The New Jazz Archive
The New Jazz Archive
Podcast Description
In 2010, The New Jazz Archive (TNJA) was a weekly public radio series exploring the stories and sounds of jazz’s place in American life, hosted by longtime jazz composer and musician, Jeff Haas.
Now, TNJA is a streamable podcast, bringing jazz and American Culture to listeners of all musical and nonmusical varieties together to learn about the genre’s rich American history….
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as the relationship between jazz and visual arts, the Harlem Renaissance, and the cultural impact of jazz musicians. An example episode includes a discussion with Dr. Robert O'Meally about the overlap between jazz and visual arts, highlighting figures like Romare Bearden and William Gottlieb.
The New Jazz Archive (TNJA) is more than just a podcast—it’s an invitation to step into the heart of jazz, a uniquely American art form. Hosted by jazz composer and musician Jeff Haas, each episode takes you on a journey through the stories, sounds, and people that have shaped jazz, from its earliest moments to its lasting influence today. With vivid anecdotes and interviews, TNJA uncovers the untold stories behind the music, bringing to life the voices and experiences that define the genre. Whether you’re a longtime listener or just discovering jazz, TNJA offers a front-row seat to the rich cultural tapestry that jazz weaves into American life, celebrating the innovation, freedom, and expression that continue to define this extraordinary art form.
We continue our tour of America’s great jazz cities with the sites and sounds of New Orleans jazz and its origins in the early twentieth century, the parade tradition known as Second Line, and explore how Hurricane Katrina has reshaped the New Orleans jazz scene. We’ll talk with jazz historian Bruce Raeburn about the birth of jazz in New Orleans, get to know the raucous New Orleans parade tradition that is Second Line, chat with Louis Armstrong historian Ricky Riccardi about Satchmo’s wild and wooly years growing up on the streets of the Crescent City, and see how jazz has found new life after the devastating effects from Hurricane Katrina.
Host: Jeff Haas
Guests: Bruce Raeburn, Ricky Riccardi
Music
- Clifton Chenier “Tous Les Jours Mon Coeur Est Blue (Every Day I Have The Blues)”
- Treme Brass Band “Bucket’s Got a Hole in it”
- Treme Brass Band “The Treme Song”
- New Birth Brass Band “Wolf Stuff”
- Sidney Bechet “Black Stick”
- Clifton Chenier “Je Marche Le Plancher (You Know It Ain’t Fair)”
- Louis Armstrong “Perdido Street Blues”
- Louis Armstrong “Bucket’s Got A Hole In It”
- Treme Brass Band “Big Chief”
- Treme Brass Band “Tuba Fats”
- New Birth Brass Band “Apache”
- Dirty Dozen Brass Band “A Closer Walk”
- Hot 8 Brass Band “Skeet Skeet”
- Terence Blanchard’s “Ghosts of Congo Square”
- Galactic featuring Irma Thomas “Heart of Steel”
Original Air Date: February 18, 2012
Radio broadcast produced by Lou Blouin and Interlochen Public Radio
Radio broadcast audio engineering by Jack Conners and Brock Mormon
Podcast produced by Sam Boase-Miller and Erik Saras
Podcast audio remastering by Sam Boase-Miller
Transcripts and show notes by Erik Saras
Theme Song: Jeff Haas Trio & Friends “Giving In”
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The New Jazz Archive radio broadcasts originally sponsored by Chateau Chantal. The New Jazz Archive receives no revenue from podcast reissues of radio broadcasts.
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