Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Comin' [Rhino Atlantic: 1966]
8. "The Left Hand" - Family Company - The Left Hand [FamCo Records: 2021]
9. "Kissin' And A Huggin'" - Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion [A&M: 1977]
10. "Kiss" - Prince - Parade - Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon [Warner Records: 1986]
11. "Genius of Love" - Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club [Rhino/Warner Records: 1981]
12. "Boogie Down" - Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Nate Smith - Boogie Down [Edition Records: 2023]
13. "No Mo'" - The Sons Of Champlin - Welcome to the Dance [Columbia/Legacy: 1973]
14. "Never Stop" - The Brand New Heavies, N'Dea Davenport - Brand New Heavies (Deluxe) [Acid Jazz: 2014]
15. "Nothing From Nothing" - Billy Preston - Ultimate Collection: Billy Preston [Hip-O (UC): 2000]
16. "Outa-Space" - Billy Preston - Ultimate Collection: Billy Preston [Hip-O (UC): 2000]
17. "Will It Go Round In Circles" - Billy Preston - Ultimate Collection: Billy Preston [Hip-O (UC): 2000]
18. "Sledgehammer - 2012 Remaster" - Peter Gabriel - So (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [Real World Productions: 1986]
19. "Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love" - Ann Peebles - Greatest Hits [Fat Possum: 2015]
20. "Good Morning Mr Shmink" - Lettuce - Resonate [Round Hill Records: 2020]
21. "How Do I Let a Good Man Down?" - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Naturally [Daptone Records: 2005]
22. "How Long Do I Have to Wait for You?" - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Naturally [Daptone Records: 2005]
23. "Jump" - Tommy Love, Manny Laurenko - Jump [Core Valu: 2024]
24. "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" - Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) [Columbia: 2021]
25. "Should've Known Better" - Billy Preston - I Wrote A Simple Song [A&M: 1971]
26. "Belly Up" - Scary Goldings - The Ego Trap [Pockets, Inc.: 2019]
27. "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Single Version" - Sly & The Family Stone - Greatest Hits [Epic/Legacy: 1970]
28. "Jamming" - Bob Marley and the Wailers - Exodus [Island Records: 1977]

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. "Hittin' The Jug" {Gene Ammons} - Eric Alexander - Chicago To New York [Cellar Music Group: 2024]
2. "Happy Times" {Freddie Hubbard} - Carl Allen - Tippin' [Cellar Music Group: 2024]
3. "Anthropology" {Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie} - Jimmy Raney - Live in Tokyo [Elemental Music: 1976]
4. "Pigalle Love" {Peter Chatman} - Count Basie & His Atomic Band, featuring Joe Williams - Complete Live at The Crescendo, 1958 [Phono Records: 1958]
5. "Our Lady of Pigalle" {David Batteau / Larry Klein / Madeleine Peyroux} - Madeleine Peyroux - Bare Bones [Rounder Records: 2009]
6. "Open Sesame" {Harold "Tina" Brooks} - Dan Nimmer Trio - Horizons [Venus Records: 2019]
7. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You" {Donald Redman & Andy Razaf} - Nancy Wilson - Tender Loving Care [Capitol Records: 1966]
8. "That's My Girl" {Bill Engvick & Alec Wilder} - Grant Stewart - Around The Corner [Sharp Nine Records: 2010]
9. "How Long Is Jazz" {Bill Stewart} - Bill Stewart - Live at The Village Vanguard [Criss Cross Jazz: 2023]
10. "Oh! Gee!" {Gee Jr.} - Kevin Mahogany - Kevin Mahogany [Warner Bros. Records: 1996]
11. "Ode To Drums" {Dave Robbins} - Dave Robbins Sextet - Joan of Art [Cellar Music Group: 2018]
