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A design debate is brewing in our nation's capital. Some architects say President Trump’s call for classical architecture of new Federal buildings doesn’t make sense. More on All Things Considered from NPR News.

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Policing in America is full of broad guidelines and vague rules. An argument for tighter legislation to keep police accountable on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

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President Trump and the Department of Education are pushing educators to quickly reopen schools. But as coronavirus numbers continue to rise in many districts, school leaders across the country say they're following the science -- not politics -- to guide them on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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The man who killed Heather Heyer at the 2017 Charlottesville rally is going to prison for life. Now activists hope to punish those who organized the rally on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: People fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va. on Aug. 12, 2017. Kelly won a Pulitzer Prize for the image - Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP/NPR)

The latest album from Shovels & Rope, called By Blood, speaks to their bond as a band, and as a family. Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst are partners musically and in life, and they tour with their children.   With strong roots in their home town of Charleston, the couple also curates the High Water Festival, an annual celebration of music, food, and libations. Plus, Shovels & Rope will soon add their first children's book to their catalog of creative family projects. We’ll hear about all that, some stories behind their new songs, as well as a live performance. On this encore edition of the World Cafe, with host Stephen Kallao.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Shovels & Rope - Leslie Ryann Mckellar/Courtesy of the artist)

The new album from Shovels & Rope, called By Blood, speaks to their bond as a band, and as a family. Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst are partners musically and in life, and they tour with their children. They also curate the High Water Festival, an annual celebration of music, food, and libations, in their home town of Charleston. And later this year, Shovels & Rope will add their first children's book to their catalog of creative projects. We’ll hear about all that, some stories behind their new songs, plus a live performance. On the next World Cafe with host Stephen Kallao.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Shovels & Rope – Leslie Ryann McKellar/via NPR)

This week, Shovels & Rope, Cris Jacobs, Kelsey Waldon, Wayne Graham, and Tyler Grant & Robin Kessinger all perform on the Mountain Stage.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce can be heard every Monday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our free KRCB Mobile App for your iOS or Android device from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: Shovels & Rope on the Mountain Stage)

You’ll hear performances from 2019 by Shovels & Rope, Cris Jacobs, Kelsey Waldon, Wayne Graham, and Tyler Grant & Robin Kessinger.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce can be heard every Monday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our free KRCB Mobile App for your iOS or Android device from the App Store & Google Play!

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Introducing the first-ever California Public Radio Day. It’s a special day of unity taking place on August 27, 2020, with public radio stations all across the state participating.

For you and millions of other listeners in our state, California's network of public radio stations is a daily source for unbiased news and information, a means of discovering your next favorite artist, a consistent melody of voices and music to underscore daily activities, and most importantly, a community you can trust. A cornerstone of public radio is that it is free to all, but without your support, that could be at great risk. We hope you’ll join together with your fellow Californians to help boost this critical service and share your love for public radio.

This week, you can help by:

• Donating early: your gift in any amount starting today counts towards California Public Radio Day
• Forward this email to a friend: this August 27 fundraiser will need the strength of our community and networks in order to succeed.
• Think about the important role public media plays in your life and share on social media: "I'm supporting my local public radio station @norcalpublic on #CaliforniaPublicRadioDay. Join me: donate.nprstations.org/krcb/support-krcb-radio"

Thank you for being a valuable partner to KRCB-FM Radio 91and public service journalism in your community.

Siblings Sean and Sara Watkins spent over 30 years playing music together alongside Chris Thile in the popular bluegrass band, Nickel Creek. But along the way, they set up shop at the Los Angeles nightclub, Largo, where they honed their live act as Watkins Family Hour. The project developed over several years of improvised sets with performers they brought in – like Jackson Browne and Mandy Moore – but Sean and Sara’s new album is pretty much just the two of them. Today, the duo performs songs from Brother Sister live, and we’ll hear the story of the first time they wrote a song together. Coming up, on the next World Cafe.

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(Photo: Sara and Sean Watkins - Joe Gunderman/Via NPR)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with singer and actor Janelle Monae. She first became known for her afro-futurist funk soul hip hop, performed as her alter ego, an android named Cindi Mayweather. Monae is now starring in the second season of the Amazon series Homecoming.  She’s had roles in the films Moonlight & Hidden Figures.  Join us. 

