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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. "Sights In The City" - Guru, Carleen Anderson, Courtney Pine - Jazzmatazz Volume 1 [Chrysalis\EMI Records (USA): 1993]
2. "Like A Star" - Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae [EMI Records: 2006]
3. "Ain't Nobody" - Chaka Khan - Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 [Reprise: 1996]
4. "Can't Stay" - Dave Hollister - Ghetto Hymns [Geffen: 1999]
5. "Poison & Wine" - The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow [sensibility recordings: 2011]
6. "Joy" - Blackstreet - Blackstreet [Interscope: 1994]
7. "Dust to Dust" - The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars [sensibility recordings: 2013]
8. "Missing You" - Case - Open Letter [Def Jam Recordings: 2001]
9. "The Traveler" - Guru, Donald Byrd - Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality [Chrysalis\EMI Records (USA): 1995]
10. "Just in Case" - Jaheim - Ghetto Love [Warner Records: 2001]
11. "Faded Pictures" - Case, Joe - Personal Conversation [Def Jam Recordings: 1999]
12. "Summer Rain" - Carl Thomas - Emotional [Bad Boy Records: 2000]
13. "Be with You" - 112 - Room 112 [Bad Boy Records: 1998]
14. "The Scientist" - Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head [Parlophone Records Limited: 2002]
15. "Yellow" - Coldplay - Parachutes [Parlophone UK: 2000]
16. "Get Ready (feat. Blackstreet)" - Mase, Blackstreet - Double Up [Bad Boy Records: 1999]
17. "On To The Next One" - JAY-Z, Swizz Beatz - The Blueprint 3 [Roc Nation / Jay-Z: 2009]
18. "The Story of O.J." - JAY-Z - 4:44 [Roc Nation / Jay-Z: 2017]
19. "APESHIT" - The Carters - EVERYTHING IS LOVE [Roc Nation – JAY-Z Duet: 2018]
20. "Never Did 3 Quarters" - Jim Jones - Wasted Talent [Vamplife / EMPIRE: 2018]
21. "Once Upon a Time" - The Diplomats - Once Upon a Time [Diplomats: 2017]
22. "Otis" - JAY-Z, Kanye West, Otis Redding - Watch The Throne [Roc Nation/RocAFella/IDJ: 2011]

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. "Freedom Jazz Dance" - Kassa Overall - Cream [Warp: 2025]
2. "The Vibe" - Marc Cary - Cary On (2025 30th Anniversary Remaster) [SessionHeads United: 2025]
3. "We Three Kings" - Jeremy Pelt - Christmas Interlude [HighNote: 2025]
4. "You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" - Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In Crowd [Argo: 2024]
   Notes: 1965 original. This is 2024 UHQR Japanese reissue. Live at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington DC
5. "Count One" - Thad Jones, Kenny Burrell, Frank Wess, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Arthur Taylor - After Hours [Craft: 2025]
   Notes: 2025 Craft remaster. 1957 original Prestige release. Rudy Van Gelder engineer.
6. "Nacho Supreme" - Out of/Into - Motion II [Blue Note: 2025]
   Notes: Gerald Clayton, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott, and Matt Brewer
7. "In Between Dreams" - Harper Trio - Dialogue of Thoughts [Little Yellow Man: 2025]
   Notes: Maria-Christina Harper, Josephine Davies, Evan Jenkins
8. "Christmas Time Is Here" - Jeremy Pelt - Christmas Interlude [HighNote: 2025]
9. "The Catalyst" - Out of/Into - Motion II [Blue Note: 2025]
   Notes: Gerald Clayton, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott, and Matt Brewer
10. "Since I Fell for You" - Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In Crowd [Argo: 2024]
    Notes: 1965 original. This is 2024 UHQR Japanese reissue. Live at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington DC
11. "He Who Hops Around" - Marc Cary - Cary On (2025 30th Anniversary Remaster) [SessionHeads United: 2025]
    Notes: feat. Roy Hargrove
12. "Meant to Be" - John Scofield & Dave Holland - Memories of Home [ECM: 2025]
13. "Marrakesh Swing" - Triosence - Stories of Life [Sony: 2025]
14. "Metaphor" - Yusef Lateef - Jazz Mood [Craft: 2025]
    Notes: 2025 Craft remaster. Original 1957 Savoy release.
