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.
A celebration of the complicated life and innovative music of Charles Mingus whose powerful voice for civil rights and hot temper earned him the reputation as “The Angry Man of Jazz.”
We’ll talk with his widow Sue Mingus about her husband’s compositional genius, explore his music and virtuosic bass playing, hear the story behind his legendary collaboration with Joni Mitchell, and learn about the efforts to keep the legacy of Mingus’s music alive. One from the vaults – this episode was produced for Jazz Connections, an earlier version of The New Jazz Archive.
Host: Jeff Haas
Guests: Sue Mingus
Music
- Charles Mingus “Moanin’”
- Charles Mingus “Prayer for Passive Resistance”
- Charles Mingus “II B.S.”
- Charles Mingus “Free Cell Block F, ‘Tis Nazi U.S.A.”
- Duke Ellington “East St. Louis Toodle-Oo”
- Charles Mingus “Pithecanthropus Erectus”
- Charles Mingus “Reincarnation of a Lovebird”
- Charles Mingus “Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue”
- Charles Mingus “Better Git It in Your Soul”
- Charles Mingus “Boogie Stop Shuffle”
- Charles Mingus “So Long Eric”
- Charles Mingus “Freedom”
- Deborah Harry and Andy Summers “Weird Nightmare”
- Mingus Big Band “Eat That Chicken (Paella)”
- Charles Mingus “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”
- Charles Mingus “Freedom, Pt. 2 (Clark In the Dark)”
- Charles Mingus “Pedal Point Blues”
- Mingus Big Band “Free Cell Block F, ‘Tis Nazi U.S.A.”
- Charles Mingus and Joni Mitchell “The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines”
- Charles Mingus and Joni Mitchell “God Must Be a Boogie Man”
- Charles Mingus “Oscar Pettiford”
- Charles Mingus “Peggy’s Blue Skylight”
Radio broadcast produced by Lou Blouin and Jeff Haas
Radio broadcast audio engineering by Jack Conners and Brock Mormon
Podcast audio remastering by Sam Boase-Miller
Transcripts 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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