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Janelle Monae - Courtesy of the artist)

On the next Fresh Air, an interview and performance that seems right for the moment, with  songwriter and singer Iris Dement, at the piano.   Her music is deeply influenced by the Delta, and the Pentecostal Church. Her song Let the Mystery Be was used as the theme for the HBO series “The Leftovers.” Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Iris Dement – Courtesy of the artist)

Jessy Wilson was looking for a more rock ‘n’ roll vibe after her former group, the Americana duo Muddy Magnolias, broke up. So she reached out to Patrick Carney of The Black Keys – It took some convincing, but he ended up producing her new solo debut, Phase. She joins host Stephen Kallao today and reveals Carney’s initial reaction to her demos, and why she wouldn't want to make music anywhere but Nashville. All that, and a live studio performance. On the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Jessy Wilson Performs on World Cafe)

Singer Jonah Mutono has lived in Uganda, Kenya, Philadelphia, London and New York. Growing up, he says he didn’t have a lot of creative friends. And so, when he started making music he performed under a pseudonym to keep his music a secret. Now, Jonah wants the world to know his true identity. Jonah Mutono performs on the next World Cafe.

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This week on Art of the Song our guest is singer-songwriter and music educator, Crys Matthews. A North Carolina native who now calls Herndon, Virginia home, she blends Americana, folk, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and funk into a bold, complex performance steeped in traditional melodies and punctuated by honest, original lyrics.

A prolific lyricist and composer, Crys Matthews has found inspiration in her surroundings. Thoughtful, realistic, and emotional, her songs speak to the voice of our times and remind us why music indeed soothes the soul. Coming up in the second half of the show, Viv Nesbitt offers an essay on “Balance” for the Creativity Corner

Art of the Song can be heard Thursday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo: Courtesy of the artist)

Not long ago, singer-songwriter Tre Burt was doing pretty much everything on his own: Busking, touring, and recording and releasing his own music, including his debut album, Caught It In The Rye. Then,  he was discovered by the folks at John Prine’s Oh Boy record label, who re-released the album and gave Tre a connection to one of his songwriting heroes. Today, we’ll hear his conversation with host Raina Douris that was recorded before John Prine’s death, and Tre performs live. Coming up, on this encore edition of the World Cafe.   

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(Photo: Tré Burt - Luis Rua/Courtesy of the artist)

Our guest this week on Art of the Song is singer, songwriter, and mandolinist, Marie Miller. A native of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, she first earned national acclaim with her 2013 single, You Are Not Alone. She has since toured with or opened for The Backstreet Boys, Sara Evans, Andy Grammar, Five for Fighting, and Kris Allen. In September 2015, Marie Miller performed for Pope Francis in front of 750,000 attendees in Philadelphia. In 2018, she took a bold step. She left the record label where she’d spent the previous 10 years and began a path as an independent artist. We spoke with Marie remotely about her album Little Dreams.

In the second half of the show for the Creativity Corner, we’ll hear from John Dillon with a daily practice that might be helpful during these stay-at-home times.

(Photo: Marie Miller - Jennaware / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Singer, songwriter, and storyteller extraordinaire Margo Price performs music from her socially and politically charged second album, 2017’s All American Made. And we’ll learn how her life changed after releasing her ground-breaking debut, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, the previous year. In the second hour, The O’Jays play songs from their final studio album, The Last Word, which was released this spring, and we’ll hear some classics, including their 1972 hit, “Love Train”. Plus, stories from their long career. On this encore edition of the World Cafe with host Talia Schlanger.

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(Photo: Country singer Margo Price - Courtesy of the artist/via NPR)

On the next Fresh Air, singer-songwriter Amy Rigby.  She has a new memoir about growing up Catholic in Pittsburgh, living in the East Village during the punk era, and raising a daughter on the road. She first earned critical acclaim with the release of her 1996 solo album, Diary of a Mod Housewife. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Courtesy of NPR)

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have a star-studded lineup, joined together for an important cause: to defend the integrity of Memphis’ drinking water. Maria Muldaur, Ruthie Foster, Dom Flemons, and longtime close friend of the show Guy Davis all got together for one night in Memphis to sing, play and raise money to make sure that our water remains a fresh, suitable source of life in our community.

Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

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Terry talks with Sister Helen Prejean who wrote about ministering to men on death row in the book Dead Man Walking.  At the age of 80, she has a new memoir about her spiritual life.  They talk about entering the convent as a teenager, celibacy, and her work in social justice. Join us.

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(Photo: Sister Helen Prejean - Courtesy of Grant, Guerrero Photography/via NPR)

Stories of people breaking the rules fully, completely and with no bad consequences. Some justify this by saying they’re doing it for others, or for a greater good. Some really don’t care. And, unlike the mealy weaklings you usually hear on this program, none of these wrongdoers seem regretful about what they’ve done in the slightest.

