Chris Campbell is a broadcast personality/nationally-renowned tastemaker and host of the multi-genre electronic music program The Progressive Underground. He is also a correspondent for NPR (National Public Radio) curating global underground music for national segments such as "Heavy Rotation" and "Songs We Love."  Campbell is the host of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s “Paradise Jazz Series,” “Concerts at the Cube,” and is co-host of the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre’s “Jazzy Wednesdays Summer Concert Series.”   

He has also hosted events including the Detroit International Jazz Festival, Charivari Detroit Electronic Music Fest and has curated/hosted Detroit Performs LIVE on WTVS-Channel 56 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), along with hosting/moderating a variety of concerts, industry showcases, artist album releases, panel discussions, movie screenings, and press unveilings.

Campbell is also an author and music journalist who has written for national and international publications such as Smooth Jazz News, Upscale, and Examiner.  He is a published author as his books “The Essential Neo-Soul” and “Essential Neo-Soul 2.0” spotlight the modern-day progressive soul music movement and are the only publications of their kind to cover the history of the modern/alternative soul community.

The Progressive Underground Show 197: Legends We Lost Edition

Getty Images On this edition of The Progressive Underground, we celebrate legends lost (musically) last year (in 2016), with full...

The Progressive Underground Show 196: Cafe Mahogany Tribute Edition

PUP Inc. This weekend's The Progressive Underground is a CAFE MAHOGANY Tribute Edition.  Cafe Mahogany was the mid-1990s-era poetry/music/dance venue...

This weekend’s The Progressive Underground celebrates the legacy of CAFE MAHOGANY, Sunday, December 18, 8-11 p.m. EST

PUP Inc. This weekend's The Progressive Underground is a CAFE MAHOGANY Tribute Edition.  Cafe Mahogany was the mid-1990s-era poetry/music venue...

The Progressive Underground Show 195

BNH Music   On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we bump tracks from Paul Hill, Brand New Heavies (pictured), Diviniti, Grace Jones,...

The Progressive Underground Show 194: THE SCENE Tribute and Takeover Edition

Progressive Productions Inc. WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS TOWN? This weekend’s installment of The Progressive Underground will be a special...

The Progressive Underground 193: JAZZTRONICA: A profile of the ACID JAZZ genre

Progressive Underground Productions Inc. This weekend's Progressive Underground is a special edition that explores the sound stylings of the acid...

The Progressive Underground Show 192 feat. OSUNLADE and FOUR 313

Pup Inc. On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we interview international deep house icon OSUNLADE in between tour performances in Detroit...

The Progressive Underground Show 192

Jive Records On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we sample tracks from the newly released A Tribe Called Quest album along...

The Progressive Underground Show 191 feat. DIVINITI

Whasdat Music On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we interview international recording artist DIVINITI who will come to the studio bearing exclusive musical...

The Progressive Underground Show 190 feat. PAUL HILL

Paul Hill Music On this episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews international recording artist PAUL HILL along...

The Progressive Underground Show 189 feat. Amp Fiddler, Dames Brown, Sean Blackman, Joel “Fluent” Greene & J-Ivy

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The Progressive Underground Show 188 feat. BEVLOVE & SOULECTRESS IRIELA

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