15. "New Medium" - Greg Garrison - More Ronsongs [Adhyaropa: 2025]
16. "Tree Huggers" - Sujae Jung & Wolf Robert Statmann - Confluence [Jung Stratmann: 2025]
17. "Swiftly" - Andrei Nikolsky - Music For Terminals [Palace: 2025]
18. "Au Privave" - Jimmy Smith - House Party [Blue Note: 1957]

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. "Stand By Me" - Ben E. King - Stand By Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Columbia: 1986]
3. "Button Up Your Overcoat" - Ruth Etting - You're The Cream In My Coffee: 1928-1931 [Salt & Pepper: 2012]
   Notes: from "The Sure Thing" (1985)
4. "Storybook Love" - Mark Knopfler - The Princess Bride (Soundtrack) [Phonogram: 1987]
5. "Judge and Jury" - Spinal Tap - Spinal Tap: The End Continues [Spinal Tap: 2025]
6. "Open House" - Marc Shaiman - Misery (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Bay Cities: 1990]
7. "Hound Dog" - Big Mama Thornton - A Few Good Men (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Sony: 1992]
8. "Florin Dance" - Mark Knopfler - The Princess Bride (Soundtrack) [Phonogram: 1987]
9. "(Listen To The) Flower People" - Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap [Polydor: 2025]
10. "Let's Go to Chow Fun" - Eric Clapton - The Story of Us (Music from the Motion Picture) [Reprise: 1999]
11. "La Vie En Rose" - Marc Shaiman - The Bucket List (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Warner Bros: 2007]
12. "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" - Dionne Farris - Ghosts of Mississippi (Music from the Motion Picture) [Columbia: 1996]
13. "Remembering Mother" - Marc Shaiman - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (Original Documentary Soundtrack) [Marc Shaiman: 2024]
14. "Winter Wonderland" - Harry Connick, Jr. - When Harry Met Sally... (Music from the Motion Picture) [Sony: 1989]
15. "Mr. Lee" - The Bobbettes - Stand By Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Columbia: 1986]
16. "What's Your Name" - Rob Reiner, Michael Bolton, Shane Harper - Flipped (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Warner Bros: 2010]
17. "End Credits" - Marc Shaiman - The Bucket List (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Warner Bros: 2007]
18. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" - Harry Connick, Jr. - When Harry Met Sally... (Music from the Motion Picture) [Sony: 1989]

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. "Bad Self Portraits" - Lake Street Dive - Bad Self Portraits [Signature Sounds Recordings: 2014]
   Notes: 4-19 Ting Pavilion
3. "Next to You" - Ole 60 - Next to You [Grey Area Records: 2024]
   Notes: 5-7 Ting Pavilion
4. "Restless - Remastered" - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Lonely Runs Both Ways [Rounder Records: 2004]
   Notes: 7-18 Ting Pavilion
5. "New South Wales" - Jason Isbell - Southeastern [Southeastern Records: 2013]
   Notes: 7-26 Ting Pavilion
6. "Tomorrow" - Shakey Graves - Tomorrow [Dualtone Music Group: 2016]
   Notes: 12-20 Jefferson
7. "Suitcase" - Clover County - Suitcase [Undercover Lover Records: 2025]
   Notes: 12-20 Jefferson
8. "Mighty River" - Railroad Earth - Bird In A House [Sugar Hill Records: 2002]
   Notes: 12/30 & 12/31 Jefferson
9. "Everything Is Cool" - John Prine - A John Prine Christmas [Oh Boy Records: 1993]
   Notes: 12-26 Christmas Jam, A Tribute to John Prine -Foundry
10. "Unwed Fathers" - Thomas Gunn - All the Best...from 6 Feet Away: A Charlottesville Tribute to John Prine [Jeff Sweatman: 2022]
    Notes: TONIGHT- Batesville Mkt.- CANCELLED Due to illness.
