A Broad Spectrum

A Broad Spectrum A weekly Jazz radio show celebrating women composers and lyricists airing Sundays 3pm - 5pm EST on the HD2 Channel (Jazz and What's More) at www.wfdu.fm.

I’m thrilled to announce my debut on WFDU 89.1 FM hosting a weekly show every Sunday from 3PM to 5PM streaming on their HD2 channel, Jazz and What's More - just go to http://www.wfdu.fm and click on “Listen to HD2”, you’ll be given a player for your device and will hear the channel instantly. There's also a free app you can download for both iPhone and Android. The program is called A Broad Spectr

um and offers up an assortment of music by Women Who Inspire - Writers, Composers, Instrumentalists and Vocalists (and yes, there will be airplay of male artists too, in the Honorable Men-tion slot). Hope you’ll get a chance to tune in. If you would like to send promotional material for airplay on A Broad Spectrum, please mail to the address listed below:

Mary Foster Conklin
MockTurtle Music
PO Box 528, Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10011

or contact me via email at [email protected] . Digital files are welcome as long as you include a song list with complete writers' credits. Please bear in mind that the focus of my radio show is music written and/or composed by women - Instrumentalists and Vocalists both male and female are welcome. If you miss the live show, never fear - here's the link to the archives - http://wfdu2.streamrewind.com/

Shows are archived for two weeks, which you can hear by using the drop down menu.

Another episode of A Broad Spectrum has been posted at AllAboutJazz.com (see comment below for link)This broadcast inclu...
06/22/2026

Another episode of A Broad Spectrum has been posted at AllAboutJazz.com (see comment below for link)
This broadcast includes new music from Robyn Spangler, Alicia Waller, Nicole Zuraitis, Elsa Nilsson and Seth Kibel, with birthday shoutouts to Hazel Scott, Geri Allen, Beryl Booker, Jocelyn Gould, Jenny Scheinman, Honorable Men Cy Coleman and Kenny Barron, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear—see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for tuning in.

Thanks for tuning in to the show this afternoon and to all who joined us later at Mezzrow. For those who missed the broa...
06/22/2026

Thanks for tuning in to the show this afternoon and to all who joined us later at Mezzrow. For those who missed the broadcast, go to the show page here: https://bit.ly/3S88l50
You’ll be able to listen anytime you wish for the next two weeks. There will also be a repeat broadcast on Tuesday at midday, following The Jazz Deli with Russ Kassoff.

1st HOUR
3D Jazz Trio — 9 To 5/9 To 5 (2022)/Dolly Parton/DIVAJazz
Matt White — My Blue Tears/Dolly (2026)/Dolly Parton/Adhyâropa Records
Brianna Thomas — My Stove’s In Good Condition/Everybody Knows (2020)/Lil Johnson/Breathline Records
Cento Threeo — Seven Year Ache/Halfway to Mellowtown (2026)/Roseanne Cash/SecondBridge Records
Kat Gang — Jardin D’Hiver/Bossa & Bordeaux (2026)/ Benjamin Biolay, Karen Ann Zeidel/Self Released
Monika Herzig — Look Out/Transparent (2026)/Monika Herzig/Key of B Records
Sylvia Brooks — Talks A Good Game/Soliloquy (2026)/Christian Jacob, Sylvia Brooks, Tone Scott/SBM Records
Eve Cornelious — Long John Blues/Again…Naturally (2026)/Tommy George/Toneveja Records
Sasha Berliner — Private Investigation/Fantome (2025)/Sasha Berliner/Outside In
Chenxi Pan — Endless Summer/This Very Moment (2026)/Chenxi Pan/Origin
Lakecia Benjamin — Dream Breaker/We Dream (2026)/Lakecia Benjamin/Artwork Records

2nd HOUR
Jaimie Branch — Simple Silver Surfer/Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (2019)/Jaimie Branch/International Anthem
NYO Jazz – with Sean Jones and Alicia Olatuja — Under The Moon Over The Sky/Live In Johannesburg (2025)/ Angela Bofill, Haras Fyre/Carnegie Hall
Leigh Pilzer — Keep Holding On/Keep Holding On (2026)/Leigh Pilzer/Strange Woman Records
Armen Donelian feat Dominique Eade — Blue In Green/Inquiry (2026)/Miles Davis, Cassandra Wilson/Sunnyside
Tamuz Nissim — On the Sunny Side Of The Street/Capturing Clouds (2020)/Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields/Street of Stars Records
Bill Cunliffe, John Patitucci and Vinnie Colaiuta — Good Morning Heartache/Trio (2021)/ Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher/Le Coq Records
Dakota Staton — Mean and Evil Blues/Lady Sings the Blues/Claude DeMetrius, Irene Higginbotham/Vintage Masters Inc.
The Nat King Cole Trio — This Will Make You Laugh/Hit That Jive, Jack: The Earliest Recordings/Irene Higginbotham/Verve
Miggy Augmented Orchestra — Life Is Good/Unbreakable Hope & Resilience (2026)/Migiwa Miyajima/SoundSpore Records
Ivan Lins feat. Dianne Reeves — The Heart Speaks (Antes e Depois)/My Heart Speaks (2023)/Ivan Lins, Jane Monheit/Resonance
Vivien Garry Quintet — A Woman’s Place Is In the Groove/A Woman’s Place Is In the Groove/Vivien Garry/PNR

