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There’s Blues in Them Thar’ Hills

Journey to the North Mississippi Hill Country to find music as old as the hills. Artists include Mississippi Fred McDowell, RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and a host of others.

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1. "Shake 'Em On Down" - Mississippi Fred McDowell - The Best of Mississippi Fred McDowell [Smithsonian Folkways: 2001]
   Notes: Como
2. "Shake 'Em On Down" - RL Burnside - Introducing RL Burnside [Fat Possum Records: 1994]
   Notes: Holly Springs
3. "All Night Long" - Junior Kimbrough - You Better Run The Essential Junior Kimbrough [Fat Possum Records: 2002]
   Notes: Holly Springs
4. "Walkin' the Floor" - Robert Belfour - Whats Wrong With You [Fat Possum Records: 2000]
   Notes: Red Banks
5. "Jump Baby Jump" - Jessie Mae Hemphill - She Wolf [Craft Recordings: 1981]
   Notes: Como
6. "The Eighth of January" - Sid Hemphill - The Devil's Dream Alan Lomaxs 1942 Library of Congress Recordings [Odysessy Productions: 2013]
   Notes: Como
7. "Black Water Rising" - Napoleon Strickland - Mississippi Delta Blues Jam in Memphis Vol 1 [Smithsonian Folkways: 1993]
   Notes: Como
8. "Cherry Ball" - Jack Owens and Skip James - 50 Years Mississippi Blues in Bentonia [Wolf Records International: 2017]
   Notes: Bentonia
9. "I Won't be Bad No More" - Jack Owens and Bud Spires - It Must Have Been the Devil [Craft Recordings: 1971]
   Notes: Bentonia
10. "My Babe" - Othar Turner - Living Country Blues USA Vol 5 Mississippi Delta Blues [L&R Records: 1982]
    Notes: Como
11. "Coal Black Mattie" - Ranie Burnette - Ranie Burnette [Fat Possum Records: 2012]
    Notes: Pleasant Grove
12. "Goin Down South" - RL Burnside - Worried Blues [Fat Possum Records: 2017]
    Notes: Holly Springs
13. "Come Home With Me" - Asie Payton - Worried [Fat Possum Records: 2016]
    Notes: Holly Ridge
14. "Meet Me in the City" - Junior Kimbrough - All Night Long [Fat Possum Records: 1995]
    Notes: Holly Springs
15. "Cocaine Bill" - Kenny Brown - Stingray [Fat Possum Records: 2003]
    Notes: Holly Springs
16. "Long Haired Doney" - Kenny Brown - Meet Ya in the Bottom [Funky D Records: 2008]
    Notes: Holly Springs
17. "Sitting on Top of the World" - North Mississippi Allstars - Shake Hands With Shorty [Diamond D Records: 2024]
18. "Meet Me in the City" - Black Keys - Chulahoma [Fat Possum Records: 2006]
19. "Ain't it Alright" - RL Boyce and Lightnin Malcolm - M for Mississippi Music from the Motion Picture [M is for Mississippi: 2008]
    Notes: Como
20. "She Threw My Clothes Out" - Duwayne Burnside - Acoustic Burnside [Dolceola Recordings: 2022]
    Notes: Holly Springs
21. "Ramblin'" - Gary Burnside - Its My Time Now [Strolling Bones Records: 2025]
    Notes: Holly Springs
22. "Skinny Woman" - Cedric Burnside Project - Descendants of Hill Country [Cedric Burnside Project: 2015]
    Notes: Holly Springs
23. "Everything is Broken" - RL Burnside - Tangled Up in Blues Songs of Bob Dylan [Yell Records: 1994]
    Notes: Holly Springs

Light from the Lighthouse: Bright Moments from the Sea

Step inside the legendary Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, where West Coast jazz lit up the shoreline and redefined live performance. From Cannonball Adderley's explosive sets to Lee Morgan, Joe… MoreStep inside the legendary Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, where West Coast jazz lit up the shoreline and redefined live performance. From Cannonball Adderley's explosive sets to Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson, and Elvin Jones bringing East Coast fire to California cool, this show explores the live recordings and cultural moments that made the Lighthouse an essential hub of jazz evolution. We'll dig into the sound of the surf meeting the swing - pure bright moments, captured in performance. Less

