Paradigms

Avalon Jazz Band represents the Parisian and Golden Age swing spirit in New York City, with a repertoire of timeless American standards and French jazz songs: old classics with a hot twist celebrating France, love and music. Avalon Jazz Band offers a ride in a time machine, and brings you back to the Parisian zazou era of the 1930′s and 1940′s, when some inspired young people insisted on celebrating joy in the face of fascism.

Music by: Django Reinhardt w/Stéphane Grappelli & The Quintet of the Hot Club de France, Avalon Jazz Band, Édith Piaf, and Josephine Baker

• Not In Our Town

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Ransom Kong is a collaboration between Richard Zeuch and Ransom Kong, two lifelong friends from Kihei, Maui. Through sheer force of will, they have forged their visual and soundscapes. Their island ‘hangloose’ personalities combine with their pop sensibilities to create a unique hybrid of music. We’ll talk with Ransom and Rich, and hear some of their new music!

Music by: Mickey Hart, and Ransom Kong

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Crystal Zevon reports from Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. Then we meet Alison Lewis who balances her life as a singer with her work as a Speech and Language Pathologist. We’ll hear music from her new CD Seven. Prepare to be inspired by both of these women!

Music by: Mickey Hart, John Trudell, Bill Miller, Alison Lewis, Eva Cassidy, and Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Paradigms continues with reports from Water Protectors at Standing Rock in North Dakota. This week Angelina Llongueras describes her visit over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Mn’JAM Experiment is a performance group working with musical forms from the last century, and including an improvisational electronic visual aspect. Meet the artists and hear some of their work. They have a new CD “Live With A Boom” and videos on YouTube. This is pretty out of the box!

Catch the new single from MC Yogi Be The Change

Music by: Fleetwood Mac, Bess Klassen-Landis, Mn’JAM Experiment, and MC Yogi

• Mn’JAM Experiment on YouTube

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Left Hand Media Co-op is a cohesive team of artists, writers, organizers, strategists, and technologists working together in a cooperative model, ensuring a safe, creative, pleasant work environment. They offer an alternative to the top/down model that is typical of capitalism and a key aspect of neoliberalism. Meet founders Rob Hellenius and Tobi Elliot.

Music by: Steven Rushingwind, Talking Heads, Nina Simone, Carrie Newcomer, Bob Marley, Tom Cobb, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and Boz Scaggs

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