Good morning to all this bright Sunday, wherever you are. Happy Fathers Day as we remember those both on and off the pla...
06/21/2026

Good morning to all this bright Sunday, wherever you are. Happy Fathers Day as we remember those both on and off the planet. The times are dark, but we continue to make noise. Music remains ever healing. Go seek out a live venue for inspiration, comfort, distraction or just hunker down and turn on your radio. The new program has been loaded to the HD2 channel and you can hear it live at 3:00pm EST at this link - https://wfdu.fm/
Go to "Select Station" to select "WFDU HD2" then click on “Listen” and you will hear the channel instantly.

Today's broadcast celebrates the beginning of Summer with new music from Cento Threeo, Kat Gang Jazz Band, Sylvia Brooks, Leigh Pilzer, Armen Donelian and the Miggy Augmented Orchestra, plus birthday shoutouts to Irene Higginbotham (Good Morning Heartache), Jaimie Branch, Amy Shook, Brianna Thomas, Monika Herzig, Sasha Berliner, Chenxi Pan, Alicia Olatuja, Dominique Eade, Tamuz Nissim, Migiwa Miyajima and Honorable Man Ivan Lins, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear - see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman’s Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for tuning in.

A Broad Spectrum is a jazz-based mix of standards, blues, pop and originals composed and/or with lyrics by women - you'll hear both instrumentalists and vocalists (with airplay of male artists too, in the Honorable Men-tion slots)

Please join us on Sunday after the radio show at Mezzrow to celebrate the summer solstice, Fathers Day and more. An int...
06/20/2026

Please join us on Sunday after the radio show at Mezzrow to celebrate the summer solstice, Fathers Day and more. An intimate evening with John Di Martino on piano and Yoshi Waki on bass. Sets at 6pm/7:30pm Ticket link is at smallslive.com

Sunday’s 3-5pm A Broad Spectrum broadcast on WFDU.FM HD2 celebrates Fathers Day and Summer Solstice with new music from...
06/20/2026

Sunday’s 3-5pm A Broad Spectrum broadcast on WFDU.FM HD2 celebrates Fathers Day and Summer Solstice with new music from Cento Threeo, Kat Gang Jazz Band, Sylvia Brooks, Leigh Pilzer, Armen Donelian and the Miggy Augmented Orchestra, plus birthday shoutouts to Irene Higginbotham (Good Morning Heartache), Jaimie Branch, Amy Shook, Brianna Thomas, Monika Herzig, Sasha Berliner, Chenxi Pan, Alicia Olatuja, Dominique Eade, Tamuz Nissim, Migiwa Miyajima and Honorable Man Ivan Lins, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear - see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman’s Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for your support.

Another episode of A Broad Spectrum has been posted at AllAboutJazz.com (see comment below for link)This broadcast celeb...
06/15/2026

Another episode of A Broad Spectrum has been posted at AllAboutJazz.com (see comment below for link)
This broadcast celebrates Jazz In June with new music from Duchess, Suzanne Pittson & Bevan Manson, Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kemuel Roig, Eve Cornelious and Chuck Bergeron, with birthday shoutouts to Dakota Staton, Memphis Minnie, Valaida Snow, Bobby Sanabria, Emilie-Claire Barlow and Ian Shaw, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear—see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for tuning in.

Thanks for tuning in to the show this afternoon. For those who missed the broadcast, go to the show page here: https://b...
06/14/2026

Thanks for tuning in to the show this afternoon. For those who missed the broadcast, go to the show page here: https://bit.ly/3S88l50
You’ll be able to listen anytime you wish for the next two weeks. There will also be a repeat broadcast on Tuesday at midday, following The Jazz Deli with Russ Kassoff.

1st HOUR
Jocelyn Gould — Portrait of Right Now/Portrait of Right Now (2024)/Jocelyn Gould/Self Released
Kenny Washington — The Best Is Yet To Come/What’s the Hurry (2020)/Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh/ Lower 9th Records
Robyn Spangler — Baby I’m A Fool/Robyn Spangler (2026)/Melody Gardot/WIIFIM Records
Hazel Scott — Hazel’s Boogie Woogie/Her Second Album of Piano Solos with Drums Acc./Hazel Scott/Decca
Alicia Waller — Tempo/Louder, Than (2026)/Alicia Waller/Self Released
Kevin Mahogany — Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours/Pride and Joy/ Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway and Syreeta Wright/Telarc
Helen Sung — Pianism II-Kenny Barron/Oracles (2026)/Helen Sung/Sunnyside
Kenny Barron feat. Cecile McLorin Salvant — Thoughts and Dreams/Songbook (2025)/Kenny Barron, Janice Jarrett/Artwork Records
Jay Clayton — Sunshower/In And Out Of Love/Kenny Barron, Janice Jarrett/Sunnyside
Hannah Marks — Unconditional Love/Feed The Fire (2026)/Geri Allen/Endectomorph Music
Nicole Zuraitis — Vice Versus/Part III- The Malediction (The Devil I Knew-out 7/16) (2026)/Nicole Zuraitis/La Reserve
Elsa Nilsson’s Band of Pulses — Mourning For Two/Liminal (2026)/Elsa Nilsson/Adhyâropa Records

