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Music for the mature mind: Mike and Russ discuss recent classical and jazz releases with audio samples from their secret mountain lair in Japan. You’ll find something new to listen to each week with complete release info and streaming links to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Deezer. We’ve discussed more than 1,500 recordings in our episodes so far!
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“Broken Brains & Twisted Tunes”
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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“Brassing & Bouncing”
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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“Global Passion”
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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“Double Duos”
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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“Lunar Loops”
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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“Uncommon Colors”
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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“Lineage and Legacies”
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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“Trio Treats”
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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"Double Course" Interview and Studio Live Performance with Jason Keiser and The New Acoustic Collective
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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“Bits of Folk and Fancy”
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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“Portraits and Postcards”
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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“The Wild New Paradigm”
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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“Conversations and Good Company”
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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“Ostinato Obbligato”
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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“Echoes in the Darkness”
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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“Masters Reimagined”
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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“Natural Encounters”
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May 25, 2026 |
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“Double Dutch”
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May 18, 2026 |
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“From the Mediterranean to the Motor City”
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May 11, 2026 |
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“Giants and the Bird”
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May 04, 2026 |
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“Whole Lotta Latin”
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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“Accordions and Alleluias”
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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“Concerto Jukebox”
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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“Modes to Joy”
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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“Slippin’ Away”
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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“Hangin’ in After Dark”
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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“Evening Light in the Vienna Woods”
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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“Postulates & Paradigms”
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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“An Organ Ark”
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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“Dragon Boat Fantasy”
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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“Soprano Siren, Soprano Sax”
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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“Fireball in the Concert Hall”
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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“Everything In Between (with guest Iakovos ‘Jako’ Symeonidis)”
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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“Quartets Aligned”
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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“Wake Up Call to the World”
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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“Year-End Wrap Up: Our Favorite Music of 2025”
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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“Double Trouble”
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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“Greek Week”
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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“Salsa Santa”
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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“Stars and Sand Salon”
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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“Earth, Smoke & Rust”
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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“Impressions & Connections”
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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“Found Objects & Fresh Air”
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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“Origin-al Recipe”
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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“A French Connection”
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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“Bourbon Based”
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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“Concertos & Ciphers”
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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“A Trumpet Junket”
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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“Synergy, Vocals, and Vibes”
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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“Melodic Reflections”
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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“The Intimate Riddle”
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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“Chromatic Dreams”
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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“Moon Tunes”
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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“Darkness to Radiant Dawn”
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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“Mountain Viewfinder”
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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“Just an Asian Occasion”
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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“Trans-phonic”
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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“Border Crossers”
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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“A Quarter for Your Tones”
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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“Image Collectors”
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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“Preludes, Echoes & Dreams”
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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“Doorway to the Horizon”
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Interview 8: Lenny Pickett and John Hadfield, “Heard around the World”
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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“Building Characters & Light Bassoonery”
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May 26, 2025 |
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“Sacred Trinity & Swingin’ Trio”
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May 19, 2025 |
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“From Bach to Boogaloo”
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May 12, 2025 |
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“Saxurated Sound”
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May 05, 2025 |
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“Fluted Grooves”
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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“Women on the Open Road”
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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“Elegance & Fire”
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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“Blues ‘n’ Bones”
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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“Timbre Tantrum”
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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“Fragmented Inspirations”
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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“Anniversaries & Inner Journeys”
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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“Harmonic Haze”
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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“The Spaces Between”
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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“War & Apocalypse Music”
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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“Legacies, Exiles, and Voices”
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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“Sonic Detectives”
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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“Serene Screen Time”
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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“Massive Movements & Young Adventurers”
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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“Off the Beaten Path”
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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“Year-End Wrap Up: Our Favorite Music of 2024”
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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“Self Releases & Pet Projects”
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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“Organ Spirit”
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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“Christmas Detours”
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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“Keyboard Multiverse”
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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“South of the Border”
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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“Numbers in the Water”
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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“Eurojazz & Violins”
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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“Keiser’s Kind of Kenny” (with guest host Jason Keiser)
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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“Masquerades and Milestones”
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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“Old Friends & Fresh Faces”
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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“Something Somewhere Out There”
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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“Stylistic Dissonance”
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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“Bright Organic Moments”
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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“Stereo Awakenings”
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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“Schubert, Shakespeare, and Swing”
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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“Fandango Fantasy”
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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“Trumpet Divertimento”
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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“Turks and Other Works”
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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“Loads of Modes”
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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“Summer Joys”
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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“Exuberant Excellence”
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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“Land of a Thousand Albums”
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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“Lullabies and Tempests”
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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“Popular Precedents”
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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“Muses, Moods, and an Oud”
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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“Boss Baritones and Prepared Pianists”
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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“Mediterranean Odyssey”
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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“Basement Brass”
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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“Subtle Vibes, Subtle Vibrations”
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May 27, 2024 |
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“Driven Crazy”
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May 20, 2024 |
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“Italian Explosion II: Sprezzatura Surprise!”