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1. "Pachman Farm" {Mose Allison} - Mose Allison - Mose Alive! [Atlantic: 1966]
   Notes: 22-31 October 1965
2. "Nica's Dream" {Horace Silver} - Cal Tjader - Plugs In [Skye: 1969]
   Notes: 20-21 February 1969
3. "Sack O' Woe" {Julian Adderley} - Cannonball Adderley Quintet - At The Lighthouse [Riverside: 1960]
   Notes: 16 October 1960
4. "Congolese Sermon" {Wayne Henderson} - Jazz Crusaders - At The Lighthouse '62 [Pacific Jazz: 1962]
   Notes: 5 August 1962
5. "June Night (Just Give Me a June Night, the Moonlight and You)" {Abel Baer; Cliff Friend} - Three Sounds - Live At The Lighthouse [Blue Note: 1967]
   Notes: 9 June 1967
6. "Absolutions" {Jymie Merritt} - Lee Morgan - Live At The Lighthouse [Blue Note: 1971]
   Notes: 11 July 1970
7. "Bernie's Tune" {Bernie Miller} - Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse, Vol. 1 [Contemporary: 1953]
   Notes: 21 February 1953
8. "If You're Not Part Of The Solution, You're Part Of The Problem" {Joe Henderson} - Joe Henderson Quintet - At The Lighthouse [Milestone: 1970]
   Notes: 24-26 September 1970
9. "Fancy Free" {Donald Byrd} - Grant Green - Live At The Lighthouse [Blue Note: 1972]
   Notes: 21 April 1972

Nicole Mitchell Trio LIVE with Adam Hopkins on bass and JoVia Armstrong on percussion

The Nicole Mitchell Trio will kick off the first night of concerts as part of this year’s Jazz Marathon. She will be joined by Adam Hopkins on bass and JoVia… MoreThe Nicole Mitchell Trio will kick off the first night of concerts as part of this year’s Jazz Marathon. She will be joined by Adam Hopkins on bass and JoVia Armstrong on percussion. Mitchell is an award-winning creative flutist, composer, bandleader and educator. She is perhaps best known for her work as a flutist, having developed a unique improvisational language and having been repeatedly awarded “Top Flutist of the Year” by Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll and the Jazz Journalists Association (2010-2022). Less

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Family

Whether blood-related or found, our families have profound impacts on us, gifting us some of the brightest moments of our lives. As a music that arguably brings its messengers as… MoreWhether blood-related or found, our families have profound impacts on us, gifting us some of the brightest moments of our lives. As a music that arguably brings its messengers as close to the fullest expressions of self that has ever been to this point in history, we have the privilege of hearing and experiencing the beauty of jazz musicians' deeply personal expressions of familial impacts through their compositions, as well as through the interactions they share with their comrades on the bandstand. Let's meditate on this together as our own type of family—the community of WTJU. Less

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1. "Journey Home" - Maria Schneider Orchestra - Allégresse [Enja Records: 2000]
2. "Song For My Father" - Horace Silver - Song For My Father [Blue Note Records: 1999]
3. "Armando's Rhumba - Live" - Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin - Rendezvous In New York [Stretch Records: 2003]
4. "Ana Maria" - Wayne Shorter - Native Dancer [Columbia/Legacy: 1975]
5. "Cross Currents" - Robin Eubanks and Mental Images - Get 2 It [REM Records: 2001]
6. "Venus And Mars (feat. Joshua Redman)" - Dewey Redman, Joshua Redman - African Venus [Evidence: 1994]
7. "Recuerdo" - Arturo O'Farrill, Chucho Valdés, The Third Generations Ensemble - Familia: Tribute to Bebo and Chico [SS: 2017]
8. "Crescent" - Alice Coltrane - Translinear Light [Impulse!: 2004]
9. "One For Daddy-O" - Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley - What Is This Thing Called Soul? [Original Jazz Classics: 1984]
10. "Wedding Planning" - Le Boeuf Brothers, Remy Le Boeuf, Pascal Le Boeuf - HUSH [SoundSpore Records: 2023]
11. "Tulip or Turnip - Live" - Duke Ellington - Ellington at Newport 1956 (Complete) [Columbia/Legacy: 1956]
12. "The Lady Is A Tramp - Live" - Bill Charlap Trio - Live At The Village Vanguard [Blue Note Records: 2007]
13. "And I Love Her" - Brad Mehldau Trio - Blues and Ballads [Nonesuch: 2016]
14. "Candy - Live" - Justin Kauflin - Live At Sam First [Sam First Records: 2024]
15. "Uncovered Heart" - Kenny Werner - Lawn Chair Society [Blue Note Records: 2007]
16. "The Nearness Of You" - Michael Brecker - Nearness Of You: The Ballad Book [Verve: 2001]
17. "Last Train Home - Live Version" - Pat Metheny Group - The Road to You (Live) [Metheny Group Productions Inc.: 1993]