This week on This American Life: In 7th grade, Domingo and his mom and dad were all on the highway near the U.S.-Mexican border in separate cars, doing something they had never done before. And it was not going well...

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300 people spend a week on a plane with Rihanna to attend seven concerts, in seven countries, over seven days. And when morale is low among a group of paratroopers, their Sergeant takes them on an unexpected trip.

Snap Judgment - storytelling with a beat, airs every Saturday morning at 10 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - Download the FREE KRCB mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

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This week on Snap Judgment, two stories about the human mind and how it can play tricks on you. A father of five and devout Mormon is dragged into a world that upends everything he knows to be true. And a young man comes to terms with his mother’s profound mental illness.

Snap Judgment presents “Head Games.”

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This week on Snap Judgment, a boy and his father go on a slave plantation tour, only to be served drinks and discuss architecture. And a mentor to a disabled little boy, loses a piece of himself and discovers what is gained. And a young woman steps foot into the latest version of the Sim’s game, but her new Sim acts more like her than she does.

Snap Judgment  - Storytelling with a BEAT.

Do not miss it.

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This week Snap Judgment Presents: Spooked... Tales about ladies who lurk, haunt and aren't messing around. After a little girl is found lifeless in a pond, she avenges her untimely end. And a film producer visits one of the most iconic haunted places in the world: The Stanley Hotel. He doesn’t believe in ghosts, but soon begins to questions reality.

Snap Judgment - storytelling with a beat, airs every Saturday morning at 10 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - Download the FREE KRCB mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

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Thirty-nine people hunt for something more and later take their own lives in an apparent mass suicide. Snap Judgment presents, “Heaven’s Gate.” Find out the story behind the cult that changed the world.

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This week, we'll go in a few directions, from Jazz interpretations of classical music, to energetic shows of chops galore. Join me for an hour filled with Snarky Puppy, Connie Han, Frank Zappa, Hubert Laws and more! 

Notes from the Jazz Underground with host Paul Abella airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play!

Widespread testing for COVID-19 is still not happening, but many labs say they have plenty of tests. So, why the disconnect? We'll discuss on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

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Living through a pandemic takes a toll on our mental health. And doom scrolling on social media doesn’t help. We’ll answer your questions on how to take better care of ourselves on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

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We are told that our personal health is our individual responsibility based on our own choices. Yet, the biological truth is that human health is dependent upon the health of nature’s ecosystems and our social structures. Decisions that negatively affect these larger systems and eventually affect us are made without our consent as citizens and, often, without our knowledge. Dr. Rupa Marya, Associate Professor of Medicine at UC San Francisco, and Faculty Director of the Do No Harm Coalition says "social medicine" means dismantling harmful social structures that directly lead to poor health outcomes, and building new structures that promote health and healing.

(Photo: Rupa Marya – Courtesy of Bioneers)

We are told that our personal health is our individual responsibility based on our own choices. Yet, the biological truth is that human health is dependent upon the health of nature’s ecosystems and our social structures. Decisions that negatively affect these larger systems and eventually affect us are made without our consent as citizens and, often, without our knowledge. Dr. Rupa Marya, Associate Professor of Medicine at UC San Francisco, and Faculty Director of the Do No Harm Coalition says "social medicine" means dismantling harmful social structures that directly lead to poor health outcomes, and building new structures that promote health and healing. 

(Photo: Dr. Rupa Marya/Courtesy of Bioneers)

For the first time ever, the U.S. Border Patrol has deployed social service workers to help care for thousands of vulnerable children and families in its custody. We hear from border agents and advocates alike on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

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Rape. From Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein to Wall Street financier Jeffrey Epstein to NFL star Antonio Brown, this ancient crime is in the news. The #MeToo movement has enabled many women to tell their stories for the first time. Who can forget Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony under oath at the Brett Kavanaugh hearings? Forever, women who have been raped have not been believed. That seems to be changing. In one case, which did attract some media attention, a California judge sentenced a Stanford University student found guilty of rape, for which the maximum sentence was 14 years, to six months. The student only served 3 months. An uproar ensued and the judge was recalled. The governor of the state signed a bill imposing mandatory minimum sentences in sexual assault cases. Much is to be done but the silence is broken. The conversations are happening.

Sohaila Abdulali is a writer and an activist. Her articles appear in The Guardian and other newspapers and journals. Her New York Times op-ed “I Was Wounded: My Honor Wasn’t” broke readership records. She is the author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape.

