Blues & Beyond
Series produced by WXPN
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A weekly exploration of blues and related musical forms
The Blues & Beyond is a weekly exploration of blues, jazz, international music, folk, and new/experimental music. The program includes interviews with musicians, producers, and writers, and a lot of music that would slip through the cracks otherwise.
Additional Files
- Jonny Meister (JM-photo.jpg)
64 Pieces
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Featuring "Accelerando" the new album from jazz pianist Vijay Iyer.
- Added: Mar 28, 2012
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 17
New blues from Lurrie Bell, music of Louisiana Red & Red Holloway who have recently died, and jazz from the soundtrack for the Oscar-nominated anim...
- Added: Feb 29, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 15
Featuring funky bassist Frank Russell, a new album "Circle Without End"
- Added: Feb 01, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
Music from Etta James and Johnny Otis who died in January 2012
- Added: Jan 25, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 14
Music and stories for MLK Day, including the secret session "Blues In The Mississippi Night"
Bought by WVIA, KCNP, RadioStPete Florida, KSTK, WVTF and more
- Added: Jan 11, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 58
Two-fers from Sharon Lewis, Joey DeFrancesco, Skip Wilkins, Jason Stein, Triona ni Dhomhnaill
- Added: Jan 04, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
The final album by Etta James
Bought by KRPS, KPVL, KFOK-LPFM, WOUB, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more
- Added: Dec 28, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 13
- Added: Dec 21, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
Interview with Bob Riesman, author of Big Bill Broonzy biography
Bought by KMUW, Prairie Public, WRGY, KRPS, KREV-LP and more
- Added: Dec 14, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 17
Program devoted to guitarist Hubert Sumlin, who died December 4, 2011
- Added: Dec 07, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 14
- Added: Nov 30, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 14
Interview with Bruce Iglauer, owner of Alligator Records
- Added: Nov 23, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 14
Chicago blues musicians pay tribute to their predecessors on a new album "Chicago Blues A Living History The (R)evolution Continues"
- Added: Nov 02, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 16
- Added: Oct 26, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 15
Music from Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Mojo Buford, members of Muddy Waters band who recently passed away, new Trombone Shorty, Sanchez and Blancha...
- Added: Oct 19, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 14
- Added: Oct 05, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 14
Blues singer Demetria Taylor, daughter of blues great Eddie Taylor, is a "Bad Girl."
- Added: Sep 21, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 15
Watermelon Slim and Super Chikan combine on a strong new blues album.
- Added: Sep 14, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 15
Blues and Jazz pieces written about the events of September 11, 2001
- Added: Sep 07, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 15
- Added: Aug 31, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 15
