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.

Thanks for tuning in to the show this afternoon. For those who missed the broadcast, go to the show page here: https://b...
05/31/2026

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
Hannah Marks — Feed The Fire/Feed The Fire (2026)/Geri Allen/ Endectomorph Music
Theo Croker feat Dee Dee Bridgewater — I Can’t Help It/AfroPhysicist (2014)/Stevie Wonder, Susaye Green/DDB Productions
John Clayton feat. Rene Marie — Smile Medley (When You’re Smiling_Smile_Make Someone Happy/Two-O Duo (2026)/Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay_Charlie Chaplin_Jule Styne/ArtistShare
Allison Miller & The One O’Clock Big Band — Blue Wild Indigo/Big & Lovely (2025)/Allison Miller/Royal Potato Family
Gretchen Parlato — Blue In Green/The Lost and Found (2011)/Miles Davis, Meredith d’Ambrosio/ObliqSound
Miles Davis feat Bob Dorough — Nothing Like You/Sorcerer/Bob Dorough, Fran Landesman/Columbia
Alexa Tarantino — Back In Action/The Roar and the Whisper (2025)/Alexa Tarantino/Blue Engine Records
Benny Goodman feat Peggy Lee — That Did It Marie/Best Of Big Bands_Benny Goodman feat Peggy Lee/F. Meadows, Irene Higginbotham/Columbia
Peggy Lee — In the Days Of Our Love/Close Enough For Love/Marion McPartland, Peggy Lee/DRG Records
Helen Sung — Waynes World/Oracles (2026)/Helen Sung/Sunnyside
Terri Lyne Carrington feat. Michael Mayo — Circling/New Standards, Vol. 1 (2022)/Gretchen Parlato/Candid
Sam Boshnack Quintet — Legacy/Nellie Bly Project (2017)/Samantha Boshnack/Artists Recording Collective

2nd HOUR
Erica von Kleist — Picc Up Lines/Picc Pocket (2026)/Erica von Kleist/Self Released
Dawn Clement — I Know The Moon/Dear Ms. Dearie (2026)/Jim Council, Blossom Dearie/Origin
Theo Bleckmann — Stars/Love And Anger (2025)/Janis Ian/Sunnyside
Jane Bunnett & Maqueque — Habana De Noche (Havana At Night)/On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme/Yissy Garcia/Linus Entertainment
Eva Cortés — Hij@s del Maiz/La Malinche (2026)/Eva Cortés/Truth In Revolution Records
Firey String Sistas — Shine/That’s What She Said (2016)/Nioka Workman/Self Released
Lakecia Benjamin feat Hiromi & Chris Potter — Flame Keeper/We Dream (2026)/Lakecia Benjamin/Artwork Records
Cathy Segal-Garcia feat Norma Winstone — Hippityville/Straight Ahead to the UK (2019)/ John Ambercrombie, Cathy Segal-Garcia/ Dash Hoffman Records
Ann Hampton Callaway — Where Can I Go Without You?/Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration! (2019)/Victor Young, Peggy Lee/Palmetto Records
Lynne Arriale Trio — Passion/Being Human (2023)/Lynne Arriale/Challenge
Jaana Narsipur — Love and Anger/The Re-Collection (2026)/Kate Bush/Self Released
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 cool Sunday, wherever you are. The times are dark, but we continue to make noise. Music...
05/31/2026

Good morning to all this bright cool Sunday, wherever you are. 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 closes out the month with new music from Hannah Marks, Helen Sung, Eva Cortes and Lakecia Benjamin, with birthday shoutouts to Peggy Lee, Miles Davis (100!), Dee Dee Bridgewater, Alexa Tarantino, Samantha Boshnack, Theo Bleckmann, Yissy Garcia, 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.

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 closes out the month with new music from Hannah Marks, Helen S...
05/30/2026

Sunday’s 3-5pm A Broad Spectrum broadcast on WFDU.FM HD2 closes out the month with new music from Hannah Marks, Helen Sung, Eva Cortes and Lakecia Benjamin, with birthday shoutouts to Peggy Lee, Miles Davis (100!), Dee Dee Bridgewater, Alexa Tarantino, Samantha Boshnack, Theo Bleckmann, Yissy Garcia, 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 your support.

