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 Songs For The Gas-Guzzling Blues
No road trip is complete without a great car. And while classic wheels aren't
great for your carbon footprint — not to mention your travel budget — here are
five songs that go well with a ride in an old-fashioned luxury gas-guzzler. All
are by blues and R&B artists, and all deal with those great, gaudy,
chrome-laden land-yachts of yesteryear. So climb in, fire it up, drop it into
drive, and watch those Burma-Shave signs fly by.
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Play Ball and Play Bop
 The first month of baseball season belongs almost exclusively to hardcore fans who don't mind the inclement weather that sometimes accompanies early-season games. But now that spring is at hand and it's safe for the rest of us to head out to the ballpark, here's a chance for all baseball-loving jazz fans to get into the swing of the season with a few jazz songs that take their inspiration from the boys of summer.
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Top 5 KPLU Xmas CDs
Nobody ever said that Christmas music couldn't have a little
syncopation to it. Greet the season with a little swing, as KPLU offers
five classics with a mainstream jazz sensibility.
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Top 10 KPLU Jazz CDs of 2007
This has been a good year for jazz. We've heard great releases from established jazz masters and exciting debuts from up-and-coming artists.Here are our top 10.
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Top Blues Albums of 2007
 KPLU's All Blues host John Kessler picked his best blues albums of 2007
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Jim Wilke Celebrates 50 Years in Radio
Check out this article in the Seattle PI about KPLU's Jim Wilke.
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Live In-Studio Performances
Listen to a live in-studio performances recorded at the KPLU Seattle Studios
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The Birth of Bebop: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker from 1945
It isn't everyday that you can actually hear musical history being made. But
that's exactly what happened in 1945 on the Armed Forces Radio Network when
audiences were introduced to a very different kind of jazz. In our music
commentary this month, KPLU Music Director Nick Francis tells our own Kirsten
Kendrick about a rare recording that captures the birth of Bebop.
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Jazz & Blue Hosts
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Jazz and Blues Events
Information on local jazz and blues shows
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Jazz24
Listen to KPLU’s 24-hour jazz stream 24/7
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Online Playlist
Click here to see the daily playlists on KPLU
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Schedule
KPLU on-air schedule
On-air Schedule
Jazz and Blues Venues
List of local jazz and blues venues, including contact information
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KPLU's School of Jazz
 Several of Western Washington’s finest high school bands and jazz professionals
are showcased on KPLU School of Jazz-Volume 4, the result of this
year’s mentoring project.
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Nationally syndicated jazz host Jim Wilke can be heard on both Jazz NW and Jazz After Hours
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz can be heard weekly on KPLU
All Blues hosted by John Kessler can be Saturday and Sunday nights on KPLU
