WDCB

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WDCB 90.9fm is a public radio station broadcasting with 5,000 watts to the Chicagoland area. You'll find us at 90.9fm 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and streaming live at WDCB.org. We're known for our eclectic music programming: jazz, blues, news, americana, and more! We also broadcast local news, features and useful information for residents of our community college district. We sponsor lots of musical events, either at the college's McAninch Arts Center or with other organizations in and around Chicago.

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Take an hour long journey exploring America's rich musical heritage without leaving the comfort of home. Join Greg Easterling as he features musical styles ranging from Blues to Bluegrass, Country to Americana, Folk to Roots Rock, and more.

  • From: WDCB
  • Updated: Oct 26, 2017
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Jazz Organic is a weekly radio stop for America's truest art form, as played on the tonewheel organ.

  • From: WDCB
  • Updated: Mar 29, 2019
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Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Patricia Barber hosts WDCB’s three-part series “MusicHeads,” recorded in the acoustically pristine PianoForte Studios in downtown Chicago. Each show explores a different musical theme and can be used as a 3 part series or as stand alone pieces. These FREE programs are suitable for airing any time of year, but would fit nicely into Women's History or Jazz Appreciation month programming.

  • From: WDCB
  • Updated: Apr 21, 2015
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277 Pieces

Notes from the Jazz Underground is where Jazz gets a little weirder, a little louder, and a little more on the edge.

  • From: WDCB
  • Updated: Dec 26, 2018
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30 Pieces

When Jazz Was King

  • From: WDCB
  • Updated: Feb 17, 2019

Latest Pieces

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This week, we spend some time with some lesser known artists making some fantastic music in the underground!

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KRSC, KRPS, RADIOLEX, and Northwest Public Broadcasting


  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 5
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this week, we get down to the sounds of the avant...groove? We'll hear funky and grooving jams from the top tier of the experimental jazz realm, li...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRCB 104.9, KRSC, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and KRPS


  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 5
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New Fusion, Old Fusion and chops heavy jams from Joshua Redman, Umphrey's McGee, The Dixie Dregs, Snarky Puppy and more!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRCB 104.9, KRSC, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KRPS and more


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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this week, a whole lot of things that sound like Ornette Coleman. And some other cool music, too.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRCB 104.9, KRSC, KRPS, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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new music from Julian Lage and Walter Smith III, a legendary one from Gil Scott Heron and more!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRCB 104.9, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KRSC, KRPS and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, and a few songs inspired by that legendary album.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRCB 104.9, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and KRPS


  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
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New music from Kendrick Scott and Sara Caswell, plus the Nels Cline Singers, Joshua Redman, John Scofield, John Patton and John Zorn.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KRCB 104.9, KRSC, KRPS, and Northwest Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
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this week, some music from some up and coming stars of tomorrow, plus George Benson, Vijay Iyer and Ornette Coleman, too!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRCB 104.9, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KRSC, and KRPS


  • Added: Mar 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
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When the going gets weird, the weird turn on THIS episode of Notes from the Jazz Underground.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KRSC, KRPS, and Northwest Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
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this week, we hear Wayne with Weather Report, with Milton Nascimento, on his own, and with Miles Davis, too.

Bought by RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRCB 104.9, KRSC, KRPS and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6