Beautiful Dreamer: The Music of Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell is an American jazz guitarist and composer whose career spans over 40 years and more than 100 recordings. His signature style blends jazz, blues, country, rock and roll… MoreBill Frisell is an American jazz guitarist and composer whose career spans over 40 years and more than 100 recordings. His signature style blends jazz, blues, country, rock and roll and experimentalism into an elastic tone that convey both celebration and mourning. Less

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1. "Gimme A Holler" - Bill Frisell - Nashville [Nonesuch ]
2. "One Of These Days" - Bill Frisell - Nashville [Nonesuch ]
3. "Lookout For Hope" - Bill Frisell - Gone, Just Like A Train [Nonesuch ]
4. "My Buffalo Gal" - Bill Frisell - Good Gog, Happy Man [Nonesuch ]
5. "Shenandoah" - Bill Frisell - Good Dog, Happy Man [Nonesuch ]
6. "Waltz For Hal Wilner" - Bill Frisell - Four [Blue Note ]
7. "1968" - Bill Frisell - Unspeakable [Nonesuch ]
8. "Tired Of Waiting For You" - Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age [Okeh ]

All That Glitters

Inspired by jazz guitarist Chris Standring, this show will include tunes performed by jazz performers that might make you want to get out of your chair and dance (Cory Weeds,… MoreInspired by jazz guitarist Chris Standring, this show will include tunes performed by jazz performers that might make you want to get out of your chair and dance (Cory Weeds, Louis Armstrong, The Harlem Ramblers, etc.). Less

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1. "Good Day Sunshine" {McCartney/Lennon/Harrison} - John Daversa's Big Band, featuring Renee Olstead - Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles [BFM Jazz: 2016]
   Notes: This album won the Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble
2. "All That Glitters" {Chris Standring} - Chris Standring, guitar/Mitchel Forman, piano/Larry Steen, bass/David Karasony, drums/Nikki Garcia, Barbara Porter, violin/Tom Tally, viola/Cameron Stone, cello - Electric Wonderland [Ultimate Vibe Recordings: 2012]
3. "I Can See Clearly Now" {Johnny Nash} - Holly Cole Trio - Don't Smoke In Bed [Capitol: 1993]
   Notes: Composed when Nash was recovering from cataract surgery
4. "Sunday" {Miller/Cohn/Stein} - New Harlem Ramblers - As Time Goes By [Elite Special: 1998]
   Notes: Swiss Dixie-land band
5. "Wind Song" {Gregory Porter} - Gregory Porter, vocal/Chip Crawford, piano/Aaron James, bass/Emanuel Harrold, drums/Yosuke Sato, alto sax/Tivon Pennicott, tenor sax/Curtis Taylor, trumpet - Liquid Spirit [Universal Classics: 2013]
6. "Shining Star" {Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice Wright} - Cory Weeds, alto sax/Jason Tiemann, drums/Mike LeDonne, organ/Steve Kaldestad, tenor sax - Let's Groove: The Music of Earth Wind & Fire [Cellar Live: 2017]
7. "Isn't This A Lovely Day?" {Irving Berlin} - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong/Oscar Peterson Quartet - Ella and Louis [Verve: 1956]
   Notes: Composed in 1935 for the film "Top Hat," a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers classic
8. "I'm Coming Virginia" - The Dry Throat Fellows - Dixieland Time
9. "Sweet Georgia Bright" {Charles Lloyd} - Louis Hayes, drums/Vincent Herring, alto sax/Richie Goods, bass/Jeremy Pelt, trumpet/Rick Germanson, piano - Maximum Firepower [Savant Records: 2006]
10. "Look For The Silver Lining" {Jerome Kern} - Joe Magnarelli, trumpet/Rodney Green, drums/Paul Sikivie, bass/Victor Gould, piano - Concord [SteepleChase: 2025]
11. "Get Happy (1957)" {Howard Arlen/Ted Koehler} - Sonny Rollins, tenor sax/Elvin Jones, drums/Wilbur Ware, bass - A Night at the Village Vanguard (The Complete Masters [Capitol: 2024]
    Notes: Song was first performed in 1930 in a stage revue, then by Judy Garland in her film Summer Stock.
12. "Baubles Bangles and Beads" {A. Borodin/G. Forrest/R. Wright} - Zoot Sims, soprano sax/Ray Bryant, piano/Grady Tate, drums/George Mraz, bass - Soprano Sax [Pablo: 1976]
    Notes: From the musical "Kismet"
13. "The Best Is Yet to Come" {Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh} - Sarah Vaughan, vocal/Quincy Jones and his Orchestra - You're Mine You [Nippon Columbia: 1980]
14. "On a Clear Day (Live)" {Burton Lane/Alan Jay Lerner} - Oscar Peterson, piano/Louis Hayes, drums/Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass - On a Clear Day: The Oscar Peterson Trio - Live in Zurich 1971 [SRF Radio: 2022]
15. "Lucky Day" - Wycliffe Gordon, trombone/Jay Leonhart, bass - This Rhythm on my Mind [ 2006]
16. "Medley: Charleston/Old Fashioned Love/If I Could Be With You" - Eubie Blake, piano - 86 Years of Eubie Blake

