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July 2, 2011

 

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Fourth Of July: NPR’s Take Five, A Note Of Thanks And More

A playlist and some programs for America's national holiday.

July 1, 2011

 

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Freedom Jazz!

Night Lights offers up a free-spirited, pop-culture-alluding Fourth of July jazz tribute.

May 28, 2011

 

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Music For The Memorial Day Weekend: Glenn Miller At War And More

Programs for the holiday of personal and public remembrance.

December 23, 2010

 

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A Cool Christmas

Come along for a jazz sleigh ride this week on Night Lights, with music from Shirley Horn, Paul Bley, Duke Ellington, Wes Montgomery, and more.

June 19, 2010

 

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Pull Your Coat: Jazz News And Links For June 19, 2010

A new remembrance of Henry Grimes' 2003 return to jazz, Herbie Hancock's latest, and more.

December 29, 2009

 

Relaxin’ With The Fireside Afterglow

Music for the final days of December and the beginning of the New Year.

December 24, 2009

 

Holiday Snow From Afterglow And The Night Lights Before Christmas

Some Yuletide offerings from Afterglow and the Night Lights archives.

December 21, 2009

 

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Hep To The Holidays

Night Lights' annual holiday tribute celebrates the season with plenty of cool-Yule jazz from Chet Baker, Bob Brookmeyer, John Coltrane, Shorty Rogers and more.

October 29, 2009

 

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Halloween: Haunted Love Songs, Strange Enchantment

Haunted late-night love songs and some 'spirited' jazz for your Halloween holiday.

July 1, 2009

 

A July 4th Popular-Song Celebration, On Afterglow

On Afterglow this week, a festive and reflective tribute to Independence Day with music from Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Paul Desmond and more.

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The Year We Won the War: 1945

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Afterglow marks this holiday weekend with a program that looks at 1945 with music from Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and others.

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Afterglow is WFIU's weekly program of jazz and American popular song hosted by David Brent Johnson.

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