11. "Hello in There" - John Prine - All the Best...from 6 Feet Away: A Charlottesville Tribute to John Prine [Jeff Sweatman: 2022]
    Notes: 12-26 Christmas Jam, A Tribute to John Prine- Foundry
12. "Knockin' on Your Screen Door" - John Prine - The Tree of Forgiveness [Oh Boy Records: 2018]
    Notes: 12-26 Christmas Jam, A Tribute to John Prine- Foundry
13. "Water's Edge" - Trenton Wagler, Jay Lapp - Adrienna Valentine [Big Ring Records: 2008]
    Notes: 1-9 Grand Caverns -Grottoes
14. "Rooster" - Susto, Holler Choir, Susto Stringband - Susto Stringband (Volume 1) [New West Records, LLC: 2025]
    Notes: 1-29 Southern Cafe
15. "Deeper Talks" - Joe Jordan - Deeper Talks [Mountain Road Records: 2025]
    Notes: 2-5 Southern Cafe
16. "Welcome To The Camp" - Martin Sexton - Camp Holiday [Kitchen Table Records: 2005]
    Notes: 4-25 Southern Cafe
17. "Empire" - Dar Williams - My Better Self [Dar Williams Records: 2005]
    Notes: 2-9 Southern Cafe
18. "Pockets In Retrograde" - The Dirty Grass Players - Shiny Side Up [The Dirty Grass Players: 2023]
    Notes: 2-21 Southern Cafe
19. "Skippin' Down the Sidewalk" - Amelia Day - Skippin' Down the Sidewalk [amelia day music: 2023]
    Notes: 3-15 Southern Cafe
20. "River" - K.C. Jones, Daniel Coolik - A Very Melancholy Christmas [Valcour Records: 2021]
    Notes: FRIDAY - Front Porch
21. "Roll Rivanna" - Michael Clem - Rivannarama [Michael Clem: 2021]
    Notes: 1-9 Front Porch
22. "Friends Are Falling Out" - Chamomile and Whiskey - Friends Are Falling Out [2386491 Records DK2: 2025]
    Notes: 1-16 Koda & Marie Front Porch
23. "Rolling Down the Line" - Kathleen Parks - Rolling Down the Line [Kathleen Parks: 2024]
    Notes: 2-8 Front Porch
24. "Taking Water" - Billy Strings - Home [Rounder: 2019]
    Notes: 4-17 & 4/18 JPJ Arena
25. "California Sober (feat. Willie Nelson)" - Billy Strings, Willie Nelson - California Sober (feat. Willie Nelson) [Reprise: 2023]
    Notes: 4-17 & 4-18 JPJ Arena
26. "John Deere Tractor" - Billy Strings - Me / And / Dad [Rounder: 2022]
    Notes: 4-17 & 4-18 JPJ Arena
27. "I Don't Need A Riddle" - Donna The Buffalo - Silverlined [Sugar Hill Records: 2008]
    Notes: 3-7 Southern Cafe
28. "Amelia (Bonus Track)" - Langhorne Slim - The Spirit Moves (Deluxe Edition) [Dualtone Music: 2015]
    Notes: 2-13 Southern Cafe

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. "We're Gonna Ball This Mornin'" - Sammy Cotton - Risque Rhythm 'n' Blues [Rhino: 2016]
2. "Jack I'm Mellow" - Trixie Smith - Trixie Smith Vol. 2 1925-1929 [Document Records: 1995]
3. "Gimme A Pigfoot" - Bessie Smith - The Collection [Columbia: 1989]
4. "I Can't Quit That Man (Take 1)" - Ida Cox - Ida Cox Vol. 5 (1939-1940) [Document Records: 1999]
5. "I Ain't Gonna Let You See My Santa Claus" - Victoria Spivey - Victoria Spivey Vol. 4 1936-1937 [Document Records: 1995]
6. "Rent Man Blues" - Edna Winston - Joogie Blues [Suncoast Music: 2015]
7. "I'm a Mighty Tight Woman" - Sippie Wallace - First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series) [RCA Bluebird: 2002]
8. "Thanks A Million" - Louis Armstrong - The Decca Singles 1935-1946 [Verve Reissues: 2017]
9. "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" - Bessie Smith - The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 [Legacy/Columbia: 1991]
10. "Santa Claus Blues" - Champion Jack Dupree - At His Very Best [Champion Jack Dupree: 2019]