Written in Their Soul: The Stax Demos

The Grammy award winning seven CD set was a revelation when released two years ago. The Rum Cove will be delving into it's treasures by playing a demo and then… MoreThe Grammy award winning seven CD set was a revelation when released two years ago. The Rum Cove will be delving into it's treasures by playing a demo and then the released version plus some of the unreleased songs to highlight the deep talent in Memphis record label Stax/Volt. Tune it on Monday at noon to hear some never before heard Memphis Soul! Less

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1. "Last night" - The Mar-Keys - 45 [Sattilite: 1961]
2. "Morning after" - The Mar-Keys - 45 [Stax: 1961]
3. "Po-Dunk" - The Mar-Keys - 45 [Stax: 1962]
4. "Green Onions" - Booker T & The M Gs - 45 [Stax: 1962]
5. "Another night without my man" - Carla Thomas - Demo [Stax: 1964]
6. "Jelly bread" - Booker T & MGs - 45 [Stax: 1962]
7. "Mister Fix it" - Eddie Floyd - Demo [Stax: 1965]
8. "Walking the dog" - Rufus Thomas - 45 [Stax: 1964]
9. "Get up about yourself" - Homer Banks - Demo [Stax: 1966]
10. "Hear my call here" - The Staple Singers - Demo [Stax: 1967]
11. "Top of the mountain" -
12. "I see it" -
13. "The Ghetto" -
14. "Somebody stole my dog" - Rufus Thomas - 45 [Stax: 1965]
15. "Cold feet" - Albert King - 45 [Stax: 1967]
16. "I may not be all you want" - Homer Banks - Demo [Stax: 1968]
17. "Third child" - Bettye Cruthcher - Demo [Stax: 1968]
18. "Funky Mississippi" - Rufus Thomas - 45 [Stax: 1968]
19. "I've got a feeling" - Ollie & The Nightingales - 45 [Stax: 1968]
20. "Jody got your girl and gone" - Johnnie Taylor - 45 [Stax: 1970]
21. "Slum baby" - Booker T & The MGs - 45 [Stax: 1970]
22. "Nobody wants to get old" - Deanne Parker & Mack Rice - Demo [Stax: 1971]
23. "Too much for a dime" - Bettye Crutcher - Demo [Stax: 1972]
24. "Some other man (is beating your time)" - Carla Thomas - 45 [Stax: 1970]
25. "Come on down" - Mack Rice - Demo [Stax: 1972]
26. "Double or nothing" - The Mar-Keys - 45 [Stax: 1968]
27. "Grampa's will" - Homer Banks - Demo [Stax: 1970]
28. "Deaf and dumb" - Mack Rice - Demo [Stax: 1972]
29. "You think you're hot stuff" - Jean Knight - 45 [Stax: 1971]
30. "I don't want to be like my daddy" - The Nightingales - 45 [Stax: 1971]
31. "Put it to a vote" - Marshall Jones & Carl Smith - Demo [Stax: 1972]
32. "Take it all off" - Bettye Crutcher - Demo [Stax: 1972]
33. "How can you mistreat the one you love" - Katie Love - 45 [Stax: 1973]
34. "Jamaica this morning" - The MGs - 45 [Stax: 1973]
35. "Bread winner" - Mack Rice - Demo [Stax: 1973]
36. "Too much sugar for a dime" - Homer Banks - Demo [Stax: 1971]
37. "Dirty tricks" - The Sweet Inspirations - 45 [Stax: 1974]
38. "Oh-la-de-da" - The Staples Singers - 45 [Stax: 1973]
39. "The yard man" - Bettye Crutcher - 45 [Stax: 1972]

