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 187: Jazz We Got (A profile of the Hip Hop Jazz genre)

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The Progressive Underground Show 186 feat. CHANTE MOORE & TONY! TONI! TONE!

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On this weekend’s The Progressive Underground, we interview CHANTE MOORE & TONY! TONI! TONE!

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The Progressive Underground Show 185

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The Progressive Underground Show 184: The Rosetta Hines Tribute

On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we celebrate the career and legacy of iconic tastemaker and broadcast personality ROSETTA HINES and dip...

On this weekend’s The Progressive Underground, we celebrate the legacy of ROSETTA HINES

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The Progressive Underground Show 183 feat. JEFF CANADY

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SUNDAY SESSIONS 073: DJ Rebecca Goldberg

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This weekend’s The Progressive Underground to feature artist/producer JEFF CANADY

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The Progressive Underground Show 182 feat. MALIK ALSTON

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The Progressive Underground Show 181

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The Progressive Underground Show 180 feat. BLACK BOTTOM COLLECTIVE

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