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08/03/2025

Sunday August 3, Music without Borders is off to Mexico City to listen to the music of Los de Abajo. Great music with a political message, this band will get you dancing and thinking!

Sunday night at 7
Monday at noon

07/29/2025

It's Tuesday July 29, and that means: Swinging' the Blues is coming at you tonight! This week we're going to Swing those Blues with a little more emphasis on the jazzy side of the blues. Get ready for some Hot lips Page, Count Basie, Jay McShann, Helen Humes, and Jimmy Rushing, Mr 5x5 himself.
Stream the show.
Tuesday night at 7
Wednesday at noon
Saturday night at 7

07/27/2025

It's Sunday July 27, and it's time for another Music without Borders. Stream a nice mix of loooooooooooong rock tunes.
Yeah.
Sunday night at 7
Monday at noon

07/22/2025

Midnight at the Barrelhouse. Johnny Otis used that title for his biography and we're using it for tonight's July 22 Swinging' the Blues show. Join us as we'll be listening to some blues and jazz that could have been heard at your local barrelhouse or juke joint.
Tuesday night at 7
Wednesday at noon
Saturday night at 7

Thanks for listening!

07/20/2025

Jazz Noir - NEXT TO SILENCE - WEEK OF JULY 21, 2025

Dear Friends,

This week’s show is a soundtrack to betrayal, longing, and late-night danger—pulled from the films and television that taught us how to fall hard and trust no one.

Welcome to Jazz Noir�
Jazz and film noir were born in the same dark corners of the city—each one restless, improvisational, and full of secrets. The music doesn’t just set the mood—it is the mood.�So pour something strong, lean into the static, and let this moody, gritty and shadowy music guide you.

Playlist for the week of July 21, 2025:

00:00:00 Générique – Miles Davis – Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
00:07:26 Twin Peaks Theme (Instrumental) – Angelo Badalamenti – Twin Peaks
00:12:24 Love Theme From Chinatown (Main Title) – Jerry Goldsmith – Chinatown
00:14:19 Main Title – Bernard Herrmann – Taxi Driver
00:16:33 Last Tango in Paris (Titles) – Gato Barbieri – Last Tango in Paris
00:19:56 Peter Gunn Theme – Henry Mancini – Peter Gunn
00:22:00 Laura – David Raksin; Morton Gould Orchestra – Laura
00:25:22 Main Title – John Barry – Body Heat
00:29:44 Mr. Lucky – Henry Mancini – Mr. Lucky
00:31:57 Theme from The Third Man – Anton Karas; André Rieu; Johann Strauss Orchestra – The Third Man
00:38:45 Coming to Town – John Lee Ho**er and Miles Davis – The Hot Spot
00:41:54 Angel Heart Theme – Trevor Jones ft. Courtney Pine – Angel Heart
00:45:21 Put the Blame on Mame – Rita Hayworth – Gilda
00:47:38 La mort (Version 2) – Martial Solal – Breathless (À Bout de Souffle)
00:49:31 Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer – Miami Vice
00:51:38 Staccato’s Theme – Elmer Bernstein – Johnny Staccato
00:54:53 Audrey’s Dance (Instrumental) – Angelo Badalamenti – Twin Peaks
01:03:15 Theme From “The Conversation” – David Shire – The Conversation
01:06:41 Main Titles - Theodore Shapiro - Severance
01:07:50 Slow pour vibra et trombone – Paul Misraki – Le Doulos
01:11:50 Main Title – Henry Mancini – Touch of Evil
01:15:19 Bloody Christmas – Jerry Goldsmith – L.A. Confidential
01:19:41 The Long Goodbye (Alternate) – Jack Sheldon – The Long Goodbye

A Reminder:
Next To Silence streams live at:
1700AM and on the web at PeaksIslandRadio.com
On:
Mondays Fridays @7:00PM
Tuesdays

Thanks for listening,

Dave

https://www.mixcloud.com/PeaksIsland/250721-nts-jazz-noir/

This show is a soundtrack to betrayal, longing, and late-night danger—pulled from the films and television that taught us how to fall hard and trust no one. Welcome to Jazz Noir Jazz and film noir were born in the same dark corners of the city—each one restless, improvisational, and full of secr...

07/20/2025

Sunday night July 20, listen to some awesome Egyptian music from master percussionist Hossam Ramzy. Egypt's ambassador of music, Ramzy has recorded with Peter Gabriel and Robert Plant, among others.
Stream the show on Peaks Island radio. www.peaksislandradio.com

Sunday night at 7
Monday at noon

07/12/2025

NEXT TO SILENCE - Week of July 14, 2025 - Bang on a Can

Dear Friends,

This week’s show is a celebration of sonic invention, genre-defiance, and creative collaboration. We're diving deep into the world of Bang on a Can, a musical collective that’s been reshaping the sound of contemporary classical and experimental music since the late 1980s.
Bang on a Can was founded in 1987 by composers Julia Wolfe, David Lang, and Michael Gordon. Frustrated by the boundaries of academic classical music and inspired by punk, minimalism, noise, world music, and jazz, they envisioned a space where new music could thrive—wild, visceral, and unbound by category.
What started as a marathon concert in a SoHo art gallery became a movement: a group, a label, a festival, a touring ensemble—the Bang on a Can All-Stars—and an ecosystem supporting boundary-pushing music around the world. Today’s playlist features founding composers, All-Star performers, guest artists, and offshoot collaborations.