Nearly Unknown Guitarists

Over the next two hours, we'll be listening to some exceptional guitarists you've probably never heard of-at least not by name. While not all are completely obscure, most have found… MoreOver the next two hours, we'll be listening to some exceptional guitarists you've probably never heard of-at least not by name. While not all are completely obscure, most have found success within their musical circles, earning the respect of fellow musicians and steady work, even if they've never achieved mainstream fame. These are not household names, but their talent speaks volumes. Less

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1. "Fever Vision" - Jonathan Kreisberg, Larry Grenadier, Bill Stewart - Nine Stories Wide [Criss Cross Jazz: 2004]
2. "Blues for a Stripper" - Mundell Lowe - Blues for a Stripper [Charlie Parker Records: 1962]
3. "Ev's Mad" - Ben Webster, Harold Ashby, Art Farmer, Jimmy Jones, Mundell Lowe, Milt Hinton, Dave Bailey - Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 1 (1953, 1958) [Intense Media GmbH: 2019]
4. "If You Need Me" - Solomon Burke - If You Need Me [Rhino Atlantic: 1963]
5. "Wash Cloth" - Zbonics, Melvin Sparks, Karl Denson - Time to Do Your Thing [Color Red: 2013]
6. "Stockholm Sweetnin'" - Les Spann - Gemini (Reissue) [Original Jazz Classics: 2001]
7. "Blue Lights" - Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies High [Prestige: 1957]
8. "After You've Gone" - Billy Cardine - Six String Swing [Little King Records: 2012]
9. "Communications" - Slim Gaillard - Groove Juice: The Norman Granz Recordings + More [Verve Reissues: 2018]
10. "Neon Chicken (Live)" - Jim Oblon - Live from the Foobar [From the Earth Records: 2013]
11. "633 Knock" - Jack McDuff, Willis Jackson - Jack McDuff Meets Soul Tenors: Willis Jackson, Roland Kirk, Jimmy Forrest [EG Jazz: 2020]
12. "Mary's Goodbye Blues" - Mary Osborne - A Girl & Her Guitar [El Records: 2006]
13. "The Hawks" - Shuggie Otis - Here Comes Shuggie Otis [Epic/Legacy: 1970]
14. "Shake Down" - Greg Koch - Strat's Got Your Tongue [Greg Koch: 2021]
15. "Shag Rug Burn" - Guthrie Trapp - Life After Dark [Guthrie Trapp: 2018]
16. "On the Spectrum" - Tom Bukovac, Guthrie Trapp - In Stereo [Tom Bukovac / Guthrie Trapp: 2024]
17. "Georgia on a Fast Train - Live at the Texas Music Cafe®" - Billy Joe Shaver, Eddy Shaver - Billy Joe & Eddy Shaver (Live at the Texas Music Cafe®) [Texas Music Cafe: 2023]
18. "Fat Boy Rag" - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 5 [Rhino: 1993]
19. "I Can Fix It" - Jack Pearson - Step Out! [Candlefly Songs: 1994]

Bright Moments Ahead: 2025 Marathon Preview

Louise kicks off the 2025 Jazz Marathon with a preview show that will give you a taste of what musical delights are in store for you! Better than a box… MoreLouise kicks off the 2025 Jazz Marathon with a preview show that will give you a taste of what musical delights are in store for you! Better than a box of chocolates, Bright Moments Ahead samples what awaits you during the 7 days of the Jazz Marathon. Less