12. "In Love In Vain" {Jerome Kern / Leo Robin} - Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Sings Soufully [Roulette Jazz: 1963]
13. "A Shade of Jade" {Joe Henderson} - Etienne Charles - Creole Orchestra [Culture Shock Music: 1018]
14. "Bye Ya" {Thelonious Monk} - Roy Haynes - When It's Haynes It Roars [Dreyfus Records: 1992]
15. "You're Looking at Me" {Bobby Troup} - Nat "King" Cole - After Midnight [Capitol Records: 1956]
16. "You're Looking at Me" {Bobby Troup} - Louis Hayes - Artform Revisited [Savant Records: 2024]
17. "The Feeling of Jazz" {Duke Ellington / George Simon / Bobby Troup} - Jon Bentley - Go Ahead! [Cellar Music Group: 2024]
18. "Minor Influence" {Graham Dechter} - Graham Dechter - Major Influence [Capri Records: 2021]

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. "We are Sex Bob-Omb" - Sex Bob-Omb - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Universal: 2010]
   Notes: "My Festival According to Rock Band" at Superfly Brewing Company on Sat., 6/28 at 6pm
3. "Wave of Mutilation" - The Pixies - Doolittle [4AD: 1989]
   Notes: "My Festival According to Rock Band" at Superfly Brewing Company on Sat., 6/28 at 6pm
4. "Next to You" - The Police - Outlandos D'Amour [A&M: 1978]
   Notes: "My Festival According to Rock Band" at Superfly Brewing Company on Sat., 6/28 at 6pm
5. "She Tastes Like Cigarettes" - Next Bus to Wrongtown - My Italian Toy [Next Bus to Wrongtown: 2013]
   Notes: "My Festival According to Rock Band" at Superfly Brewing Company on Sat., 6/28 at 6pm
6. "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile [Capitol: 1967]
   Notes: "My Festival According to Rock Band" at Superfly Brewing Company on Sat., 6/28 at 6pm
7. "Celebrity Skin" - Hole - Celebrity Skin [Geffen: 1998]
   Notes: "My Festival According to Rock Band" at Superfly Brewing Company on Sat., 6/28 at 6pm
8. "Orange Crush" - R.E.M. - Green [R.E.M.: 2008]
   Notes: "My Festival According to Rock Band" at Superfly Brewing Company on Sat., 6/28 at 6pm
9. "Train Kept a Rollin'" - Aerosmith - Get Your Wings [Aerodisc: 1974]
   Notes: "My Festival According to Rock Band" at Superfly Brewing Company on Sat., 6/28 at 6pm

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 to Around This Town
2. "In The Low Country" - Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers - Levitate [Verve Forecast: 2009]
   Notes: 9-27 Jefferson Theater
3. "Come Up Slow" - Eggy - Waiting Game [Lazy Egg: 2024]
   Notes: 9-27 Jefferson Theater
4. "Disappearing Light (with Stephen Wilson Jr.)" - Lukas Nelson, Stephen Wilson Jr. - American Romance [6 Ace Records/Sony Music Nashville: 2025]
   Notes: 7-17 Jefferson Theater
5. "Live with Less" - John Craigie - No Rain, No Rose [Zabriskie Point Records: 2017]
   Notes: 9-19 Jefferson Theater
6. "Miles Away" - Old Crow Medicine Show, Willie Watson - Jubilee [ATO Records: 2023]
   Notes: 10-23 Ting Pavilion
7. "Get Lucky" - The Infamous Stringdusters - Undercover, Vol. 2 [Americana Vibes: 2017]
   Notes: 10-11 Ting Pavilion
8. "In My Baby's Arms" - The California Honeydrops, Amethyst Starr - Call It Home: Vol. 2 [Tubtone Records: 2018]
   Notes: 7-24 Floyd Fest, 10-11 Ting Pavilion
9. "I Can't Make You Love Me" - Maggie Rose, Vince Gill - I Can't Make You Love Me [One Riot Records: 2025]
   Notes: Thursday 7-24 Floyd Fest
10. "Barbed Wire" - The Tan and Sober Gentlemen - Regressive Folk Music [None: 2022]
    Notes: 7-24 Floyd Fest
11. "Delightfully Devilish" - LadyCouch - The Future Looks Fine [SSK Records: 2021]
    Notes: 7-24 Floyd Fest