11. "Pig Meat On The Line" - Memphis Minnie - Queen Of The Blues [Columbia/Legacy: 1929]
12. "Empty Stocking Blues" - Floyd Dixon - His Complete Aladdin Recordings [Capitol Records: 1996]
13. "The Sun Went Down" - T-Bone Walker - The Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950-1954 [CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92): 1991]
14. "Gin House Blues" - Nina Simone - Portrait [Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 2017]
15. "You Be My Baby" - Ray Charles - What'd I Say [Rhino Atlantic: 1959]
16. "Star Revue" - Warren Lee - New Orleans Funk Explosion [Excel Music / Gulf Coast / Delta Music: 2022]
17. "Loop De Loop" - The Soul Sisters - The Sue Records Story: The Sound Of Soul [CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92): 1994]
18. "Knock on Wood" - Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood [Rhino/Elektra: 1967]
19. "Soothe Me - Single Version; 2006 Remaster" - Sam & Dave - Double Dynamite [Rhino Atlantic: 1966]
20. "Gospel Train" - Sounds Of Soul - Great Lakes Gospel: Cleveland [Numero Group: 2025]
21. "Christmas" - Chuck Berry - Back Home [Geffen: 1970]
22. "Daddy Rollin' Stone" - Otis Blackwell - Here Am I [AMB: 2023]
23. "Oh, Pretty Woman" - Albert King - The Very Best Of Albert King [Stax: 2007]
24. "Trouble In Mind" - Nina Simone - Pastel Blues [Verve Reissues: 1965]
25. "True, Fine Mama" - Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (Deluxe Edition) [Craft Recordings: 1957]
26. "Heartbreaker" - Ray Charles - Yes Indeed! [Rhino Atlantic: 1958]
27. "I've Got A Feelin'" - Big Maybelle - The Complete Okeh Sessions 1952-1955 [Okeh/Legacy/Epic: 1994]
28. "Billy Bailey" - James Brown - Thinking About Little Willie John And A Few Nice Things [Polydor: 1968]
29. "They Call Me Big Mama" - Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog / The Peacock Recordings [Geffen*: 1992]
30. "Love Me" - Elvis Presley - Elvis [RCA Victor: 1956]
31. "Good to Me as I Am to You" - Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul (With Bonus Selections) [Rhino Atlantic: 1968]
32. "Christmas Tears" - Freddie King - Texas Oil - The Complete Federal Recordings [Federal Records: 1976]
33. "What You Need" - Gospel Ensemble - Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, OH. [Numero Group: 2011]
34. "Is Anybody Gonna Be Saved?" - Ohio Players - Skin Tight [Mercury Records: 1974]

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. "Hanukkah Tree" - The Klezmatics - Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah [Jewish Music Group: 2006]
2. "Chanukah Blessings" - Julie Silver - It's Chanukah Time [Hylo Entertainment: 2006]
3. "8 Days (Of Hannukah)" - Sharon Jones And The-Dap Kings - It's A Holiday Soul Party [Daptone Records: 2015]
4. "Chanukah Honey" - Rachel Bloom - Single [Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen and Da: 2013]
5. "Pot In The Latkes" - MC Flow - Her Highness [MC Flow: 2018]
6. "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" - Ella Jenkins - Multicultural Children's Songs [Smithsonian Folkways: 1995]
7. "Happy Joyous Hanukkah" - Indigo Girls - Holly Happy Days [Vanguard: 2010]
8. "Harmonica For Hanukkah" - Ella Jenkins - Holiday Times [Smithsonian Folkways: 1996]
9. "Chanukah Prayer" - Carole King - A Holiday Carole [Rodkingale Racords: 2011]
10. "December Moon" - The Henry Girls - December Moon [Beste! Unterhaltung: 2017]
