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 141

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The Progressive Underground Show 140

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The Progressive Underground Show 139

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The Progressive Underground Show 138 feat. ALTON MILLER

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The Progressive Underground Show 137 feat. RAYBONE JONES

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Dj J. Squared (aka Norvell Molex Jr.) to spin on this weekend’s SUNDAY SESSIONS, August 23, 11:00 pm EST

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Deep house icon RAYBONE JONES to appear on this weekend’s The Progressive Underground, Sun, Aug 23, 8-11 pm EST

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Sunday Sessions 069: Isaac Prieto

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The Progressive Underground Show 136 feat. KAI ALCE

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International recording artist KAI ALCE to appear on the Progressive Underground, Sunday, Aug 16

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