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May 13, 2024 |
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“Theater of Music”
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May 06, 2024 |
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“Keiserology" (with guest host Jason Keiser)
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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“Musical Mixology”
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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“New Perspectives”
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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“The Devil's Bones”
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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“The Tyranny of Drums”
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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“Frenchifried”
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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“Sax Partners”
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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“Golden Hours”
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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“The Fairer Sax”
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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“Savant-Garde”
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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“Winter Winds”
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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“Themes and Syncopations”
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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“Music a la Modal”
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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“Silk Road Trip”
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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“Splashes of Spain”
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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“Budapest Boppin’”
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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“Midnight Meditations”
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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“Year-End Wrap Up: Our Favorite Adult Music of 2023”
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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“Troubled Times, Remembered Times”
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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“Elegant Wandering”
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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“Christmas Time Is (Almost) Here”
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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“Solo, Septet, and Symphonic Sounds”
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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“Beyond Infinite”
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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“Piano, Piano Everywhere”
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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“Giant Genre Steps”
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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“Latin Gallivantin’”
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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“Trumpet Soirée”
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Interview 7: Tony Addison’s “Relentless Pursuit”
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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“Top-down Winds and Sax”
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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“Mediterranean Moves”
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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“Standards Summit (with Same Difference Podcast!)”
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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“Debuts and Discoveries”
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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”Maximum Music”
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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“Lovin’ Good Vibes”
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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”Metal Melodies”
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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”Easy Breezy”
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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“Something in the Ether”
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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”Holiday in Bali”
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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”Jazz Renderings”
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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“Mexican Skull & Latin Bones”
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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”Pumped-up Pianos”
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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”Guitarasaurus”
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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”A Transmusical Experience”
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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“Saxifying Memories”
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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”Cool Charts and Cornetts”
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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”Bone Sandwiches”
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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“Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet!”
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May 29, 2023 |
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“Smokin’ Pipes”
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May 22, 2023 |
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“Europiano”
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May 15, 2023 |
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“Fabulous Frets”
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May 08, 2023 |
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“American Rhythm ‘n’ Moods”
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May 01, 2023 |
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“Theater of the Drum”
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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“Mercurial Moods”
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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“Baroque ‘n’ Bones”
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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”Spirit & Swing”
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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”The Orchestrated Woman”
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Interview 6: Niklas Sivelöv, “Nordic Illuminations”
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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“Funk ‘n’ Fantasy”
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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”Krazy Keyboards”
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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”Squeeze Me Accordionly”
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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“Tours de Force”
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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“Beats of Different Drummers”
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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”Master Keys”
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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“Hammond It Up”
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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“A Trumpet Toast: Adult Music #100”
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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”Cello Vibes”
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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”P for Pianissimo”
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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”Old World Order”
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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”New Year’s Evolution”
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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“Year-End Wrap Up: Best Music of 2022”
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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“Something Is Swinging in Denmark”
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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”Subtle Sonics”
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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”Christmas Music: Yule Be Merry”
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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”Low String Theory”
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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”Mostly Made in Germany”
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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”S(w)ingers”
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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”Horns of Plenty”
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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”Fall Frets”
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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”From Pole to Pole”
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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“Joy and Meditations”
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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“Cerebral Keys”
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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“Beefy Beethoven & Big Band”
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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“‘Bone Appétit”
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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”Summer Strummin’”
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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”Chamber Made”
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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“Piano Grandeur”
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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”New World Rhythms”
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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”Poetry Passport”
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Interview 5: Rudresh Mahanthappa, ”Alto Sax Superhero”
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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”Essential Organs”
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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“Rags & Other American Riches”
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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”Italian Explosion!”