https://www.mixcloud.com/PeaksIsland/250714-nts-bang-on-a-can/

Playlist for the week of July 14, 2025:
00:00:00 Michael Gordon; Bang On A Can All-Stars – “Gene Takes a Drink”
00:09:55 Conlon Nancarrow (arr. Ziporyn) – “Studies for Player Piano No. 3c: Boogie-Woogie Suite”�00:13:16 Julia Wolfe; Choir of Trinity Wall Street – Anthracite Fields: IV. Flowers�00:19:53 van Ziporyn – Music from Shadowbang: No. 1 Angkat
00:22:53 Jeffrey Brooks – After the Treewatcher
00:30:43 Meredith Monk – The Games: Spaceship
00:35:02 Julia Wolfe – “Reeling”
00:43:02 Don Byron – “Fyodorovich”
00:45:25 Michael Gordon; Icebreaker – “Yo Shakespeare”
00:56:09 Terry Riley – “See Them Out There”
00:59:00 David Lang – “Cheating, Lying, Stealing”
01:09:30 Lao Luo & 龔琳娜 – “Tan Te”
01:12:54 Brian Eno; Robert Wyatt; Rhett Davies – “1/2”
01:21:46 Kyaw Kyaw Naing – “Seik Kyu Ahla (Version 2)”
01:26:15 Julia Wolfe – “Big Beautiful Dark and Scary”

A Reminder:
Next To Silence streams live at:
1700AM and on the web at PeaksIslandRadio.com
On:
Mondays Fridays @7:00PM
Tuesdays

Thanks for listening.

Dave

Today’s show is a celebration of sonic invention, genre-defiance, and creative collaboration. We're diving deep into the world of Bang on a Can, a musical collective that’s been reshaping the sound of contemporary classical and experimental music since the late 1980s. Bang on a Can was founded i...

07/08/2025

It's Tuesday, July 8 and that means tonight at 7:00, Swingin' the Blues will be playing the best in vintage jazz and blues for your listening pleasure. Tonights show will be all about the early years of the great BB King and the blues and boogie of the pianist Hadda Brooks. BB is known the world over for years of great blues but not everybody is familiar with his earliest recordings. They were intense and his guitar playing was inspirational to the British musicians who would soon make rock and blues rock so popular on the FM air waves.
Hadda Brooks could plays pounding boogie woogie with the best of them but she could also sing a nice ballad . Stream it!
Tuesday night at 7
Wednesday at noon
Saturday night at 7

07/07/2025

Music without Borders is playing the fiery Latin jazz of Eddie Palmiere. You can catch the show Monday at noon.

07/06/2025

Dear Friends

This week Next to Silence presents some the best recordings of 1970’s Ghanaian guitar Highlife.
The early 1970s marked a golden chapter in Ghanaian highlife music—a moment when village wisdom, city innovation, and post-independence energy converged in song. This was music built for both the dance floor and the spirit, composed of storytelling lyrics, percussive drive, and glowing melodic lines that seemed to float above it all. What you’ll hear in this playlist is a living memory of Ghana's musical heartbeat—highlife in its guitar-band prime.
These are songs to move to, but also to sit with. They come from the people, and they bring the people together. These songs are meditations in groove, built to move both body and spirit. Let’s step into the pulse of early 70s Ghanaian highlife.

This show is dedicated to my brothers and sisters of Peace Corps Ghana 1970, along with the former students and teachers at Kadjebi Secondary School.

https://www.mixcloud.com/PeaksIsland/250707-nts-1970s-highlife-from-ghana/
Playlist week of July 7, 2025:
00:00:00 African Brothers International Band – Ɛna Ɛye A Mane Me
00:08:01 Francis Kenya; The Riches Big Band – Ensuah Nzema Kotoko - The Nezema Kotoko Family
00:14:16 Oyihwam Internationals – Anoma Franoas
00:22:08 Ashanti Afrika-Jah Int Band of Ghana – Ede Mabo
00:29:41 African Brothers International Band – Abusua Nnyɛ Asafo
00:32:59 Mangwana Stars – Atiadele
00:40:07 Kweku Dei; Guyoyo Guitar Band – Osikuni Atamfo (Gossiper Enemies)
00:45:26 City Boys Band – Nye Asem Hwe
00:52:04 F. Kenya – Engame Ma Menko
00:57:43 African Brothers International Band – Ebi Te Yie
01:01:08 St. Peter and The Holy Men – Bofoo Beye Abowa Den
01:04:20 F. Kenya – Nyameco
01:12:12 Nana Kwame Ampadu – Mede Aseda
01:19:50 Francis Kenya; The Riches Big Band – Madame Zehae Ala - Just As I Am

A Reminder:
Next To Silence streams live at:
1700AM and on the web at PeaksIslandRadio.com
On:
Mondays Fridays @7:00PM
Tuesdays

Thanks for listening,

Dave

The early 1970s marked a golden chapter in Ghanaian highlife music—a moment when village wisdom, city innovation, and post-independence energy converged in song. This was music built for both the dance floor and the spirit, composed of storytelling lyrics, percussive drive, and glowing melodic lin...

07/01/2025

Tuesday, July 1 is blues day and Swinging' the Blues will be featuring the bluesey saxophone of Sonny Stitt along with our usual eclectic mix of jazz and blues.
Tuesday night at 7
Wednesday at noon
Saturday night at 7

Hope you can join us.

06/29/2025

Sunday June 29. Time for another Music without Borders and we're headed south for some H***y Tonk music. This is good time music meant for dancing and was an integral part of early rock and roll.
Sunday night at 7
Monday at noon