11. "Summerwill" - Deb Talan - I Thought I Saw You [Deb Talan: 2025]
12. "Wintertime" - Norah Jones - Winter Jones [UMG: 2021]
13. "Cancel Culture" - Crys Matthews - Reclamation [Crys Matthews: 2025]
14. "I'd Miss The Birds" - Joy Oladokun (Featuring Sheryl Crow) - Single [Feed The Family Records: 2025]
15. "People's Prayer" - Amythyst Kiah - Still + Bright [Rounder Records: 2024]
16. "Bad Times" - Sunny War - Armageddon In A Summer Dress [New West Records: 2025]
17. "Hockey" - Jane Siberry - Bound By the Beauty [Reprise: 1989]
18. "Bailout (Ubuntu)" - Jane Siberry - (Single) [Jane Siberry: 2025]
    Notes: from her forthcoming album, Seaon One: In the Thicket of Our Own Consciousness
19. "Not By Might - Not By Power" - Debbie Friedman - In the Beginning [Debbie Freidman: 1974]
20. "Happy Hanukkah" - Devon Sproule And Paul Curreri - Single [Patreon Release: 2019]
21. "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" - Frazey Ford - Indian Ocean (Deluxe Edition) [Nettwerk Music Group: 2025]
22. "Back At The Start" - Patty Griffin - Crown Of Roses [Thirty Tigers: 2025]
23. "Hannukah Snowman" - Phranc - Kill Rock Stars Winter Holiday Album [Kill Rock Stars: 2006]
24. "Stars In A Wide Field" - Meklit - A Piece Of Infinity [Smithsonian Folkways: 2025]
25. "House Tears" - Diane Cluck - House Tears [Diane Cluck: 2025]
26. "This Little Heart" - Ramona And The Holy Smokes - Ramona And The Holy Smokes [Ramona And The Holy Smokes: 2025]
27. "No Thanks" - Susan Munson - Missing [Susan Munson: 2025]
28. "Luxury Liner" - Bella White - Five For Silver [Rounder Records: 2024]
29. "Mma Ditaba" - Mahotelo Queens - Buya Buya [Umsakazo Records: 2025]

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. "Talking Drum" - Julian Lage, John Medeski, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen - Scenes from Above [Blue Note Records: 2025]
2. "Nothing Left to Lose (Live)" - Brian Baggett Trio - Nothing Left to Lose (Live) [Jazz Daddy Records: 2025]
3. "East Street Market" - Ife Ogunjobi - Tell Them, I'm Here [Ife Ogunjobi / Out Of (The) Blue: 2025]
4. "Carved From" - Mary Halvorson - About Ghosts [Nonesuch: 2025]
5. "Carinhoso" - Stacey Kent - A Little Time For Love [Naive: 2025]
6. "Mambo Time" - Las Hermanas Caronni - El espacio del tiempo [Les Grands Fleuves: 2025]
7. "Hidden Truth" - Richard Galliano, Jan Lundgren, Paolo Fresu - Mare Nostrum IV [ACT Music: 2025]
8. "Throw It Away" - Søren Bebe Trio - Gratitude (Deluxe Version) [From Out Here Music: 2025]
9. "Rhythm Changes" - Andrea Hermenau, Peter Cudek, Christian Lettner - Magia [Laika Records: 2025]
10. "Tree Huggers" - Jung-Stratmann Quartet - Confluence [Jung Stratmann: 2025]
11. "Casa Pueblo" - Noah Preminger, Kim Cass, Terreon Gully, Ely Perlman - Dark Days [Criss Cross Jazz: 2025]
12. "Pent-Up House - Live at Smoke" - Al Foster - Live at Smoke [Smoke Sessions: 2025]
13. "Nacho Supreme" - Out Of/Into, Gerald Clayton, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott, Matt Brewer - Motion II [Blue Note Records: 2025]
14. "once like a spark" - Jane Ira Bloom, Brian Shankar Adler - once like a spark [Adhyâropa Records: 2025]
15. "Showdown" - Billy Hart - Multidirectional [Smoke Sessions: 2025]
16. "Holiday Medley" - Sullivan Fortner - A Jazz Piano Christmas 2013 [ 2013]
    Notes: Sullivan Fortner Quartet perform a late night set from Smalls on Dec 20.