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1. "McGarrett's Theme" {Mort Stevens} - Mort Stevens and his Orchestra - Hawaii Five-0 (Original TV Soundtrack) [Capitol Records: 2010]
   Notes: "Book 'Em, Danno: 1960s-70s Cop Show Soundtracks" with Goldfinger and Rudy 2 Shooz Sat noon-2pm
2. "Let's Get Down To Business" {Bettye Crutcher, Philippe Panis} - Bettye Crutcher - Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos [Craft Recordings: 2023]
   Notes: "Written In Their Soul - The Stax Demos" with The Rum Cove Mon noon-2pm
3. "That's Not Your Donut" {Champian Fulton} - Cory Weeds, Champian Fulton - Every Now And Then [Cellar Live: 2024]
   Notes: "All That Glitters" with Paula O'Buckley Mon 2-4pm
4. "Bonita's Place" {Tim O'Brien} - Bill Frisell, Tim O'Brien, Dale Bruning, Nick Forster - Life Lessons [Wendell World Records: 2025]
   Notes: "Beautiful Dreamer - The Music of Bill Frisell" with Larry Minnick Mon 4-6pm
5. "Come Dance With Me" {Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn} - Frank Sinatra - Come Dance With Me! (Remastered) [Capitol Records: 1959]
   Notes: "1959: The Moment That Changed Jazz" with Ken. Nail Tues 8-10am AND "Simply Sinatra" with Madeline Paczkowski Sun 6-8am
6. "Gotta Have What It Takes" {Harold Grey, Victoria Spivey} - Maria Muldaur, Taj Mahal - One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey [Nola Blue Records: 2025]
   Notes: "Black Lace Freudian Slip and Other Thrillers" with Duffy Dillinger Tues 2-4pm
7. "Stars Fell On Alabama" {Frank Perkins, Mitchell Parish} - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis [Verve Reissues: 1956]
   Notes: "Bright Moments with Pops" with Rus Perry Tues 10am-noon
8. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" {George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin} - Frank Vignola, Joe Ascione, Tom Kennedy - Vignola Plays Gershwin [Mel Bay Records: 2007]
   Notes: "Jazz Guitar" with Tony Stephan Tues 9-11pm
9. "Thou Swell - Remastered" {Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers} - Horace Silver - Horace Silver Trio [Blue Note Records: 2007]
   Notes: "Golden Silver: The Later Music of Horace Silver" with Steve Dressel Wed 10am-noon
10. "Obra Filhia" {Danilo Moraes, Paulo Cesar de Carvalho} - Magos Herrera, MH Trio, The Knights - Aire [Sunnyside: 2023]
    Notes: "Hecho En Mexico" with Steve Harris and Steve Kindig Wed 12-2pm
11. "Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus" {Frank Zappa} - Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo [Frank Zappa Catalog: 1972]
    Notes: "Zappa Jazz" with Aaron the Jazz Czar Wed 2-4pm
12. "Working Girl" {Leon Russell} - Leon Russell - Stop All That Jazz [The Right Stuff: 1974]
    Notes: "That Bluesy Tulsa Sound" with Michael Pillow Wed 4-6pm
13. "Et Si C'etait La Fin (As If It Was the End)" {Pat Metheny} - Pat Metheny Group - Secret Story [Metheny Group Productions Inc.: 1992]
    Notes: "Pat Metheny's Bright Size Life at 50" with Steve Huff and Norbert Leitinger Wed 6-8pm
14. "Afro Harping" {Dorothy Ashby, Phil Upchurch} - Brandee Younger - Wax & Wane [Brandee Younger: 2016]
    Notes: "2025 Young Lions Show" with Gary Funston Wed 9-11pm
15. "This Time It's Real" {David Bartlett, Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka} - Tower Of Power - Tower Of Power [Warner Records: 1973]
    Notes: "From The Bottom" with The Juddermeister Thurs 6-8pm
16. "The Glow Worm" {Johnny Mercer, Lilla Robinson, Paul Lincke} - Kurt Elling, Christian Sands - The Glow Worm [Big Shoulders Records: 2025]
    Notes: "Shining, Luminous, Glowing, Radiant, and Brilliant Songs" with Dan Chaldekas Thurs 10am-noon
17. "Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: IV. Rondo (Allegro)" {Wolfgang Mozart} - The Swingle Singers - Anthology [Warner Classics: 2009]
    Notes: "Jazz Takes On Classical Music" with Jay Jackson Fri 8-10am
18. "There Will Never Be Another You" {Harry Warren, Mack Gordon} - Shirley Scott - Shirley's Sounds [Prestige: 1961]
    Notes: "Soul Jazz Explosion" with Brian Keena Fri noon-2pm
19. "Stormy Weather" {Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler} - Lena Horne - Legendary Ladies of Jazz [X5 Music Group: 2011]
    Notes: "Come Rain Or Come Shine" with Dusty Garwood Fri 2-4pm
20. "Floating Fountain" {Kyotaro Miula} - Minami Deutsch - Fortune Goodies [Guruguru Brain: 2022]
    Notes: "Japanese Psych Jazz" with The Zostress, Don Wowsville, and Sister Pirate Jenny Fri 4-6pm
21. "I've Got You Under My Skin" {Cole Porter} - Louis Prima, Keely Smith - Capitol Collectors Series [Capitol Records: 1991]
    Notes: "On With The Show: Music of Cole Porter" with James Scales Fri 6-8pm
22. "Café Montparnasse" {Paris Cafe Society} - Paris Café Society - French Café: A Parisian Gypsy Jazz Swing Experience [Megatrax Music: 2013]
    Notes: "Gypsy Jazz" with Lonesome George Sat 8-10am
23. "You Still Believe In Me" {Brian Wilson, Tony Asher} - M. Ward - Transistor Radio [Merge Records: 2005]
    Notes: "Brian Wilson Show" with Brian Keena and Don Harrison Sat 10am-noon
24. "Que Baby" {Gloria Coleman} - Gloria Coleman Quartet, Pola Roberts - Soul Sisters [Impulse!: 1963]
    Notes: "The Bright Scene of Newark, NJ" with David Soyka Sat 4-6pm
25. "No Moon at All" {David Mann, Redd Evans} - Stacey Kent, Jim Tomlinson - Tenderly [Token Productions: 2015]
    Notes: "Incluencia Do Jazz: Brazilian Classics" with Stacey Kent and Jim Tomlinson Thurs 4-6pm
26. "Angel Oak" {Charles Lloyd} - Charles Lloyd - Lift Every Voice [ECM Records: 2002]
    Notes: "Pathless Path: A Charles Lloyd Journey" with John and Jessica Sat 6-8pm
27. "I Made You Love Paris" {Madeleine Perrier} - Mary Lou Williams - I Made You Love Paris [Universal Music Division Decca Records France: 2000]
    Notes: "Pinnacle Moments of Women in Jazz" with Rebecca and Jessica Tues noon-2pm
28. "Desafinado" {Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca} - Quincy Jones - Big Band Bossa Nova [Verve: 1962]
    Notes: "The Latin Jukebox" with Charles Peale Fri 10-am to noon AND "Quincy Jones And His Big Band" with Uncle Dave Lewis Sun 8-10am
29. "Midnight in Harlem" {Derek Trucks, Mike Mattison} - Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator [Masterworks: 2011]
    Notes: "Duane Allman and Derek Trucks" with Peter Welch Fri 9-11pm