12. "Nothing I Need" - Lord Huron - Nothing I Need [Mercury Records/Lord Huron: 2025]
    Notes: Kai Crowe Getty Album Release Party SATURDAY The Southern Cafe
13. "Footprints on the Floor" - The Wildwoods - Dear Meadowlark [The Wildwoods: 2025]
    Notes: FRIDAY Southern Cafe
14. "Midnight In Harlem" - The Wildmans - The Wildmans [Mountain Fever Records: 2020]
    Notes: 7-30 Southern Cafe
15. "Nobody's Coming To Get You" - Fantastic Cat, Anthony D'Amato, Don DiLego, Brian Dunne, Mike Montali - The Very Best Of Fantastic Cat [BLUE ROSE MUSIC: 2022]
    Notes: 7-11 Southern Cafe, 7-12 Fred Fest
16. "Rocketship - Live" - Buffalo Rose - Borrowed & Blue: Live Around One Microphone [Misra Records: 2020]
    Notes: 7-12 Fred Fest
17. "Shape I'm In" - Palmyra - Restless [Oh Boy Records: 2025]
    Notes: 7-13 Fred Fest
18. "My Oh My" - Phillip-Michael Scales - My Oh My [The Company You Keep: 2023]
    Notes: 7-11 Fred Fest
19. "Whiskey Before Breakfast" - Scott Fore - Whiskey Before Breakfast [ 2025]
    Notes: FRIDAY WTJU Offbeat Roadhouse
20. "Never Live Up" - Chamomile and Whiskey - Red Clay Heart [County Wide Records: 2020]
    Notes: SATURDAY Rivanna River Company
21. "Cherry Tree" - Kendall Street Company - Earth Turns [What Is Yes Records: 2016]
    Notes: 7-4 Ting Pavilion Friday's After 5
22. "Landlocked Heart" - Will Overman - Landlocked Heart [Will Overman: 2025]
    Notes: THURSDAY Batesville Market
23. "Hold On - Acoustic" - Sister Hazel - Before The Amplifiers...Live Acoustic [Rock Ridge Music: 2008]
    Notes: 7-25 The Foundry-Waynesboro
24. "Old Pipeliner" - Buzzard Hollow Boys - Crow Soup & Other Roadside Delicacies, Made Easy [Buzzard Hollow Boys: 2014]
    Notes: SATURDAY Batesville Market

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. "Bad Days" - The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic [Warner Bros: 1995]
2. "The Obvious Child" - Paul Simon - The Rhythm Of The Saints [Warner Bros: 1990]
3. "Good Day" - Naked Gods - S/T [Naked Gods: 2015]
4. "Liberty Dreams / Piedmont Reason" - Real Companion - Nu-Metal Heroes [Real Companion Records: 2024]
5. "My Friend" - Dr. Dog - Fate [Park The Van: 2008]
6. "Death Comes From The Sky" - Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Curse Ep [Jagjaguar: New]
7. "Oganesson (Saul Williams Remix)" - Tortoise / Saul Williams - Oganesson Remixes [International Anthem: New]
8. "Break The Glass" - Superchunk - What A Time To Be Alive [Merge: 2018]
9. "Ritchie Sacramento" - Mogwai - As The Love Continues [Rock Action: 2021]
10. "Peaceful Man" - Vinyl Williams - Portasymphony [Harmony Records: New]
11. "Invisible Peoples" - Chicano Batman - Invisible Peoples [Ato Records: 2020]
12. "O My Soul" - Big Star - Radio City [Stax: 1973]
13. "The Favorite" - Station Aries - Single [Station Aries: New]
14. "24" - Game Theory - Real Nighttime [Alias: 1985]
15. "The Great Noise" - Station Aries - Single [Station Aries: 2022]
16. "Couldn't I Just Tell You" - Todd Rundgren - Something / Anything? [Rhino: 1972]
17. "The Concept" - Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque [Geffen: 1991]
18. "I Saw The Light" - Yo La Tengo - Fade Vinyl Bonus 45 [Matador: 2013]
19. "Cassette" - Fridge - Earluy Output 96-96 [Temporary Residence: 2009]
20. "Driven To Tears" - The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta [A&M: 1980]
21. "Little Guns" - Oingo Boingo - Good For Your Soul [A&M: 1987]
22. "Reflecting Pool" - Lets Active - Big Plans For Everybody [I.R.S.: 1986]
23. "Into Dust (Still Falling)" - Fourtet - Single [Xl: New]