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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”Heavy Hitters”
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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“We Hear Ya, Iberia!”
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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”A Breeze from Brazil”
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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”Summer Vibes”
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Interview 4: Iakovos Symeonidis, Jako Organ Trio Guitarist
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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”All Greek to Me”
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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”Keep Frenching Me, Baby!”
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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”A Trumpet Tryst”
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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“Keyboard Seasoning”
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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”Action-Packed Sax”
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May 29, 2022 |
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”Ménage à Trio”
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May 22, 2022 |
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”Piano Paisans”
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May 15, 2022 |
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”Karmic Clarinets”
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May 08, 2022 |
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”Mallet Maestros”
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May 01, 2022 |
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”Saxy Ladies”
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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”Ethnic Exotica”
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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”The Ladies Sing!”
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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“The Ravelution Will Not Be Organ-ized”
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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“Latin Spring and Swing”
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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“America Abroad and Wranitzky Wreleases”
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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”Pianorama”
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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”All Horned Up”
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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”Saxually Promiscuous”
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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”Abbey Modes”
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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”1st Anniversary Renaissance Men”
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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”Spanish Fly”
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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“Crafty Complications”
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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”Baroque ‘n’ Bass”
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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”Fretboard Free-for-All”
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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”Cymbals of Civilization”
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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”All Around The World”
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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“Year-End Wrap Up: Best of 2021”
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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”Trane‘s Legacy”
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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”Christmas Music: Naughty and Nice”
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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”Enigma of Time”
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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”Organic High”
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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”In the Funhouse”
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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”Known Unknowns”
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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”Mirror, Mirror”
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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”Basses Loaded”
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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”Big Band Booze-Up”
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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“Well, Blow Me Down!”
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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“Trios of Trios and Visionaries”
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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“Our Take on the 2021 Gramophone Awards”
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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”Guitar Monks”
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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”Europa, Europa!”
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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”The Feminine Musique”
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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”Almost All-American”
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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"French Me Again, Baby!"
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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“From Moravia through Scandinavia to Brazilian Sanz”
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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“Sea, Sun, Soil, Serenade, and Sax Summit”
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Interview 3: Daniel Bernhardsson and Marek Štilec, "Wranitzkcally Yours"
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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"Something Old, Something New, Clarinet and Piano, Jazz Vocals, too!"
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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"Saxual Healing"
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Interview 2: Gil Rose (Conductor of the BMOP), “On the American Orchestral Music Frontier”
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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"Solo Power!"
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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"Plungers, Ouds, Harpsichords, and Other Curiosities"
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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"Squinting at Angels in the Shadows"
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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"Modernist Martini"
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Interview 1: Mike LeDonne, "It's All Your Fault"
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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"Bach, Bulgaria, Baevsky, (Hammond) B3 & Big Band!"
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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"Split Nationalities: Justin Taylor Plays Rameau, Freddie De Tommaso Sings ltalian Songs, Diego Lubrano’s Flamenco Jazz, and More."
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May 30, 2021 |
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“French Me, Baby! Forqueray, Flute, and French Jazz”
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May 23, 2021 |
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"Timbre Tease! Italian Heat, French Wind, and Jazz Streams"
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May 16, 2021 |
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"Get a Sax Pack with Our Renaissance Workout"
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May 09, 2021 |
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"Our String Thing: Elgar and Sheng Violin, Grasso and Wingold Guitar"
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May 02, 2021 |
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"Killer Bs! Bach, Busoni, Bruckner, and Big Band"
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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"10th Episode Fiesta: Spanish Guitar, Latin Jazz, Hammond Organ, and Bourbon Shots"
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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"A Fist Full of Music: Biber, Barron, Morricone, and More"
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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"Piazzolla Times Two and a European Jazz Revue"
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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"Soaring Sopranos and Omnipotent Organs"
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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"Boats! Scooters! Turtlenecks! Music!"
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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"GRAMMY Review and Back to the New"
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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"The Adult GRAMMY Awards: Classical"
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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"The Adult GRAMMY Awards: Jazz"
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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"Duo by Duo"
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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"Hello, world!"
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Feb 15, 2021 |