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Cultural Vibes Radio

Cultural Vibes Radio with Ty Cooper takes a deep dive into fashion, film, art, and music. With interviews with filmmakers, fashion designers, fine artists, and musicians & performers. The music… MoreCultural Vibes Radio with Ty Cooper takes a deep dive into fashion, film, art, and music. With interviews with filmmakers, fashion designers, fine artists, and musicians & performers. The music is a fusion of R&B, Hip Hop, and Alternative. Tuesday night from 9-11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Don't Look" - Marta Ren & The Groovelvets - Record Kicks Funk Soul Sisters [Record Kicks: 2020]
2. "Soul Run (Instrumental)" - Tanika Charles - Record Kicks Breaks and Beats [Record Kicks: 2020]
3. "Pray Up Stay Up" - SAULT - Untitled (Black Is) [Forever Living Originals: 2020]
4. "You Gotta Believe" - Rose Royce & The Pointer Sisters - Car Wash (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) [ 1976]
5. "Let That Sink In" - Monophonics - Sage Motel [Colemine Records: 2022]
6. "Everybody Loves the Sunshine (9th Wonder Remix)" - Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Verve Remixed, Vol. 4 [ 2008]
7. "Drug Song" - Janko Nilovic - Soul Impressions [Editions Montparnasse 2000: 1975]
8. "I Can't Stand the Rain" - Ann Peebles - The Essential Ann Peebles [Fat Possum: 1974]
9. "Kali Yuga" - Georgia Anne Muldrow - Seeds [SomeOthaShip Connect: 2012]
10. "Callin' Me Back" - Hannah Williams & The Affirmations - Record Kicks Funk Sides Vol 2 [Record Kicks: 2021]
11. "Soul Makossa" - West Seattle Soul - Single [Color Red: 2019]
12. "You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks" - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain [Westbound Records: 1971]
13. "Winston Theme" - The Winston Brothers - Colemine Records Presents: Brighter Days Ahead [Colemine Records: 2021]
14. "Pas Contente" - Vaudou Game - Vaudou Game - Single [ 2014]
15. "Bsslama Hbibti" - Fadoul - Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World (Habibi Funk 007) [Habibi Funk: 2017]
16. "Poté Bambou" - Eugène Mona - Eugène Mona [ 1975]
17. "Nobody Can Live Forever" - Tim Maia - World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever – The Existential Soul of Tim Maia [Luaka Bop: 2020]
18. "Thomas The Cat" - The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble - Step Down [Colemine Records: 2022]
19. "Jet Black" - Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds - Moon Rock [Self Released: 2022]
20. "Make it Funky" - Silvertones Steel Drum Band - West Indies Funk 3
21. "Can’t Get You out of My Head (Smoove Remix)" - The Third Degree - First Class [ 2012]
22. "Get out of the Way (So I Can Get Back to My Life)" - Diplomats of Solid Sound - Record Kicks Funk Soul Sisters [Record Kicks: 2020]
23. "West Grand Boulevard" - Third Coast Kings - Record Kicks Breaks and Beats [Record Kicks: 2020]
24. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" - Al Green - Love Ritual [Hi Records: 1969]
25. "Ordinary Lives" - Lee Fields - Sentimental Fool [Daptone: 2022]
26. "We" - The Poets of Rhythm - Discern / Define [Quannum Projects: 2001]
27. "I Got the... (2006 Remastered Version)" - Labi Siffre - Remember My Song [Pye Records: 1973]
28. "The Warbler" - Radon - Single [Color Red: 2021]
29. "Thoughts" - Danielle Ponder - Some Of Us Are Brave [Future Classics: 2022]
30. "Billie Jean" - Aloe Blacc - The Time Is Now! [Mass Appeal Records: 2016]
31. "We Don't Love Enough" - The Triumphs - World Spirituality Classics 2 - The Time for Peace Is Now - The Gospel Is About Us [Luaka Bop: 2019]
32. "El Paraguas (feat Gabriel Garzón-Montano)" - Adrian Quesada - Boleros Psicodélicos [ATO Records: 2022]

