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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. "Well You Needn’t" - Emmet Cohen - Well You Needn’t [Mack Avenue Records: 2026]
2. "Roadlife" - Ulysses Owens Jr. - Around The World With U [Cellar Live: 2026]
3. "Mi Gente" - Lakecia Benjamin, Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah - We Dream [Artwork Records: 2026]
4. "Green Lamp" - Kenneth James Trio - Daylight Whispers [Calypto: 2026]
5. "I Remember Al" - Eli Howell, Wycliffe Gordon - Steps Taken [D Clef Records: 2026]
6. "Phoolan Devi" - Louis Sclavis - India [Yolk: 2025]
7. "Lucky To Be Me" - Stacey Kent - A Time For Love [naïve: 2026]
8. "Pick Yourself Up" - The BLCK Madonna - Between the Lines [The Noir Collective: 2026]
9. "Lady Day" - Joe Lovano, Julian Lage, Asante Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun - Paramount Quartet [ECM Records: 2026]
10. "Mo’ Betta Blues" - Ulysses Owens Jr. - Around The World With U [Cellar Live: 2026]
11. "Samba Tonto" - Hendrik Meurkens - Samba Tonto [Cellar Live: 2026]
12. "Iberia, Pt. II" - Mark Wade Trio - New Stages [Dot Time Records: 2026]
13. "Is" - Dave Adewumi - The Flame Beneath the Silence [Dave Adewumi Music: 2026]
14. "Lined with a Groove" - Hans Backenroth - For Ray, Milt & MJQ [Prophone Records: 2026]
15. "Sister Annie" - Chris Potter, Burniss Travis, Bill Frisell, Nate Smith, Rane Moore, Zekkereya El-Magharbel, Sara Caswell - Alive With Ghosts Today [Edition Records: 2026]
16. "Such Sweet Madness" - Julián Argüelles, Larry Grenadier, Jorge Rossy - Echo Fields [ECN Music: 2026]
17. "Dear Prudence (feat. Butch Taylor, Dane Alderson & Brian Mesko)" - Robert Jospe, Butch Taylor, Dane Alderson, Brian Mesko - Robert Jospe Express [Inner Rhythm Music: 2014]
    Notes: The Yellowjackets featuring C'ville's own Dane Alderson, is at Birdland on April 9.
18. "Mellow Kisses" - M.E.B. - That You Not Dare To Forget [Legacy Recordings: 2023]
    Notes: Miles David Electric Band plays Jazz St. Louis on April 9.
19. "Kazemde's Waltz" - Kazemde George - Kazemde's Waltz [La Reserve Records: 2026]
    Notes: Kazemde George Trio is at Sam First Bar in LA on April 9.
20. "Reflections in D" - Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart - Perpetual Pendulum [Smoke Sessions: 2022]
    Notes: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart livestream from Club Unterfahrt on April 9.
21. "Ah-Leu-Cha" - Gregory Hutchinson - Kind of Now - The Pulse of Miles Davis [Warner Music Central Europe: 2026]
    Notes: Gregory Hutchinson's Kind of Now streams from Jazz Cultural on April 9-12.
22. "Back and Forth" - Dave Stryker, Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. - Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Session [Strikezone Records: 2026]
    Notes: Dave Stryker Trio streams from Smalls on April 10-11.
23. "It Could Happen to You" - Michael Mayo - Fly (Deluxe Edition) [Mack Avenue Records: 2025]
    Notes: Michael Mayo streams from SF Jazz on April 10 (replay on 11).
24. "Black Balloon" - Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis - We the People [Blue Engine Records: 2026]
    Notes: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra streams their Overture to Africa show on April 10.
25. "Isn't This My Sound Around Me? (feat. Reuben Rogers, Walter Smith III)" - Kendrick Scott, Reuben Rogers, Walter Smith III - Corridors [Blue Note Records: 2023]
    Notes: The Kendrick Scott Quintet streams from Smoke Jazz on April 10.