Another episode of A Broad Spectrum has been posted at AllAboutJazz.com (see comment below for link)This broadcast inclu...
05/25/2026

Another episode of A Broad Spectrum has been posted at AllAboutJazz.com (see comment below for link)
This broadcast includes new music from Dawn Clement, Chris McNulty, Stella Heath, Elina Duni and John Clayton featuring Rene Marie, with birthday shoutouts to Carla Bley, Betty Carter, Stevie Wonder, Virginia Mayhew, Jennifer Wharton, Audrey Silver, Deidre Rodman Stuck, Karin Krog, Nadje Noordhuis, Sarah Hanahan, Veronica Swift, Brittany Anjou and Grace Kelly 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...
05/24/2026

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
Yoko Miwa — The Rainbirds/Songs of Joy (2021)/Yoko Miwa/Ubunto Music
John Clayton feat. Rene Marie — Some Other Time/Two-O Duo (2026)/Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden & Adolph Green/ArtistShare
Rachelle Garniez — Lucky Day/Born In Time (20 — 26)/Rachelle Garniez/Stand Clear Music
Ken Peplowski & Diego Figueiredo — Quizas, Quizas, Quizas/Besame Mucho/Amizade/Osvaldo Farrés/Consuelo Velasquez/Arbors
Jackie Cain and Roy Kral — Through the Windows of Cars/Jackie and Roy: Forever/Roy Kral, Fran Landesman/Amerco, LLC
Cynthia Sayer — You Always Hurt the One You Love/Jazz At Home/Doris Fisher, Alan Roberts/Jazzology Records
Fats Waller — You Run Your Mouth, I’ll Run My Business/The Best of Fats Waller/Lil Hardin Armstrong/BMG
Virginia MacDonald — In Search Of/In Search Of…(2026)/Virginia MacDonald/Cellar Music
Mark Winkler — Do You Ever Wonder/Love Comes First (2026)/ Chris Gordon, Mark Winkler, Shelley Nyman/Café Pacific
Roseanna Vitro — Life’s Journey (Pavillon)/Clarity, Music of Clare Fischer/Clare Fischer, Cheryl Pyle/Random Act Records
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society — All In/Dynamic Maximum Tension (2023)/Darcy James Argue/Nonesuch

2nd HOUR
Jan Leder — Survival Of The Flutist/Nonchalant/Jan Leder/Challenge
Dawn Clement — The Party’s Over/Dear Ms. Dearie (2026)/Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green/Origin
Rosemary Clooney — Baby, The Ball Is Over/Thanks For Nothing/Lew Spence, Marilyn Keith & Alan Bergman/Reprise Records
Plucky Strum (Sheryl Bailey & Harve S) — Hissing Of Summer Lawns/Departure (2017)/Joni Mitchell/Whaling City Sound
Ledisi & Billy Childs — Stoned Soul Picnic/Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro (2017)/Laura Nyro/Sony Music Entertainment
Jeff Lederer — Lem and Aide/There’s A Yearnin’ (2026)/Oliver Nelson, Mary LaRose/Little (i) Music
Jody Redhage Ferber — Day and Night/Air Songs (2026)/Jody Redhage Ferber/Scarlet Tree Records
Carmen Souza — Song For My Father/The Silver Messenger (2019)/Horace Silver, Carmen Souza/Galileo Music
Matt White — Little Bird/Dolly (2026)/Dolly Parton/Adhyâropa Records
Carla Bley — To Ya/Joyful Noise-Live In Hamburg 1984/Carla Bley/Made In Germany Musi
Julia Keefe (Nez Perce) Indigenous Big Band — Wawasint8da/Incarnadine (2026)/ Mali Obomsawin (Abanaki of Odanak)/Self Released
Vivien Garry Quintet — A Woman’s Place Is In the Groove/A Woman’s Place Is In the Groove/Vivien Garry/PNR

Good afternoon to all this cool wet Sunday, wherever you are. Grateful for the rain even if it limits the holiday weeken...
05/24/2026