Straight No Filter

You want the hottest classic and contemporary jazz, blues, and soul? You'd better come straight to the source. Straight No Filter delivers two hours of pure musical bliss from 7-9… MoreYou want the hottest classic and contemporary jazz, blues, and soul? You'd better come straight to the source. Straight No Filter delivers two hours of pure musical bliss from 7-9 pm each Tuesday night on WTJU. Your hosts Barrington and Michael bring you uncut, undiluted, unadulterated bops you can't find anywhere else. Accept no substitutes. Less

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1. "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" - Nat Adderley Jr. Trio - Took so Long [Self Released: 2025]
2. "Bremond's Blues" - Mark Sherman - Mark Sherman Bop Contest [Miles High: 2025]
3. "Chonky" - Nigel Price Organ Trio - It's on! [Nervy Nigel: 2025]
   Notes: Out on Dec 12
4. "Showdown" - Billy Hart - Multidirectional [Smoke Sessions: 2025]
   Notes: Out on Nov 28
5. "Idaho" - Stefan Pasborg, Fredrik Lundin & Carsten Dahl - Dear Alex [Stunt: 2025]
6. "Blue Monk" - Lennart Ginman, Thomas Blachman & Carsten Dalh Experience - Play Ballads [Storyville: 2025]
   Notes: Out on Dec 5
7. "Stardust" - JD Allen - Love Letters (The Ballad Sessions) [Savant: 2025]
8. "Giant Steps" - Billy Hart - Multidirectional [Smoke Sessions: 2025]
   Notes: Out on Nov 28
9. "People Make the World Go Round" - Nat Adderley Jr. Trio - Took So Long [Self Released: 2025]
10. "In The Slow Lane" - Kenny Barron - Songbook [Artwork: 2025]
    Notes: Kurt Elling on vocals
11. "Feeling Good" - Dennis van Aarssen - Souvenirs [Swingin': 2025]
12. "Let's Do It" - Ledisi - For Dinah [Candid: 2025]
13. "Love Always Always" - Mark Sherman - Mark Sherman Bop Contest [Miles High: 2025]
14. "Dense Phantasy" - Aaron Parks - By All Means [Blue Note: 2025]
15. "You Are Too Beautiful" - JD Allen - Love Letters (The Ballad Sessions) [Savant: 2025]
16. "A Tribute to Someone" - Herbie Hancock - My Point of View [Blue Note: 1963]
17. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" - Art Pepper - Today [Galaxy: 1979]
18. "Ophelia" - Art Pepper - Living Legend [Fantasy: 1975]

Sneak Previews

Your weekly hour of cinema scoops, soundtracks, and scores to have you saying 'Play it again, Sam.’

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1. "Funky Fanfare" - Keith Mansfield - The KPM 1000 Series - Volume 1 [KPM: 2006]
2. "Over the Rainbow" - Judy Garland - The Wizard of Oz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Warner Bros: 1939]
3. "If I Only Had a Brain" - Ray Bolger, Judy Garland - The Wizard of Oz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Warner Bros: 1939]
4. "Meet Me in St. Louis" - Judy Garland - Meet Me in St. Louis (Selections from her Musical Picture) - EP [UMG: 1944]
5. "The Interview" - Judy Garland, MGM Studio Chorus - Judy Garland: Recordings from the M-G-M Films [WaterTower: 2022]
   Notes: from "Ziefeld Follies" (1945)
6. "Cyclone" - MGM Studio Orchestra - The Wizard of Oz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Warner Bros: 1939]
7. "The Munchkin Welcome Song" - Danny Elfman - Oz the Great and Powerful (Soundtrack) [Disney: 2013]
8. "He's the Wizard/March of the Munchkins" - Thelma Carpenter, The Wiz Choir - The Wiz (Original Soundtrack) [Geffen: 1978]
9. "Wonderful" - Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo - Wicked: For Good (The Soundtrack) [Universal: 2025]
10. "Ozdust Duet" - The Wicked Orchestra - Wicked (The Soundtrack) [Universal: 2024]
11. "Geechie Joe" - Cab Calloway - The Chu & Dizzy Years [HEP: 2003]
    Notes: from "Stormy Weather" (1943)
12. "Pettin' in the Park" - Dick Powell - In Hollywood (1933-1935) [Columbia: 1995]
    Notes: from "Pettin' in the Park" (1934)
13. "Clap Yo' Hands" - Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson - Funny Face (Original Soundtrack Recording) [UMG: 1957]
14. "You Can Get It If You Really Want" - Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come [Island: 1972]
15. "Many Rivers to Cross" - Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come [Island: 1972]
16. "The Harder They Come" - Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come [Island: 1972]
17. "Pressure Drop (Instrumental Version)" - Toots & the Maytals - Pressure Drop - The Golden Tracks [Cleopatra: 2011]
    Notes: from "The Harder They Come" (1972)
18. "Sitting in Limbo" - Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come [Island: 1972]