26. "23 Januarys" - Myra Melford, Allison Miller, Lux Quartet, Dayna Stephens, Scott Colley - Tomorrow Land [enja yellowbird: 2024]
    Notes: The Lux Quartet featuring Myra Melford, Allison Miller, Scott Colley and Caroline Davis streams from the Jazz Gallery on April 11.
27. "Les tornades meurent toujours" - Gentiane MG - Can You Hear the Birds? [Effendi Records: 2026]
    Notes: Gentiane MG streams from Club Unterfahrt on April 11.
28. "10:23 AM" - Amir ElSaffar - New Quartet Live at Pierre Boulez Saal [Maqām Records: 2025]
    Notes: Amir ElSaffar New Quartet stgreams from the Jazz Gallery on April 15
29. "Blues in the Shedd" - Chuck Redd - Groove City [Dalphine: 2019]
    Notes: Chuck Redd Quartet ft. Mike LeDonne streams from Keystone Korner Baltimore on April 15,
30. "La Sentencia" - Melissa Aldana - Filin [Blue Note Records: 2026]
    Notes: Melissa Aldana streams from SF Jazz on April 17.
31. "Open Space II." - András Dés Quartet - Unimportant Things [BMC Records: 2024]
    Notes: András Dés Quartet streams from Porgy & Bess on April 17.
32. "Soulful Mr. Timmons" - Benny Green - Solo [Sunnyside: 2023]
    Notes: Benny Green (solo) streams from Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 18.

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. "Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 2" {Aram KHACHATURIAN} - Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, cond. - Khachaturian: Spartacus Suites [Chandos: 1991]
2. "Bolero" {Maurice RAVEL} - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Chorus - RAVEL: Bolero [Naxos: 1997]
3. "In Quiet Mood" {Florence Beatrice PRICE} - Tom Winpenny, organ - Price: Organ Works [Naxos: 2025]
4. "Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat Major (Cadenza by T. Dokshizer)" {Alexander ARUTIUNIAN} - Paul Merkelo, trumpet; Russian National Orchestra; Hans Graf, cond. - Arutiunian, Weinberg & Shostakovich: Trumpet Concertos [Naxos: 2022]
5. "Écoutez la chanson bien douce" {Nadia BOULANGER} - Cyrille Dubois, ten.; Tristan Raës, piano - Lili et Nadia Boulanger: Mélodies [Aparté: 2020]
6. "Smyth: Mass in D Major: V. Agnus Dei" {Ethel SMYTH} - Dan Dressen, ten.; Philip Brunelle, organ; Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series; Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series - Smyth: Mass in D Major, Aria from "The Boatswain's Mate" & The March of the Women [Warner Classics: 1991]
7. "Ame no ki (Rain Tree Sketch): Rain Tree Sketch" {Kotaro FUKUMA} - Kotaro Fukuma - Takemitsu: Piano Music [Naxos: 2007]
8. "Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute Waltz"" {Frédéric CHOPIN} - Vladimir Ashkenazy - Ashkenazy 50: Piano Encores [Decca (UMO): 2013]
9. "La Sonata del Diavolo in G minor: Andante - Largo - Adagio" {Giuseppe TARTINI} - Andrew Manze, violin - Andrew Manze: Portrait [harmonia mundi: 2000]
10. "Gesang Der Parzen, Op. 89" {Johannes BRAHMS} - Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra; Antoni Wit - Brahms: Music for Chorus and Orchestra [Naxos: 2012]
11. "Ave Maria (Arr. Cullen for Cello & Orchestra)" {Vladimir VAVILOV} - Julian Lloyd Webber, cello; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; James Judd, cond. - Julian Lloyd Webber - The Singing Strad (A 70th Birthday Collection) [Decca Music Group Ltd.: 2021]
12. "Overture zum Märchen von der schönen Melusine in F Major, Op. 32: Allegro con moto" {Felix MENDELSSOHN} - Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Pablo Heras-Casado, cond. - Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 1 [harmonia mundi: 2019]

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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