Early Bird Jazz

To help get us ready for a week of great Jazz and Blues, not to mention seven nights of live music, we bring you a special concert from the Offbeat… MoreTo help get us ready for a week of great Jazz and Blues, not to mention seven nights of live music, we bring you a special concert from the Offbeat Roadhouse archives featuring the Hard Modes. Less

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1. "The Hard Modes (2019)" - The Hard Modes - 2019 at The Stage [Hard Modes: 2019]
2. "Echoes of Spain" - Stephane Wrembel - Live at The Stage (2020) [Stephane Wrembel: 2020]

Classical Prelude - Monday

Sometimes you just want to hear the music. Classical Prelude features extended works, most over 40 minutes long, with minimal announcing. It’s truly less talk and more music. Get lost… MoreSometimes you just want to hear the music. Classical Prelude features extended works, most over 40 minutes long, with minimal announcing. It’s truly less talk and more music. Get lost in the sound. Less

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Virginia Overnights

All Virginia artists. All genres. All night long. Tune in to Virginia Overnights and experience the sounds of our commonwealth, hand-curated by Don Harrison and Erin O.

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Mood Swing

From sad girl vibes to funky dance jams, join Southern Belle on her adventure into the Infinite Playground of Music. She’s not into labels. She’ll leave you wanting more. Be… MoreFrom sad girl vibes to funky dance jams, join Southern Belle on her adventure into the Infinite Playground of Music. She’s not into labels. She’ll leave you wanting more. Be careful of the Mood Swing. Every other Monday mornin’ at 1am Less

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