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...
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 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...
The Progressive Underground Show 263 feat. AMBER MARK
Amber Mark Music On this episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews emerging international songstress AMBER MARK and plays...
The Progressive Underground 262 feat. IDEEYAH
Ideeyah Music On tonight's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews soul songstress IDEEYAH, samples choice cuts from her discography...
The Progressive Underground Show 261
Kamasi Washington Music On tonight's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell unveils new tracks from Kamasi Washington (pictured), Tom Misch,...
The Progressive Underground Show 259 feat. DERRICK MAY
Transmat Records On tonight's installment of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews techno pioneer and legend DERRICK MAY as...
The Progressive Underground Show 258 feat. DENNIS COFFEY
Dennis Coffey Music On tonight's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews funk icon DENNIS COFFEY and previews new cuts...
The Progressive Underground Show 257
Island Records On tonight's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell bumps brand new tracks from Tom Misch featuring De La Soul,...
The Progressive Underground Show 255 feat. MADELYN GRANT
Madelyn Grant Music On this episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews emerging Michigan-based songstress MADELYN GRANT to...
The Progressive Underground Show 254 feat. JESSICA CARE MOORE, NONA HENDRYX, CECE PENISTON
Black Women Rock/Moore Black Press On tonight's special WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH episode of The Progressive Underground host Chris Campbell interviews poet/artist/activist...