Around This Town

Join Ed on Tuesdays from 4-6 pm for Around This Town as he throws a musical net over the acts coming to the Central VA area, and tries to pull… MoreJoin Ed on Tuesdays from 4-6 pm for Around This Town as he throws a musical net over the acts coming to the Central VA area, and tries to pull some of them in for live performances before their concerts. Less

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1. "Two Stars" - John Moreland - LP5 [Old Omens: 2020]
   Notes: Welcome to Around This Town
2. "Friends Are Falling Out" - Chamomile and Whiskey - Friends Are Falling Out [2386491 Records DK2: 2025]
   Notes: 11-29 Friendsgiving at The Jefferson
3. "All Night Rain" - Atlanta Rhythm Section - Dog Days [Polydor: 1975]
   Notes: 12-5 Jefferson
4. "These Years" - Robert Earl Keen - Farm Fresh Onions [Audium Entertainment LLC: 2003]
   Notes: 12-10 and 12-11 Jefferson
5. "Me & Jiggs" - Josh Ritter - Golden Age of Radio [Josh Ritter: 2002]
   Notes: 1-27 Jefferson
6. "May the Road Rise to Meet You" - Cathie Ryan - Through Wind and Rain [Mo Leanbh Records: 2012]
   Notes: 12-11 Albermarle Cider Works
7. "Glory Bound" - Martin Sexton - Black Sheep [Kitchen Table Records: 1996]
   Notes: 4-25 Southern
8. "Sirens" - The Dirty Grass Players, Pierce Edens - Sirens [The Dirty Grass Players: 2022]
   Notes: 2-21 Southern
9. "House Of My Soul (You Light The Rooms)" - Langhorne Slim - Lost At Last Vol. 1 [Dualtone Music Group: 2017]
   Notes: 2-13 Jefferson
10. "Valley Morning" - Loudon Wainwright III - Strange Weirdos: Music From And Inspired By The Film Knocked Up [Concord Records: 2007]
    Notes: 1-30 Jefferson
11. "Bird In A House" - Railroad Earth - Bird In A House [Sugar Hill Records: 2002]
    Notes: 12-30 and 12-31 Jefferson
12. "Say You Won't Let Go" - Troy Ramey - Say You Won't Let Go [FRTYFVE: 2021]
    Notes: 12-9 Foundry
13. "Memphis in the Morning" - Fireside Collective - Memphis In the Morning [Fireside Collective Records: 2025]
    Notes: 12-12 Foundry
14. "I Don't Want to Know - 2004 Remaster" - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Super Deluxe) [Rhino/Warner Records: 1977]
    Notes: 1-9 Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band Tell Me Lies- Foundry
15. "Go Down River - Acoustic" - The Heavy Heavy - Life And Life Only (Expanded Edition) [ATO Records: 2023]
    Notes: 12-6 Southern
16. "How Good You Are" - Joe Pug - Messenger [Joe Pug: 2012]
    Notes: 2-28 Southern
17. "Caution Blues" - Jerron Paxton, Dennis Lichtman - Paxton & Lichtman [Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman: 2024]
    Notes: 12-5 Front Porch
18. "Fish and Whistle" - Michael Clem - All the Best...from 6 Feet Away: A Charlottesville Tribute to John Prine [Jeff Sweatman: 2022]
    Notes: 1-9 Front Porch
19. "One More Night" - Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - In Dreams I Go Back [Mountain Fever Records: 2022]
    Notes: 12-14 Front Porch
20. "Terrified To Try" - Benjamin Tod - Songs I Swore I'd Never Sing [Lost Dog Street Band: 2022]
    Notes: 10-17-26 Jefferson
21. "Texas Boogie" - Dale Watson - Cheatin' Heart Attack [Shout!: 1995]
    Notes: 1-13 Tin Pan
22. "Let Your Light Shine" - Keb' Mo' - Keep It Simple [Epic/Okeh: 2004]
    Notes: 2-22 Paramount
23. "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" - Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant [Warner Records: 1967]
    Notes: Happy Thanksgiving!

Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show

Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show, heard each Tuesday afternoon from 2-4, is an assortment of afternoon ear candy from 30 years ago to 30 seconds ago.

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1. "Who Knows - Live" - Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsys (50th Anniversary / Live At Fillmore East, 1970) [CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92): 2020]
2. "Custard Pie - Remaster" - Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (Remaster) [Atlantic Records: 1975]
3. "Crying in the Night" - Buckingham Nicks, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham - Buckingham Nicks [Rhino: 2025]
4. "Work To Make It Work" - Robert Palmer - Pressure Drop [Universal-Island Records Ltd.: 1975]
5. "FM" - Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely Dan [Geffen*: 1985]
6. "The Woman That Got Away" - J.J. Cale - Troubadour [Universal International Music B.V.: 1976]
7. "Stop" - Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills - Super Session [Columbia ]
8. "Happiness" - Tones On Tail - Everything! [Beggars Banquet: 1984]
9. "I'm Watching You" - The Monks - Hamburg Recordings 1967 [Third Man Records: 2017]
10. "Sidewalk Cafe" - Rare Earth - Dreams/Answers [Verve Reissues: 1968]
11. "Carol - Live" - The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (Remastered) [ABKCO (US): 1970]
12. "Rock 'N' Roll - Live" - Lou Reed - Rock 'n' Roll Animal (Live) [RCA/Legacy: 1974]
13. "When May Returns" - Shazy Hade - Triumph Returns Again [Shortwave Records: 2024]
14. "I'm The Slime" - Frank Zappa, The Mothers - Over-Nite Sensation [Frank Zappa Catalog: 1973]
15. "Pigs (Three Different Ones) - Live" - Les Claypool - Live Frogs: Sets 1 & 2 [Prawn Song: 2020]
16. "She Who Dares" - Say She She - Cut & Rewind [drink sum wtr: 2025]
17. "Static Gravity" - Chrome - Red Exposure (Bonus Track Version) [Cleopatra Records: 2014]
18. "Brother Bat Bone" - Creepy John Thomas - Trippin' Like a Dog And Rockin' Like A Bitch: The Complete Recordings [Cherry Red Records: 2020]
19. "Murder In My Heart For The Judge" - Moby Grape - Listen My Friends! The Best Of Moby Grape [Columbia/Legacy: 2007]
20. "Fighting For Madge - 2013 Remaster" - Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On (2013 Remaster; Expanded Edition) [Rhino/Warner Records: 1969]
21. "Baby, Please Don't Go" - Them, Van Morrison - Complete Them (1964-1967) [Van Morrison: 2015]
22. "Changes, Pts. 1 & 2" - Neal Francis - Changes [Karma Chief Records: 2019]
23. "I Ain't Gonna Be Your Monkey Man" - Willie Dixon - Poet Of the Blues (Mojo Workin'- Blues For The Next Generation) [Columbia/Legacy: 1947]

Eclectic Woman

The only radio program in Central Virginia that features women's music exclusively, Eclectic Woman spans all musical genres and the globe with a variety of rich perspectives. Expect a fresh… MoreThe only radio program in Central Virginia that features women's music exclusively, Eclectic Woman spans all musical genres and the globe with a variety of rich perspectives. Expect a fresh and tantalizing musical menu of singer-songwriters, women of color, and womyn's music, spiced liberally with traditional, blues, world, jazz, rock, avant-garde, and instrumental music. The Eclectic Woman show, heard each Tuesday afternoon from 12 til 2, also features music and occasional news updates which specifically serve the gay and lesbian community. Less

