Jazz

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New Music

Airs at: Mon, 06/24/2019 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
New releases of new music.. We'll listen to two or three tracks from guitarist Fred Frith's recent 3-CD release All Is Always Now-Live at the Stone, which contains selected live performances recorded between 2007 and 2016 at the Stone in New York with a number of different ... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 06/13/19

Airs at: Thu, 06/13/2019 at 10:00pm - Fri, 06/14/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
It's about allergy medication and slugs. Here’s the show. Allergies have been kicking my ass, so didn’t talk a lot, being somewhat zoned out on generic over-the-counter antihistamines. Played some British New Wave/Post Punk for the first forty minutes or so and did a lot o... Read more

Philly Joe Jones Showcase

Airs at: Wed, 06/12/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     Philadelphia Joe Jones' drums will be featured, from small and large combos to a jazz orchestra, with 3 LPs under his leadership in the 1980s and 2 more with Tadd Dameron frlom the 1950s and 1960s.      Pianist and multi-instrumentalist George Colligan will be our g... Read more

Sounds Unsound late June 2019

Airs at: Sun, 06/23/2019 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Late night radio, shifting sounds, underground noises.. Read more

Sounds Unsound early June 2019

Airs at: Sun, 06/09/2019 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Mutant pop, avant rock, experimental noise and more. Mostly new releases Read more

JImmy Mak's is Coming Back

Airs at: Wed, 05/29/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
From 2 to 3 p.m., JD, once and future manager of Portland's legendary jazz club, will tell us all about when, where, and how to expect the re-opening. We'll have music from artists who have performed at Jimmy Mak's from its opening in the 1990s to its closing in December,... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 05/23/19

Airs at: Thu, 05/23/2019 at 10:00pm - Fri, 05/24/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Earlier in the week, I'd received a memo telling me that scheduled maintenance on the station's servers might mean no web stream tonight, but happily, that was not the case. I tested it and everything - running the station's (40+ second delayed) web stream into the air room... Read more

Eric Alexander

Airs at: Thu, 05/16/2019 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Les McCann

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2019 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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John Lewis showcase - Part I

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     Leonard Feather called John Lewis, pianist, composer, arranger, and educator, and the founder and driving force behind the MJQ, 'one of the most brilliant minds ever applied to jazz'. We will explore the early years of his long and illustrious career today.      Af... Read more