The Metro: ‘Jazz-A-Bet’ book bridges music history and children’s literature
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit has long been a hotbed for jazz....
The Metro: ‘Jazz-A-Bet’ book bridges music history and children’s literature
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit has long been a hotbed for jazz....
In The Groove: Daniel Villarreal performs live on WDET
What a dream to have percussionist and bandleader Daniel Villarreal live on WDET during In The Groove. I was first...
Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Good Vibes’ by The Pocket Queen ft. Duckwrth
New Orleans native, now Los Angeles-based, drummer and producer Taylor Gordon aka The Pocket Queen brings us this week's pick...
The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Aurora’s Light’ by Kathy Kosins
This week’s pick comes from an absolute legend in the game — Kathy Kosins.An internationally renowned songstress with a career...
In The Groove: New music from Joe Webb, DARKSIDE, Lola Young + more
What an interesting show… from the simply gorgeous piano playing of Joe Webb to new music from Divorce, Michael Kiwanuka,...
The Progressive Underground: The Roots’ ‘Phrenology’ is a masterclass in evolution, experimentation
In this edition of Liner Notes, we dive into "Phrenology," The Roots' groundbreaking 2002 release. The Roots were no strangers to...
Kim Heron returns to WDET’s airwaves as ‘Visions’ fill-in host
For the past two weeks, WDET Creative Producer Sam Beaubien has graciously stepped up as the fill-in host on Visions...
Ed Love’s Evolution of Jazz Holiday Special
This year, put some love in your holidays with WDET’s own Ed Love. In celebration of WDET’s 75th year of...
Liner Notes: Candace Nicole’s debut album gives listeners something they can feel
Welcome to Liner Notes, where we dig into the stories and offer commentary behind the albums that resonate beyond the...
Ed Love’s highly recommended new releases for 2024
Every year, legendary jazz broadcaster Ed Love (host of Destination Jazz: The Ed Love Program on 101.9 WDET Sundays 5–7...
In The Groove: Celebrating Patrick Cowley, new music from Eddie Chacon, Joe Webb, Pet Shop Boys
I got an email from a listener today. They wrote: “way to get a grown man to cry at work...
Visions: Exploring rhythm with Elvin Jones, Kokoroko, Robert Hurst + more
On this episode of Visions, I explore rhythm with just a small slice of music that makes me want to get...