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  Get To Know: The Cole Porter Songbook
Everybody loves Cole Porter. But most jazz musicians really love Cole Porter. Singers love his lyrics, which contain great wit, amazing rhymes and beautiful imagery. Instrumentalists love his elegant melodies and sophisticated song structures.
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 Beyond The Blues: The Blues Harmonica In Jazz
In the mid-1800s, a German harmonica manufacturer named Hohner started exporting his product to North America. Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the harmonica (commonly called a "harp") was the perfect instrument for a nation on the move. Everybody from Abraham Lincoln to Billy the Kid had one.
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 Slide
Guitar, Past and Present
In American music, slide guitar (also known as bottleneck guitar) is a technique
employed primarily by blues guitarists. It involves the use of a smooth cylinder
that can fit over a player's finger, which is then moved up and down the neck of
the guitar, raising and lowering the pitch of the strings without ever putting
the strings in contact with the fretboard.
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 Jazz After Hours - Favorite CDs
of 2008
"Top Ten" lists often seem rather arbitrary, so here are my favorites out of about a thousand CDs which came my way last year. The selection is a personal choice based on musical merit and not necessarily popular appeal, sales, or airplay.
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 Living Your Life With 2008's Best in Jazz
The year's best jazz albums reach into your world rather than demanding that you reach into theirs, KPLU's Nick Francis says. Here, he picks 10 fun recordings with a contemporary attitude compliant to listeners' daily lives.
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 Top Blues Albums of 2008
KPLU's All Blues host John Kessler picked his best blues albums of 2008
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 Live In-Studio Performances
Listen to a live in-studio performances recorded at the KPLU Seattle Studios
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Jazz & Blues Hosts
Short biographical information on KPLU's Jazz and Blues Hosts
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Jazz and Blues Events
Information on local jazz and blues shows
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Jazz24
Listen to KPLU’s 24-hour jazz stream 24/7
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Online Playlist
Click here to see the daily playlists on KPLU
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Schedule
KPLU on-air schedule
On-air Schedule
Jazz and Blues Venues
List of local jazz and blues venues, including contact information
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 Jim WIlke
 Nationally syndicated jazz host Jim Wilke can be heard on both Jazz NW and Jazz After Hours
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Marian McPartland
 Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz can be heard weekly on KPLU
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Ken Wiley
Ken WIley's Art of Jazz can be heard every Sunday on KPLU
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All Blues
 All Blues hosted by John Kessler can be Saturday and Sunday nights on KPLU
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KPLU's School of Jazz
 Several of Western Washington’s finest high school bands and jazz professionals
are showcased on KPLU School of Jazz-Volume 4, the result of this
year’s mentoring project.
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