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. "Women 'Cross the River" - Linda Ronstadt - Feels Like Home [Iconic Artists Group: 1995]
2. "Down To The River To Pray" - Alison Krauss - O Brother, Where Art Thou? [UMG: 2000]
3. "I'm Going Down to the River" - Mahalia Jackson - Mahalia Jackson Elijah Rock [Editions Audiovisuel Beulah: 2021]
4. "You Got The River Jordan" - Davis Sisters - The Best of The Davis Sisters [Savoy Records: 1978]
5. "River Jordan (Live in San Francisco)" - Janis Joplin - Janis [Columbia Records: 1974]
6. "Tennesee River Runs Low" - The Secret Sisters - You Don't Own Me Anymore [New West Records: 2017]
7. "In The Mississippi River" - Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back [Anti Inc.: 2007]
8. "Mississippi River" - Wild Belle - Dreamland [Columbia Records: 2016]
9. "Mississippi River Blues" - Ingrid Lucia - Wanderlust [Ingrid Lucia: 2020]
10. "One More River Cross" - Carmen Lundy - This Is Carmen Lundy [Justin time Records: 2001]
11. "Cry Me A River" - Etta James - The Essential Etta James [Sony Music: 2010]
12. "River Nile" - Jane Bee - River Nile [Tuff Scout: 2023]
13. "Ohio River" - Love Jones - Here's To The Losers [Volcano Entertainment: 2008]
14. "Banks of the Ohio" - Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You [Primary Wave Music: 1971]
15. "River Flow" - Katie Cole - Single [Katie Cole: 2021]
16. "Cross the River" - Carly Simon - The Bedroom Tapes [ 2000]
17. "Long River Flow" - Priscilla - Gypsy Queen [Sussex Records: 1970]
18. "Watching the River Run" - Patricia Chan - Just The Beginning [Universal Music: 1978]
19. "Two Sides of the River" - Dar Williams - My Better Self [Dar Williams Records: 2005]
20. "Watching the River Flow" - Jackie Rae Daniels - Dreams Don't Decay [Jackie Rae Daniels: 2022]
21. "Down By The River" - Jill Sobule - Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity [American Laundromat Records: 2008]
22. "Black Muddy River" - Sierra Hull - Single [Sierra Hull: 2024]
23. "Take Me To The River" - Kaleida - Think [Lex Records: 2015]
24. "River Flow" - Annie Drury - Some Day [ 2014]
25. "River (Live)" - Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) [Rhino: 2021]
26. "Moon River" - Carla Bruni - French Touch [Teorema: 2017]
27. "River Flows In You" - Lavinia Meijer - Autumn [Sony Classical: 2023]

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. "Honeysuckle Rose" - Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bill Charlap - Elemental [Mack Avenue Records: 2025]
2. "All The Things You Are" - Julian Shore, Julian Shore Trio - Sub Rosa [Chill Tone Records: 2025]
3. "The Umbrella Man" - Tyreek McDole, Michael Cruse, Dylan Band, Caelan Cardello - Open Up Your Senses [Artwork Records: 2025]
4. "Never Say Yes" - Maria Kim - Love Letters [La Reserve Records: 2025]
5. "The More I See You" - Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bill Charlap - Elemental [Mack Avenue Records: 2025]
6. "Ellipsis" - Mark Masters, Jeff Colella, Nathan Kay - Sam Rivers 100 [CAPRI RECORDS: 2025]
7. "I. The Cakewalk Dilemma" - Isaiah J. Thompson - The Book of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry [Mack Avenue Records: 2025]
8. "Icarus" - Joshua Redman, Skylar Tang, Paul Cornish, Philip Norris, Nazir Ebo - Words Fall Short [Blue Note Records: 2025]
9. "Downstairs Blues Upstairs" - Mark Masters, Billy Harper, Mike Coltone - Sam Rivers 100 [CAPRI RECORDS: 2025]
10. "Law Years" - Fred Hersch, Drew Gress, Joey Baron - The Surrounding Green [ECM Records: 2025]
    Notes: New album drops this Friday.
