December 5, 2012
Brubeck Time
Much time out across the jazz world and beyond for Mr. Brubeck.
September 30, 2012
A National Road Of Song: Indiana Singing Groups And Songwriters
Many influential and significant jazz artists have come out of the state of Indiana… but the Hoosier heartland has also produced several notable songwriters and vocal groups as well, including Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, the Four Freshmen, and the Ink Spots.
September 27, 2012
Indiana Avenue: Black Boulevard Of Jazz
Exploring the lost world of 20th century Indianapolis jazz and the ways in which its musical influence continues to reverberate throughout today's jazz scene.
September 13, 2012
Gennett Days: Hot Jazz From The Heartland
In the 1920s hot jazz swept the college campuses of Indiana—and a record label in Richmond introduced the world to Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Jelly Roll Morton, and Hoagy Carmichael.
July 23, 2012
1961: New Jazz Frontier
It was 1961, and America had a new, young president...the Cold War turned up a notch…and jazz continued to evolve in ear-opening ways.
April 26, 2012
Communion: Don Cherry In The 1960s
In the 1960s cornetist Don Cherry, who had to come to fame as a member of Ornette Coleman’s quartet, began to forge his own musical path
April 24, 2012
Jazz For Mad Men: Hits From The 1960s
Night Lights salutes the critically-acclaimed television series MAD MEN this week with a program devoted to popular jazz from the era in which the show takes place.
