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Join us September 18th at 6:30 PM for Swing in September! Presented by WFIU and the IU Jacobs School of Music Jazz Studies Department, this free outdoor concert series features a variety of musical acts from swing bands to jazz vocalists and more.
Tonight features John Raymond, one of the most defining jazz trumpet voices of his generation. With a singular voice as a genre-bending player and composer, Raymond is “steering jazz in the right direction” (DownBeat Magazine) by pushing its boundaries, seamlessly incorporating indie-rock, folk and electronic influences into his music. As Something Else reviews stated, “This is jazz, yes, but jazz with an open mind’.
The performances will be emceed by WFIU's own David Brent Johnson, host of Night Lights. We encourage guests to bring lawn chairs, blankets, or even a picnic!
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The largest gift from an individual in Indiana University's history will rename the graduate division of the Kelley School of Business after alumnus and donor Jeffrey H. Thomasson.
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Chuwi is a collection of family and friends from Isabela, Puerto Rico. (If you caught any of Bad Bunny’s historic residency, Chuwi was the backing band every night for “WELTiTA.”) They come from the western side of the island where bomba, plena and salsa are injected into people’s veins. The band harmoniously incorporates all of these influences into its sound, trading ocean blues and sunset pinks for playful jazz breaks and tasteful synthesizer effects. Chuwi’s members build a landscape of their home wherever they go, making it feel as though the something missing is and always will be irrefutably theirs.
A deep dive into a relatively frivolous facet of The Great American Songbook.
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Join the unofficial start of the Fall fund drive. Tonight, your pledge is matched, dollar for dollar.
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New York Public Library, PicrylThis hour we’re all about that bass — the chaconne, to be specific. This harmonic-bass formula has had us singing, dancing, and strumming for more than four centuries. We’ll trace the chaconne from its mythical island origins through many delightful variations as it passed from musician to musician.
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In 1957 tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins was at the peak of his first great period, playing with a confident, swinging, and radical abandon both as a leader and with Max Roach and Miles Davis.
A look at the things that over time have come to be seen as disposable, and the things that have proven durable.
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Poet Raisa Tolchinsky reads from her book Glass Jaw: "Purgatory," "From July until September," and "Within those fires there are souls."
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Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion (New York, 1854)/the Indiana Historical SocietyIn 1840, Indiana's population was so concentrated in the south that one-half of the settlers lived within seventy-five miles of the Ohio River.
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Danny WilliamWe’re saying goodbye to Nice Work this week. For our last show, hosts Tyler Lake and Alex Chambers talk about some of their favorite moments, look back at stories and interviews and reflect on what they hoped the show would accomplish.
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Before she became one of America's most celebrated authors, Gene Stratton-Porter was a young Indiana writer with an unwavering belief in her own voice. Discover how her bestselling novels, passion for nature, and pioneering spirit helped shape American literature and inspired WTIU's upcoming documentary, Gene Stratton-Porter: Music of the Wild.
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How are architects and designers rethinking the materials, systems, and spaces we rely on to build a more sustainable future?
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University of Liverpool Faculty of Health & Life Sciences/FlickrWhen you get a cut, your cells quickly start to divide and heal. What does this process look like for our internal organs?
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The court says traveling arguments give students and members of the public an opportunity to see the state's highest court at work. -
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IU pitcher Jacob Gomberg has been charged in a sexual cyber harassment case in Florida. -
Former Monroe County Health Department administrator Lori Kelley was fired Sept. 10, according to her attorney, who says Kelley alleges her termination was retaliation for complaints of sexual harassment. -
The Bloomington Police Department has been seeking a move since flooding five years ago damaged its downtown station. -
IDEM has granted Hatchworks, LLC, an approval for 2.13 acres of protected wetlands to be filled and the construction of three additional buildings. -
Having background noise is helpful for some to get to sleep. What exactly is white noise, and why does it impact our quality of rest?