11. "Suegiù" - Paolo Fresu, Bebo Ferra, Paolino Dalla Porta - Nidi di Note [Tuk Music: 2025]
12. "End Means" - Brandee Younger, Shabaka - Gadabout Season [Impulse!: 2025]
13. "Voice in the Wilderness - Part 1" - Rob Clearfield, Joe Sanders, Fred Pasqua, Itamar Borochov - Voice in the Wilderness [London Records: 2025]
14. "Pivot Point" - Behn Gillece - Pivot Point [Posi-Tone Records: 2025]
15. "Wonder Wander" - Danny Grissett - Travelogue [Savant: 2025]
16. "Have A Sense Of Humor" - Tony Miceli - Nico's Dream [SteepleChase: 2025]
17. "Caravan" - Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bill Charlap - Elemental [Mack Avenue Records: 2025]
18. "Steal Away" - Amina Claudine Myers - Solace of the Mind [Red Hook Records: 2025]
19. "Two for the Road" - Dena DeRose - Mellow Tones [HighNote Records: 2025]
20. "Everyday I Have The Blues" - Tyreek McDole, Dylan Band, Caelan Cardello - Open Up Your Senses [Artwork Records: 2025]
21. "Your Little Name" - Angelica X - Angelica X [Angelica X: 2022]
    Notes: Appearing live at the Batesville Market this Friday, June 27.
22. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - Emma Smith - Polka Dots and Moonbeams [La Reserve Records: 2025]
    Notes: Vocalist Emma Smith is at Club Unterfahrt today at 2pm.
23. "Off Minor" - Geoff Goodman, Matthieu Bordenave, Rudi Mahall - Mostly Monk [u n i t: 2025]
    Notes: Michel Eis and Mathieu Bordenave are at Unterfahrt on June 25.
24. "SoHo Down" - Art Hirahara - Good Company [Posi-Tone Records: 2024]
    Notes: Art Hirahara leads a trio at Mezzrow on June 26.
25. "other side" - John Escreet - the epicenter of your dreams [ⓟ&ⓒ Blue Room Music: 2024]
    Notes: John Escreet Seismic Shift Quartet with Chris Potter livestream from the Jazz Gallery on June 26.
26. "You Taught My Heart to Sing" - Terell Stafford, Johnathan Blake, Tim Warfield, Bruce Barth, David Wong, Alex Acuña - Between Two Worlds [Le Coq Records: 2023]
    Notes: Terell Stafford Quintet livestreams from Jazz St. Louis on June 26.
27. "Surely" - Makiko Hirabayashi, Weavers - Gifts [enja yellowbird: 2025]
    Notes: Makiko Hirabayashi's Weavers are at Club Unterfahrt on June 27.
