The Progressive Underground Show 277: ARETHA FRANKLIN TRIBUTE
Getty Images On tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell celebrates the life and legacy of the "Queen...
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 276 feat. JEAN LUC-PONTY, CEDRIC MCDOUGLE (SUMMER OASIS FEST) & TEAM CHARIVARI
Progressive Productions This installment of The Progressive Underground features exclusive interviews with legendary jazz/fusion violinist JEAN LUC-PONTY (in advance of...
The Progressive Underground Show 275 feat. BETH
Beth Griffith Music Tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground profiles soul songstress BETH and samplings of her music discography including...
The Progressive Underground Show 274
Yazmin Lacey Music On tonight's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell samples tracks from The Internet, Kamaal Wiliams, Isis Damil,...
The Progressive Underground Show 273 feat. ISIS DAMIL/TZI’ON YISRAEL/JOEL FLUENT GREENE
Isis Damil Music Tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground features interviews with ISIS DAMIL, TZI'ON YISRAEL & JOEL FLUENT GREENE,...
The Progressive Underground Show 272 feat. BONEY JAMES
Boney James Music On this weekend's installment of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews jazz/soul saxophonist BONEY JAMES (in...
On this weekend’s The Progressive Underground: BONEY JAMES
Boney James Music On this weekend's installment of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews jazz/soul saxophonist BONEY JAMES (in...
The Progressive Underground Show 271 feat. DRUMMER B
Transmat Records On this episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell profiles Transmat recording artist Drummer B (aka Leonard...
The Progressive Underground Show 270 feat. ANDY COMPTON & LeXus
The Rurals Music This weekend's TPU features in-studio interviews with UK producer Andy Compton (The Rurals) and Washington D.C. soul chanteuse...
The Progressive Underground 268
Monique Bingham Music Tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell bumps tracks from Ben Hayes, Mika Olson, C-Low...
The Progressive Underground Show 267: Acid Jazz Edition
Sony Music This weekend’s Progressive Underground is a special edition that explores the sound stylings of the acid jazz genre...
The Progressive Underground Show 264 feat. BRUCE BAILEY & KRIS JOHNSON
Getty Images On tonight's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews DJ/entrepreneur/tastemaker Bruce Bailey who gives us the 411 on a...