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A Different Nature

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2024 at 8:00pm - Tue, 04/02/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Different Nature
In the 1970s Leo Feigin, a Russan expatriate, began smuggling jazz and modern music recordings out of (and into) the Soviet Union. Since then Leo Records has released over 700 albums of European and Asian music. The list of artists is bottomless with hundreds of little-know... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for March 28th, 2024

Airs at: Thu, 03/28/2024 at 10:00pm - Fri, 03/29/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
New stuff. Old stuff. Stuff stuff. I played some new Grails, Plankton Wat, and Casket Flesh, all from Portland, as well as some other stuff. What? That's right - stuff. Read more

Jazz In The Afternoon

Airs at: Wed, 03/27/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
Orrin Evans is in PDX for a gig WED.  We'll feature his music beginning at 2 p.m. Celebrate our gloomy weather with some Jazz Noir from many films. After the 3:30 jazz calendar we'll sample new CDs from Portland area artists.     Read more

Spring Settles In While the Sampler Swings into a Groove

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato willbe spinning the discs foranother swingin' Monday afternoon. Read more

Eclectic Pandemic: An Interview with Willie Waldman

Airs at: Sun, 03/24/2024 at 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Eclectic Pandemic Host and Dj Thomas James spoke with Willie Waldman from The Willie Waldman Project and will be airing that interview live in the KBOO studio! Just skim over his bio to get an idea of what music will accompany the interview.   The name might not strike a... Read more

Luis O’Cadiz y Su Grupo; Ronny: Espejos de La Memoria

Airs at: Fri, 03/22/2024 at 10:00pm - Sat, 03/23/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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From 99% Invisible to 100% Indomitable: Women in Jazz

Airs at: Wed, 03/13/2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  Jazz Lives presents “From 99% Invisible to 100% Indomitable: Women in Jazz” in honor of Women’s History Month. For many years women jazz artists were virtually invisible, even though they were wowing audiences with their performances. Jazz DJs Marcia Hocker and Paula Wal... Read more

James and Al's Showdown

Airs at: Tue, 03/12/2024 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  Vinyl Pajama Party
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Jazz In The Afternoon

Airs at: Wed, 03/13/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
Thanks to the New Yorker's Richard Brody's recent excellent article for inspiring this show during our All Thrills - No Frills membership drive. The 1986 film Round Midnight is renowned for the music score mostly by Herbie Hancock, Academy-Award-Nominated acting by Dexter... Read more

All Thrills Week 4 Sampler Special

Airs at: Mon, 03/11/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Wrapping up the last week of our memebership The Sampler brings back an episode of The Fantastic Four Radio Show. This week the Quartet are joined by Ant Man as they face The Return of Dr Doom. And lots of music. Read more