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1. "Tall Hog At The Trough" - Alison Brown - On Banjo [Compass Records: 2023]
2. "Twelve Pound Daddy" - Pearl Dickson - I Can't Be Staisfied-Early American Women Blues Singers [Yazoo: 1997]
3. "Les Plats Sont Tous Mis Sur La Table" - Leyla McCalla - A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey [Jazz Village: 2016]
4. "Gather It In" - Colleen Anderson - Fabulous Realities [Edna Records: 1991]
5. "Land Of Plenty" - Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time [Outside Music: 2021]
6. "Dancin' In The Kitchen" - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer ( With The Savoy Cajun Band) - Dancin' In The Kitchen [Community Music, Inc/: 2015]
7. "Fast Train To Grandma's" - Frances England - Family Tree [Frances England: 2008]
8. "Making Pies" - Patty Griffin - 1000 Kisses [ATO Records: 2002]
9. "Thanksgiving Song" - Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs Of Christmas [Rounder Records: 2008]
10. "Thankful" - Beth Hart - War In My Mind [Mascot Label Group: 2019]
11. "Thanksgiving" - Mary Guathier - Between Daylight And Dark [UMG Recordings: 2007]
12. "Kind & Generous" - Natalie Merchant - Ophelia [Elektra Entertainment Co: 1998]
13. "Thank You" - Alanis Morissette - The Collection [Maverick Recording Co.: 2005]
14. "Be Thankful" - Natalie Cole - Thankful [Capitol Records: 1977]
15. "Turkey Song" - Lynn Kleiner - Holiday Songs And Winter Adventures [Lynn Kleiner: 2019]
16. "Turkey Song (Sing Along)" - Priscilla Lamarca Kandel - Holidays & Seasonal Songs [Priscilla Lamarca Kandel: 2009]
17. "Potato Song" - Marie Louise Cochrane Mrs Mash - Smashing Songs [708182 Records DK: 2017]
18. "Mashed Potato Time" - Dee Dee Sharp - The Berst Of Dee Dee Sharp 1962-1966 [ABKCO Music & Records: 2005]
19. "Potato" - Cheryl Wheeler - Sylvia Hotel [Rounder: 1999]
20. "Albuquerque Turkey" - Dr. Jean Feldman - Happy Everything, Vol. 1 [Dr. Jean And Friends: 2006]
21. "Tofurky Song" - Joanie Leeds And The Nightlights - What A Zoo! [Joanie Leeds: 2011]
22. "Let's Turkey Trot" - Little Eva - Playlist: The Best Of Little Eva [Parlophone Records: 2016]
23. "Green Bean Casserole" - Candy Samples - Bittersweet [Candy Samples: 2023]
24. "Sweet Potato Pie" - Westdawn - Pull Back The Covers [Jones Boyz Ent: 2020]
25. "The Thank You Song" - Gaye Adegbalola - Blues In All Flavors [Gaye Adegbalola: 20121]
26. "Grateful" - Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats - It's The Holidays [Lucy Kalantari: 2017]
27. "Gratitude Is The Best Cure For The Blues" - Val Starr & The Blues Rocket - To The Blues And Back Again [Sandwich Factory Records: 2024]
28. "I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow" - Lynda & Pattie - Traditional Duets [Lynda Dawson & Pattie Hopkins: 2014]
29. "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home" - Valerie June - Under Cover [Rough Trade: 2022]
30. "These Are The Good Old Days" - Courtney Marie Andrews - Loose Future [Fat Possum Records: 2022]
31. "The Gathering Of Spirits" - Carrie Newcomer (with 0lison Krauss) - The Gathering Of Spirits [Rounder Records: 2002]
32. "Satisfied Mind" - Mavis Staples - Sad And Beautiful World [Anti: 2025]
33. "Cornbread Crumbled In Gravy" - Regina Carter - Southern Comfort [Sony: 2014]

Jazz at 100 Now!