17. "Linus and Lucy" - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Jingle All the Way [Concord Records: 2008]
18. "Brazilian Sleigh Bells" - Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis - Big Band Holidays II [Blue Engine Records: 2019]
    Notes: Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Big Band Holidays streaming on 12/16 via JazzLive.
19. "What Took You So Long?" - Emma Smith - Bitter Orange [La Reserve Records: 2025]
    Notes: Vocalist Emma Smith streams from Porgy and Bess this afternoon.
20. "En La Oscuridad" - Miguel Zenón, Luis Perdomo - El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 [Miel Music: 2023]
    Notes: Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo livestream from Mezzrow tonight.
21. "Ridin' High" - Claus Raible - Trio! [Alessa Records: 2019]
    Notes: Claus Raible Quintet is at Club Unterfahrt on Dec 18.
22. "Sleigh Ride" - Tony Guerrero, Arturo Sandoval, The Bunch Of My Friends Big Band - Sleigh Ride [Swingfest Records: 2023]
    Notes: Arturo Sandoval's Swinging Holiday streams from SF Jazz on Dec 19 (replay on 20).
23. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" - Benny Benack III, Steven Feifke - Season's Swingin' Greetings (Deluxe Edition) [Cellar Live: 2021]
    Notes: Benny Benack III Quintet presents their holiday show at Chris Jazz on Dec 19.
24. "Christmas in New York" - José James - Merry Christmas from José James [Rainbow Blonde Records: 2021]
    Notes: Merry Christmas from José James streams from Keystone Korner Baltimore on Dec 19-21.
25. "Pieces Peace" - Yuhan Su - OVER the MOONs [Endectomorph Records: 2025]
    Notes: Yuhan Su Quartet streams from Smalls on Dec 19-20.
26. "Alabama" - Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, Matt Garrison - In Movement [ECM Records: 2016]
    Notes: The Coltrane Festival continues with Ravi Coltrane, livestreaming from Smoke Jazz on Dec 19.
27. "Glass Half Cool" - Gerald Clayton - Glass Half Warm / Glass Half Cool [Blue Note Records: 2025]
    Notes: Gerald Clayton Quartet streams from the Jazz Gallery On Dec 20.
28. "Morning Star" - Scott Robinson - Scott Robinson: Tenormore [ARBORS: 2019]
    Notes: Scott Robinson Quartet streams from Smalls on Dec 19-20.
29. "Happy Holidays" - Anaïs Reno - Happy Holidays [Songbook Ink: 2025]
    Notes: Anaïs Reno Quintet White Christmas Holiday Show streams from Chris Jazz on Dec 20.
30. "Good King Wenceslas" - Lisa Wahlandt, Sven Faller - Good King Wenceslas [Fine Music: 2025]
    Notes: Lisa Wahlandt is at Club Unterfahrt on Dec 20.

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. "Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79" {LV BEETHOVEN} - Igor Levit - Piano Sonatas (Complete) [Sony Classical ]
   Notes: Celebrating Beethoven's 255th birthday!
2. "The Tender Land Suite" {Aaron COPLAND} - Boston Symphony Orchestra / Aaron Copland, Conductor - Composers Conduct [RCA ]
3. "Piano Trio" {Rebecca CLARKE} - Neave Trio - Her Voice [Chandos ]
4. "Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90" {LV BEETHOVEN} - Stephen Kovacevich - Beethoven, L. van: Piano Music (Complete) [Warner Classics ]
5. "Harp Concerto in C " {François-Adrien BOIELDIEU} - Nicanor Zabaleta, harp / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin) - Ernst Märzendorfer, Conductor - Harp Music [Deutsche Grammophon ]
   Notes: Honoring the 250th anniversary of "The French Mozart"'s birth. Written in 1800, this Harp Concerto is a masterpiece of the harp repertory.