Good afternoon to all this cool wet Sunday, wherever you are. Grateful for the rain even if it limits the holiday weekend. 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 includes new music from Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, Jeff Lederer, Matt White and Julia Keefe, with birthday shoutouts to Jackie Cain, Ken Peplowski, Fats Waller, Rosemary Clooney, Jan Leder, Yoko Miwa, Cynthia Sayer, Sheryl Bailey, Carmen Souza, 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 includes new music from Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, ...
05/23/2026

Sunday’s 3-5pm A Broad Spectrum broadcast on WFDU.FM HD2 includes new music from Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, Jeff Lederer, Matt White and Julia Keefe, with birthday shoutouts to Jackie Cain, Ken Peplowski, Fats Waller, Rosemary Clooney, Jan Leder, Yoko Miwa, Cynthia Sayer, Sheryl Bailey, Carmen Souza, 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 - don't forget about 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 celeb...
05/18/2026

Another episode of A Broad Spectrum has been posted at AllAboutJazz.com (see comment below for link)
This broadcast celebrates Mothers' Day with new music from Mark Winkler, Sharon Minemoto, Yvonne Rogers, Jody Redhage Ferber, Eliane Elias and Marcus Goldhaber, with birthday shoutouts to Jazz Foremother Mary Lou Williams, Tania Maria, Gunhild Carling, Jill McCarron, Tawanda, KJ Denhert, Lincoln Briney and Andrea Superstein, 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...
05/17/2026

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
Virginia Mayhew Quartet — Medi II/Mary Lou Williams-The Next 100 Years (2011)/Mary Lou Williams/Renma Recordings
The Lascivious Biddies — Betty/Get Lucky/Deidre Rodman/Eastway Records
Audrey Silver — Can’t We Be Friends/Let Me Know Your Heart/Kay Swift, Paul James/Self Released
Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows — Little Song/Heartland Radio/Nadje Noodhuis/SoundSpore Records
Dawn Clement — Lies of Handsome Men/Dear Ms. Dearie (2026)/Francesca Blumenthal/Origin
Jennifer Wharton’s Bonegasm — Virtual Reality/Grit & Grace/Jennifer Wharton/Sunnyside
Chris McNulty — Nothing Like You/Soul Journey (2026)/Bob Dorough, Fran Landesman/Pearl Coast Jazz
Stevie Wonder — Blame It On the Sun/Talking Book/Stevie Wonder, Syveeta Wright/Motown
Carla Bley — Talking Hearts/Joyful Noise-Live in Hamburg 1984 (2026)/Carla Bley/Made In Germany Musi
Karin Krog & Archie Shepp — Sing To Me Softly of the Blues/Hi-Fly/Carla Bley, Karin Krog/Compendium Records
Ed Cherry — Lawns/Are We There Yet? (2023)/Carla Bley/Cellar Music Group

2nd HOUR
Sarah Hanahan — On the Trail/Among Giants (2024)/Sarah Hanahan/Blue Engine Records
Stella Heath — Now Baby Or Never/For Billie (2026)/Curtis Lewis, Billie Holiday/Matterhorn Records
Jeff Rupert feat. Veronica Swift — Pennies From Heaven/Let’s Sail Away (2017)/Johnny Burke, Arther Johnston, add vocalese lyrics Veronica Swift/Rupe Media
Sharon Minemoto — Dragonfly/Goodbye, Strawberry Hill (2026)/Sharon Minemoto/Cellar Music Group
Betty Carter — Droppin’ Things/Droppin’ Things/Betty Carter/Verve
Elina Duni, Rob Luft — Lonely Woman/Reaching For the Moon (2026)/Ornette Coleman, Margo Guryan/ECM
Brittany Anjou — Reciprokataj II: Girls Who Play Violin/Enamigo Reciprokataj (2019)/Brittany Anjou/Origin
Katie Bull — Scatter/The Hope Etudes (2026)/Katie Bull/Orchard of Pomogranates
Grace Kelly feat. Jon Batiste — Lemons Make Lemonade/Trying To Figure It Out/Grace Kelly/Pazz Publishing
John Clayton feat. Rene Marie — Beautiful/Two-O Duo (2026)/Carole King/ArtistShare
Vivien Garry Quintet — A Woman’s Place Is In the Groove/A Woman’s Place Is In the Groove/Vivien Garry/PNR

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