28. "Quantum Leap" - Donald Harrison - Quantum Leap [FOMP Records: 2010]
    Notes: Donals Harrison Quartet livestreams from Keystone Korner Baltimore on June 27.
29. "Essaouira" - Lionel Loueke, Dave Holland - United [Edition Records: 2024]
    Notes: Lionel Loueke and Dave Holland livestream from SF Jazz on June 27.
30. "They" - Eric Scott Reed - Out Late [Smoke Sessions: 2025]
    Notes: Eric Scott Reed Quintet livestreams from Smoke Jazz on June 27.
31. "The French Quarter" - Baptiste Trotignon, Yosvany Terry - Ancestral Memories [OKEH: 2017]
    Notes: Youvany Terry Quintet livestreams from the Jazz Gallery on June 27-28.
32. "Street View: Biker" - Luis Perdomo - Awareness [Now Forward Music: 2006]
    Notes: Luis Perdomo Trio livestreams from Mezzrow on June 27-28.
33. "Peggy's Blue Skylight" - Alex Sipiagin, Charles Mingus, Chris Potter, Matt Brewer, Johnathan Blake, David Kikoski - Mel´s Vision [Criss Cross Jazz: 2023]
    Notes: Alex Sipiagin Quartet livestreams from Smalls on June 27-28.
34. "Fatti Mi Me" - Ari Hoenig, Gadi Lehavi, Ben Tiberio - Tea for three [Fresh Sound New Talent: 2024]
    Notes: Ari Hoenig Trio with Gilad Helselman livestreams from Chris Jazz on June 27-28.
35. "One for the Road" - Herb Caruso - A Stranger in Paradise [Jive Music Austria: 2019]
    Notes: Herb Caruso with Barbara Bruckmuller livestream a special Sinatra show from Porgy & Bess on June 28.
36. "Agnus Dei" - Dave Douglas, Berlinde Deman, Marta Warelis, Frederik Leroux, Tomeka Reid, Lander Gyselinck - Secular Psalms [Greenleaf Music: 2022]
    Notes: Dave Douglas Quartet is at Club Unterfahrt on July 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. "Magic Fire Music from Wagner's Die Walküre, Act III (arr. L. Brassin for piano)" {Louis BRASSIN} - Nikolai Lugansky, piano - Famous Opera Scenes [Harmonia Mundi ]
   Notes: Born today in 1840, this Belgian pianist and composer is best known now for his piano transcription of the Magic Fire Music
2. "Symphony No. 4, Op. 34, "The Requiem"" {Howard HANSON} - Seattle Symphony Orchestra - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Symphonies (Complete), Vol. 4 - Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 / Elegy / Dies natalis I [Naxos ]
   Notes: The 1944 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music.
3. "Mazurka in B Major, op. 63, no. 1" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Idil Biret - Mazurkas, Vol. 2 [Naxos ]
4. "Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332" {WA MOZART} - Mitsuko Uchida - Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-18 [Decca ]
5. "Summer Solstice" {GOLDBÆK} - Goldbæk - piano - Summer Solstice (Goldbæk) [Sony Classical ]
6. "The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (arr. Gang Chen for piano and orchestra)" {Gang CHEN/ He ZHANHAO} - Feiping Hsu, piano / Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra - Kenneth Schermerhorn, Conductor - The Butterfly Lovers Piano Concerto [Marco Polo ]
   Notes: one of the most famous Chinese works of orchestral music, this is an adaptation of an ancient legend, the Butterfly Lovers
7. "Mazurka in C Major, op. 33, no. 3" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Idil Biret - Mazurkas, Vol. 1 [Naxos ]
8. "Celtic Concerto" {Carl FINCH} - Catrin Finch, harp / Sinfonia Cymru - John Rutter, Conductor - Blessing [Deutsche Grammophon ]
9. "Mazurka in B flat Minor, op. 24, no. 4" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Idil Biret - Mazurkas, Vol. 1 [Naxos ]

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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