2nd HOUR
Mary Osborne — Low Ceiling/A Girl and Her Guitar/Beryl Booker/TP4 Music
Stephanie Nakasian — Pent-Up House/French Cookin’/Sonny Rollins, Stephanie Nakasian/V.S.O.P.Records
Mark Murphy — You’re My Alter Ego (Alter Ego)/Some Time Ago/James Williams, Pamela Baskin-Watson/HighNote
Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller — Play Money/Parlour Game (2019)/Jenny Scheinman/Royal Potato Family
Duchess — Champagne/A Marvelous Party (2026)/ Danton Boller, Kat Edmonson/Anzic
Brandee Younger — Reclamation /Somewhere Different (2021)/Brandee Younger/Impulse
Melanie Charles — Jazz (Ain’t Nothing But Soul)/Y’all Don’t (Really) Care About Black Women (2021)/Betty Carter/Verve
Carmen Lundy — Spell of Romance/Fade To Black (2022)/Carmen Lundy/Afrasia Productions
Seth Kibel — Will You Love Me Tomorrow/Clarinet, Without A Net (2026)/Carole King, Gerry Goffin/Azalea City Recordings
Chuck Bergeron with Janis Siegel — When I Drink/Bass & Face (2026)/Sylvie Lewis/Summit Records
Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter & Superblue — Say You Love Me/SuperBlue: Guilty Pleasures Vol. 2 (2025)/Christine McVie/Big Shoulders Records
Vivien Garry Quintet — A Woman’s Place Is In the Groove/A Woman’s Place Is In the Groove/Vivien Garry/PNR

Good morning to all this steamy Sunday, wherever you are. Glad the Knicks took it in five. The times are dark, but we c...
06/14/2026

Good morning to all this steamy Sunday, wherever you are. Glad the Knicks took it in five. The times are dark, but we continue to make noise. Music remains ever healing. Go seek out a live venue for inspiration, comfort, distraction or just hunker down and turn on your radio. The new program has been loaded to the HD2 channel and you can hear it live at 3:00pm EST at this link - https://wfdu.fm/
Go to "Select Station" to select "WFDU HD2" then click on “Listen” and you will hear the channel instantly.

Today's broadcast continues the Jazz In June celebration with new music from Robyn Spangler, Alicia Waller, Nicole Zuraitis, Elsa Nilsson and Seth Kibel, with birthday shoutouts to Hazel Scott, Geri Allen, Beryl Booker, Jocelyn Gould, Jenny Scheinman, Honorable Men Cy Coleman and Kenny Barron, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear - see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman’s Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for tuning in. PS - please check out the new A Broad Spectrum mugs available at Bandcamp (link is below)

A Broad Spectrum is a jazz-based mix of standards, blues, pop and originals composed and/or with lyrics by women - you'll hear both instrumentalists and vocalists (with airplay of male artists too, in the Honorable Men-tion slots)

Sunday’s 3-5pm A Broad Spectrum broadcast on WFDU.FM HD2 continues Jazz In June with new music from Robyn Spangler, Ali...
06/13/2026

Sunday’s 3-5pm A Broad Spectrum broadcast on WFDU.FM HD2 continues Jazz In June with new music from Robyn Spangler, Alicia Waller, Nicole Zuraitis, Elsa Nilsson and Seth Kibel, with birthday shoutouts to Hazel Scott, Geri Allen, Beryl Booker, Jocelyn Gould, Honorable Men Cy Coleman and Kenny Barron, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear - see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman’s Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for your support. PS - please check out the new A Broad Spectrum mugs available at Bandcamp (link is below)

Another episode of A Broad Spectrum has been posted at AllAboutJazz.com (see comment below for link)This broadcast close...
06/08/2026

Another episode of A Broad Spectrum has been posted at AllAboutJazz.com (see comment below for link)
This broadcast closes out the month with new music from Hannah Marks, Helen Sung, Eva Cortés and Lakecia Benjamin, with birthday shoutouts to Peggy Lee, Miles Davis (100!), Dee Dee Bridgewater, Alexa Tarantino, Samantha Boshnack, Theo Bleckmann, Yissy García, Mala Waldron, Cathy Segal-Garcia, Ann Hampton Callaway and Lynne Arriale, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear—see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for tuning in.

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