Alternative Radio airs the 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th Sunday mornings at 10:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Comcast channel 961 throughout the Bay Area / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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Released in 1973, Takin’ My Time was Bonnie Raitt’s third album and featured her take on songs written by artists as diverse as Mississippi Fred McDowell and Randy Newman. We’ll hear songs from that collection and from Shawn Colvin’s 2015 effort, Uncovered. 

Strange Currency can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Bonnie Raitt’s 1973 album, Takin’ My Time)

This week, we'll spend some time looking back at the best new releases that came out in 2019, and we'll just scratch the surface. We'll hear from Theo Croker, Jaimie Branch, Esperanza Spalding and more!  

Notes from the Jazz Underground with host Paul Abella airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: Theo Crocker - Williamcroker [CC BY-SA 3.0])

The thing about a title track is that it has to be good enough to name the whole album after. And today, we’ll hear a full two hours of some of the greatest title tracks of all time. Today’s mix features artists like Emmylou Harris, The Clash, Aretha Franklin, Arcade Fire, and more. And we’ll dive into the stories behind these iconic title tracks. Coming up, on the next World Cafe with host Raina Douris.

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(Photo: Emmylou Harris - Ckuhl at Dutch Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Exactly how incompetent you are. What your ex’s best friend really thinks of you. The approximate time that you will die. Some things in life are better not to know about. And sometimes there can be a benefit to not knowing. This week on This American Life, when Lulu’s grandmother Nainai was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, she was given three months to live. Lulu’s family in China decided not to tell Nainai about the diagnosis. How the family pulled off an elaborate attempt to keep their beloved matriarch unaware, this week on This American Life.

This American Life is heard every Friday night at 7:00 pm; repeating every Saturday morning at 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / Streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org /  On-demand with the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: via This American Life)

When you’re the only one who can see something, sometimes it feels like you’re in on a special secret. The hard part is getting anyone to believe your secret is real. This week, people trying to show others what they see—including a woman with muscular dystrophy who believes she has the same condition as an Olympic athlete.

This American Life is heard every Friday night at 7:00 pm; repeating every Saturday morning at 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / Streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org /  On-demand with the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo: Side-by-side comparison of Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and Jill Viles — from Jill’s packet that she sent to David Epstein)

Son Little’s new songs were in great shape, when his hard drive failed, and he lost everything. That’s the beginning of the story of his new album, Aloha, which he ended up recording in Paris. We’ll hear all about it in his conversation with host Stephen Kallao today. Plus, Son Little shares a special solo acoustic performance live, on the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Son Little – Courtesy of the artist/via World Cafe Live)

Songhoy Blues are just about to release their third record. Like their past work, it combines North African desert blues with rock, and the songs are inspired by what is going on around them in Mali. On the next World Cafe, lead singer Aliou Toure talks about making music in the shadow of conflict, and the band shares live performances recorded at home in Mali’s capital city of Bamako.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Songhoy Blues - Courtesy of the artist)

If you feel like the days have started to blend together over the past couple of months, you’re not alone. And today, World Cafe’s just going with it…With a little inspiration from Steely Dan’s “Reelin’ In The Years,” host Raina Douris is untethering from time itself, with a full two hours of songs from all different decades of music, as well as songs about years – From Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” to Prince’s “1999.” That’s coming up, on this special year-themed edition of the World Cafe.

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Jackson Browne’s 1973 sophomore release, For Everyman, was notable for its inclusion of “Take It Easy,” a song that Browne started but was ultimately finished by his friend Glenn Frey of the Eagles, and “These Days,” a song Browne wrote as a teenager and which has been covered by a wide range of artists. We’ll hear selections from that album as well as from Paul Westerberg’s Come Feel Me Tremble. 

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: Jackson Browne’s For Everyman cover art – Fair use)

This week we visit with two Southern crafters of music and song. Kentucky native and guitarist Joan Shelley takes her ethereal songwriting and voicing of life’s emotional flow from observations on the banks of the Ohio River near Louisville. Then, the virtuosic Blue Ridge pianist Jeff Little shares his stories of growing up playing alongside the legendary flat-pick guitarist Doc Watson at the family’s music store in Boone, North Carolina. It led to a singular career of playing high speed fiddle tunes on the piano. Also music of love, loss, and fast trains with Bill Frisell, Johnny Cash, James Brown, Tom Waits and Elizabeth Cotton.

American Routes airs Fridays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Joan Shelley – Courtesy of the artist)

This week on Notes from the Jazz Underground, Sonny Rollins stretches out, we'll take a listen to Jazz versions of a couple of epic Grateful Dead tunes, and more! 

Notes from the Jazz Underground airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play!