Episode 301: Christmas and Holiday Jazz for (and from) 2024

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Posting this episode a few hours earlier than usual----so you have more time to savour these delightful Christmas, Chanukah, Yuletide, New Years, and Winter tunes played by some of today's finest jazz artists. I also talk a bit about the history of some of the tunes. But not so much talk and lots of music.

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Discovering Jazz

Episode 301: Christmas and Holiday Jazz for (and from) 2024

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Very different from the seasonal music you hear in the stores.

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Archives: Episode 110, Racism-Jazz As Part of the Solution

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