Episodes

July 2, 2022

KPB Program 116

Music from David Bromberg, Eddie Harris, The Rolling Stones, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Aretha Franklin, John Scofield, Townes Van Zandt, Waylon Jennings, and The California Guitar Trio

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June 25, 2022

KPB Program 115 - Shades of Mellow

Music from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sharon van Etten & Angel Olsen, Lambert, Trio X of Sweden, David Bowie, Abdullah Ibrahim, Rod Stewart, Ottmar Liebert, and Heidi Talbot & John McCusker

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June 18, 2022

KPB Program 114

Music from Angelo Badalamenti, Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, The Notting Hillbillies, Bonnie Raitt, The Tord Gustavsen Trio, Dire Straits, The Guess Who, Ewan Dobson, and Bruce Cockburn

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June 11, 2022

KPB Program 113: By the Horns

Music from Chicago, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Tina Brooks, Blood, Sweat & Tears, B.B. King, Florence + the Machine, Otis Redding, Oliver Nelson, and The Dallas Wind Symphony

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June 4, 2022

KPB Program 112 - Paired Up

Twelve tunes arranged in six sets of two, from Paolo Morello, Van Morrison, Lizz Wright, Freddie Hubbard, Chet Baker, Nick Drake, Laura Veirs, Suzanne Vega, Gordon Lightfoot, and Kate Price

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May 28, 2022

KPB Program 111 - Sandy, Linda, & Bill

A combination of fine performances by Sandy Denny, Linda Ronstadt, and jazz guitarist Bill Frisell

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May 21, 2022

KPB Program 110 - Fab Jazz, Fab Soul, and Fusion

A program of jazz and soul covers of songs by the Beatles, with a couple of dollops of 1970s jazz fusion. Music from Stanley Turrentine, Ella Fitzgerald, Vince Guaraldi, Billy Cobham, Bobby McFerrin, Earth, Wind & Fire, Tina ...

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May 14, 2022

KPB Program 109: Mainly Mellow, with Dashes of Rock and Metal

Music from Leo Kottke, The Dead Tongues, Harry Nilsson, Ozzy Osbourne, Jethro Tull, Marisa Anderson, Andrea von Kampen, Janis Joplin, Kris Kristofferson, Neko Case, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, and Leonard Cohen

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May 7, 2022

KPB Program 108

Music from The Pat Metheny Group, Don McLean, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Bireli Lagrene & Jaco Pastorius, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Carly Simon, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Boz Scaggs, and Tori Amos

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April 30, 2022

KPB Program 107 - Lonely, Quiet, Thoughtful, and a Little Nostalgic

Music from Trampled by Turtles, R.B. Greaves, Triosence w/Paolo Fresu, The Bee Gees, Otis Redding, Chris Isaak, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Mary Hopkin, Gabor Szabo, and The Avett Brothers

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April 23, 2022

KPB Program 106: Norah & More

Music from Norah Jones (solo and with Billie Joe Armstrong), Clifford Brown, I'm with Her, The Everly Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel, Margo Cilker, We Banjo 3, and John Prine

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April 16, 2022

KPB Program 105 - An Acoustic Bouquet

Music from Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, The Quincy Jones Jazz Orchestra, Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge, The Eagles, Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange), Elton John, Duke Ellington, Alison Brown Quartet, Alison Krauss & Uni...

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April 2, 2022

KPB Program 104 - Movie Music Maestros: Mancini, Morricone, & Williams

Music from the some of the film scores (along with a couple of TV themes and a concert piece) by three of the greatest cinematic composers: Henry Mancini, Ennio Morricone, and John Williams. Several performances come from ori...

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March 12, 2022

KPB Program 103: From Bonamassa to Brother Ray

Music from Joe Bonamassa, Cream, Tom Jones, The Secret Sisters, Heart, Tiny Moore & Jethro Burns, Amanda Shires, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Ray Charles

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March 5, 2022

KPB Program 102- From the UK and Ireland

Music from Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen, The Waterboys, Small Faces, Dusty Springfield, The Zombies, Nellie McKay, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, June Tabor, The Kinks, and Cherish the Ladies

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Feb. 26, 2022

KPB Program 101 - Travels to the Old West, Mexico, & Canada, and a to…

Music from Willie Watson & Tim Blake Nelson, Kingfish, Bob Weir, Tony Rice, Sarah McLachlan, the Oscar Peterson Trio, Eva Cassidy, Gordon Lightfoot, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Tim O'Brien, and Bill Frisell

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