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Mountain Stage
2:25 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Steve Forbert On Mountain Stage

Singer-songwriter Steve Forbert makes his seventh appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown. Originally from Mississippi, Forbert relocated to New York City and scored a hit in the early '80s with "Romeo's Tune," and has been recording and performing steadily ever since.

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Piano Jazz With Jon Weber
2:00 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Rudresh Mahanthappa On Piano Jazz

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Rudresh Mahanthappa.

Originally published on Sat May 18, 2013 10:17 am

Rudresh Mahanthappa creates an explosive blend of South Indian classical music and progressive jazz. A Guggenheim Fellow who's been named the Jazz Journalists Association's "Alto Saxophonist of the Year" for four years running, Mahanthappa makes innovative music that reflects his experience as a second-generation Indian-American. He shares his fascinating style and story on this episode of Piano Jazz.

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Kind of Blog: An Occasional KWGS Jazz Journal
1:42 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

All This Jazz Stops to Smell (and Hear) the Roses (and Other Flowers)

Join us for the next edition of All This Jazz --- a weekly survey of modern jazz, both recent and classic --- airing every Saturday night here on Public Radio 89.5-1, from 10pm till midnight. (There's also a re-broadcast of our show on Sunday night at 7pm, on Jazz 89.5-2, which is our all-jazz HD Radio channel....)

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Deceptive Cadence
10:40 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Polly Want An Ostinato?

Credit Pablo Helguera

Got an idea for a classical cartoon or a reaction to this one? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Pablo Helguera is a New York-based artist working with sculpture, drawing, photography and performance. His new book is Helguera's Artunes. You can see more of his work atArtworld Salon and on his own site.

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Music
8:08 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Perry Como on Big Band Saturday Night

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"Hey, Alan Lambert, here! This weekend on Big Band Saturday Night, lots of rare music and plenty of memories. We'll be saying happy birthday day to crooner Perry Como. Join me at 8 o'clock on 89.5...Big Band Saturday Night."

Music Interviews
1:03 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Sam Amidon: Reshaping An American Folk Tradition

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Sam Amidon's new album is titled Bright Sunny South.

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 8:55 am

World Cafe
4:07 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Latin Roots: Son Jarocho

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Los Angeles' Las Cafeteras recorded a version of the classic son jarocho song "La Bamba."

Originally published on Sun May 19, 2013 8:23 am

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A Blog Supreme
3:19 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Woody Herman At 100: 'A Blues Player From His Heart'

Woody Herman was one of the premier bandleaders in jazz, saxophonist Joe Lovano says.

"He didn't have the same chops and virtuosic approach like Benny Goodman or Artie Shaw, but he told a deep story," says Lovano, who played with Herman early in his career. "He was a blues player from his heart, and really had a beautiful voice on alto saxophone."

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JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater
2:50 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Edmar Castañeda And Friends On JazzSet

Originally published on Sun May 19, 2013 8:22 am

As a child in Bogotá, Edmar Castañeda and his sister took folk dance classes. Their mother made sure of that. Castañeda liked the dancing, but he really liked the live harp accompaniment. In Spanish, the harp is called the llanero. It's Colombian, not a classical harp.

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