With over 100 years of recorded jazz as a foundation, today’s scene is vibrant and exciting. Jazz at 100 Now! presents the best of current music in the context of… MoreWith over 100 years of recorded jazz as a foundation, today’s scene is vibrant and exciting. Jazz at 100 Now! presents the best of current music in the context of a deep and rich history. Less

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1. "Tricotism" - Dabin Ryu - Trio [Endectomorph Records: 2025]
2. "Mhamdeya" - Wajdi Riahi, Pierre Hurty, Basile Rahola - Zabonprés Sessions [Flak Records: 2025]
3. "Amazone Blues" - Henri Texier, Sébastien Texier, Hermon Mehari, Emmanuel Borghi, Gautier Garrigue - Healing Songs [Label Bleu: 2025]
4. "Portonovo" - Skylark Quartet, Matthieu Michel, Samuele Sorana, Patrick Joray, Tobias Melcher, Marton Juhasz - Luna Rossa Al Belvedere [recordJet: 2025]
5. "Maple Leaf Rag" - James Davison, Misha Mullov-Abbado - Moon Beans [Boy Roy Records: 2025]
6. "St. James Infirmary" - James Suggs - For All We Know [Arbors Records: 2025]
7. "Bremond's Blues" - Mark Sherman - Mark Sherman Bop Contest [Miles High Records: 2025]
8. "Long Hot Summer Blues" - Lafayette Harris, Jr., Houston Person, Jeremy Pelt - All in Good Time [Savant: 2025]
9. "Minor Blues Redux" - Kenny Barron, Catherine Russell - Songbook [Artwork Records: 2025]
10. "Calypso" - Kenny Barron, Tyreek McDole - Songbook [Artwork Records: 2025]
11. "Joyful Noise" - Terri Lyne Carrington, Christie Dashiell, Weedie Braimah, Milena Casado, Devon Gates, Morgan Guerin, Zacchae'us Paul, Emmett G. Price III, Matthew Stevens - We Insist 2025! [Candid: 2025]
12. "Thoughts and Dreams" - Kenny Barron, Cécile McLorin Salvant - Songbook [Artwork Records: 2025]
13. "Storm Warning" - Kerry Politzer, Alexander Claffy, George Colligan, Jaleel Shaw - Alternate Route [Whirlwind Recordings: 2025]
14. "Mine Are Blues" - John Scofield, Dave Holland - Memories of Home [ECM Records: 2025]
15. "Anywhere Together" - Aaron Parks - By All Means [Blue Note Records: 2025]
16. "Someday Sweetheart" - Scott Silbert Quartet - Dream Dancing: Celebrating Zoot Sims At 100 [Scott Silbert Music: 2025]
17. "Ping Pong Fellowship Pt. 1" - James Suggs - For All We Know [Arbors Records: 2025]
18. "Funky Chai Cha" - Mike Freeman ZonaVibe - Circles In A Yellow Room [Vof Recordings: 2025]
19. "Mucho Corazon" - Miguel Zenón, Luis Perdomo - El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 [Miel Music: 2023]
    Notes: Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo appear at Constellation Chicago on December 4.
20. "Searing Congress" - Jean-Michel Pilc, Francois Moutin, Ari Hoenig - YOU are the Song [Justin Time Records Inc.: 2023]
    Notes: Franci Mountin Trio streams from Smalls on Nov 26.
21. "Plena vida (Full Life)" - The John Santos Sextet - Art of the Descarga [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 2020]
    Notes: John Santos 70th birthday celebration streams from SF Jazz on Nov 28 (replay on 29).
22. "Built For Comfort" - Duke Robillard - Roll With Me [Stony Plain Records: 2024]
    Notes: Duke Robillard streams from Jimmy's Jazz and Blues on Veeps on Nov 28.
23. "Hargrove" - Kenny Garrett - Sounds from the Ancestors [Mack Avenue Records: 2021]
    Notes: Kenny Garrett and Sounds from the Ancestors is at Club Unterfahrt on Nov 28.
24. "New Girl" - Michael Dease - Flow [Posi-Tone Records: 2025]
    Notes: Michael Dease City Life featuring UVA's Sharel Cassity streams from Smalls on Nov 28-29.
25. "Until I See You Again" - Luther Allison - I Owe It All To You [Posi-Tone Records: 2024]
    Notes: Luther Allison Trio streams from Mezzrow on Nov 28-29.
26. "Showdown" - Billy Hart - Showdown [Smoke Sessions: 2025]
    Notes: Billy Hart Quartet Multidirectional Album Release streams from Smoke Jazz on Nov 28.
27. "Desconsuelo Suite: II. Mate Amargo (Live)" - Pedro Giraudo, The WDR Big Band - An Argentinian in New York (Live) [Zoho Music L.L.C.: 2018]
    Notes: Giraudo Sinfonetta streams from the Jazz Gallery on Nov 28.
28. "En la Orilla del Mundo" - Seamus Blake, Alessandro Lanzoni - From Angels [planck records: 2024]
    Notes: Moncef Genoud and Seamus Blake livestream from Porgy & Bess on Nov 30.
29. "Toronto" - Gina Schwarz - Pannonica [Cracked Anegg Records: 2020]
    Notes: Gina Schwarz Pannonica with Hidegunn Oiseth streams from Porgy and Bess on Dec 2.
30. "Christmas Time Is Here" - Warren Wolf - Christmas Time Is Here [Mack Avenue: 2014]
    Notes: Warren Wolf Christmas Vibes streams from Keystone Korner Baltimore on Dec 3.
31. "The Shape of a New Sun" - Emma Rawicz, Gwilym Simcock - Big Visit [ACT Music: 2025]
    Notes: Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and pianist Gwilym Simcock are at Club Unterfahrt on Dec 10.

