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 life and music of the incomparable Frank Zappa, how his early life growing up as a kid in the California desert shaped him as a man and musician, and stories from a prim and proper British secretary who became Zappa’s unlikely personal assistant. We’ll talk with Zappa biographer Kevin Courier about some of the things that made the Zappa sound what it was, chat with Pauline Butcher about Zappa’s log cabin experience, and check in with a group of students at the School of Rock near Detroit who recently earned their musical stripes by tackling the music of Frank Zappa head on.
Host: Jeff Haas
Guests: Kevin Courrier, Pauline Butcher, Josh Pajak, Peter LeClair
Music
- Frank Zappa “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow”
- Frank Zappa “Cosmik Debris”
- Frank Zappa “Hungry Freaks, Daddy”
- Frank Zappa “Twenty Small Cigars”
- Frank Zappa “Trouble Every Day”
- Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention “Who Are the Brain Police?”
- The Mothers of Invention “The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet”
- The Mothers of Invention “Status Back Baby”
- The Mothers of Invention “Toads of the Short Forest”
- Frank Zappa “Peaches En Regalia”
- Frank Zappa “Willie the Pimp”
- Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention “I’m the Slime”
- Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention “Inca Roads”
- Frank Zappa “Road Ladies”
- Frank Zappa “Call Any Vegetable”
- Frank Zappa “Little Umbrellas”
- School of Rock “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow”
Original Air Date: June 30, 2012
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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