6. "Adeste fideles: March of the Three Holy Kings from Weihnachtsbaum, S186/R71 (1st version, MS-181)" {Franz LISZT} - Waleczek, Wojciech - piano - Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree) [Naxos ]
7. "Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace" {Zoltán KODALY} - Yo-Yo Ma, cello - I love cello [Sony Classical ]
   Notes: Among the most significant works for solo cello written since JS Bach's cello suites. Born today in 1882, Kodály himself predicted that "in 25 years no cellist will be accepted who has not played it".
8. "Prelude and Fugue in A Minor" {Rodion SHCHEDRIN} - Rodion Shchedrin - The Piano Music of Rodion Shchedrin [Melodiya ]
   Notes: Shchedrin was born today in 1932. He created the Carmen Suite (and many other ballets) for his wife, the ballerina Maya Plisetskaya of the Bolshoi Theatre.

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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Issa Hours

Two pals stay up to play (CDs, records, a few choice files) and read poems, so you don’t have to. We’re up late tonight spinning solitary sounds— hear them in… MoreTwo pals stay up to play (CDs, records, a few choice files) and read poems, so you don’t have to. We’re up late tonight spinning solitary sounds— hear them in your dreams. Less

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1. "Love Radiates Around - 2006 Remaster" - The Roches - Another World [Rhino/Warner Records: 1985]
2. "Snowfall" - Ahmad Jamal Trio - Cross Country Tour: 1958-1961 [GRP: 1998]
3. "Pioneers" - Suburban Lawns - Suburban Lawns [I.R.S. Records: 1981]
4. "Smoko" - The Chats - Get This In Ya [Bargain Bin Records: 2017]
5. "For the World" - Ed Askew - For the World [Tin Angel Records: 2013]
6. "Soldier Through This" - Garbage - Version 2.0 (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition / Remastered) [Almo Sounds: 1998]
7. "9 2 5" - Nourished by Time - The Passionate Ones [XL Recordings: 2025]
8. "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On [UNI/MOTOWN: 1971]
9. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out" - Nina Simone - Pastel Blues [Verve Reissues: 1965]
10. "Can't Truss It" - Public Enemy - Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black [Def Jam Recordings: 1991]
11. "Thought Process (feat. André 3000)" - Goodie Mob, André 3000 - Soul Food [Arista/LaFace Records: 1995]
12. "Credit In The Straight World" - Hole - Live Through This [DGC: 1994]
13. "Youth Against Fascism" - Sonic Youth - Dirty [Geffen: 1992]
14. "Big Take Over" - Bad Brains - Bad Brains [Bad Brains Records: 1982]
15. "Calma Pueblo (feat. Omar Rodríguez)" - Calle 13, Omar Rodriguez - Entren Los Que Quieran [Sony Music Latin: 2010]
16. "The Down and Back" - Willi Carlisle - Peculiar, Missouri [Free Dirt Records: 2022]
17. "I Just Wanna Lay Around All Day In Bed With You" - The Coup - Pick A Bigger Weapon [Epitaph: 2006]
18. "Elevators (Me & You)" - Outkast - ATLiens [Arista/LaFace Records: 1996]
19. "Intro" - Calle 13 - Entren Los Que Quieran [Sony Music Latin: 2010]
20. "History Lesson Part 2" - Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime [SST Records: 1984]
21. "Big Rock Candy Mountain" - Harry McClintock - Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 2004]
22. "The Story Of An Artist" - Daniel Johnston - Don't Be Scared [Eternal Yip Eye Music: 1982]
23. "My Life in Art" - Mojave 3 - Excuses for Travellers [4AD: 2000]
24. "Shenandoah" - Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band - Landmarks [Blue Note (BLU): 2014]
25. "Arte Poética" - Jorge Luis Borges - Borges por Él Mismo [Amb / Miguel Yanover: 2022]
26. "The River" - Bruce Springsteen - The River [Columbia: 1980]
27. "All Used Up" - Utah Phillips - Starlight on the Rails: A Songbook [Free Dirt Records: 2005]
28. "Geordie" - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick - Crown of Horn [Topic: 1976]
29. "The House Carpenter" - Peggy Seeger - Folk Songs of Courting and Complaint [Folkways Records: 1955]
30. "When I Get To The Border" - Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue): 1974]
31. "Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth" - Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime [SST Records: 1984]