Classical Sunrise - Tuesday

Start the day right with WTJU! Every weekday morning from 7-9 Classical Sunrise eases you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts and special features you won't find anywhere else.

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1. "Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 ("A Thérèse")" {one of the greatest pianists of all time, Kempff was born today in 1895} - Wilhelm Kempff - Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32  [Deutsche Grammophon: LV BEETHOVEN]
2. "Cello Concerto" {Born today in 1896, American composer Virgil Thomson has been described as a modernist, a neoromantic, a neoclassicist, and a composer of "an Olympian blend of humanity and detachment"} - Yehuda Hanani, cello | The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland (previously the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra)- William Eddins, Conductor - Jamestown Concerto | Amerian Music for cello and orchestra [Naxos: Virgil THOMSON]
3. "Toccata in F Major (Turin manuscript)" - Martha Folts, harpsichord - Keyboard Music from Manuscript Sources [Naxos: Girolamo FRESCOBALDI]
4. "Thanksgiving Day, from A New England Holiday Symphony" {The movements coincide with the four seasons. While together they are called a symphony, the composer said they may be played individually and thought of as separate works. } - Malmö Symphony Orchestra - James Sinclair, Conductor - Classical Music for Thanksgiving [Naxos: Charles IVES]
5. "St. Thomas Wake Pavan (Musica Britannica, Vol. 19, No. 126)" - Alina Rotaru, harpsichord - Harpsichord Recital [Sono Luminus: John BULL]
6. "Symphony Concertante" {Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1952} - Vivian Choi (viola), Terry Everson (trumpet), Jing Peng (piano) | Boston Modern Orchestra Project- Gil Rose, cond. - Gail Kubik: Symphony Concertante [BMOP: Gail KUBIK]
7. "Romance (after Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466)" {Ronald Stevenson, unknown to many outside the British isles, is considered by several pianists as one of the most important pianist-composers of the 20th century. } - Peter Jablonski - iano Works [Ondine: Ronald STEVENSON]
8. "Denali" {McFarlane, an American lutenist and composer, formerly taught lute at the Peabody Conservatory, } - Ronn McFarlane, lute - Indigo Road [Sono Luminus: Ronn MCFARLANE]

Classical Prelude - Tuesday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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WTJU Overnight Mix

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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Issa Hours

Two pals stay up to play (CDs, records, a few choice files) and read poems, so you don’t have to. We’re up late tonight spinning solitary sounds— hear them in… MoreTwo pals stay up to play (CDs, records, a few choice files) and read poems, so you don’t have to. We’re up late tonight spinning solitary sounds— hear them in your dreams. Less

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