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Milestones: Celebrating the Culture | Deep Dive Conversations with Angélika Beener

Host and award-winning journalist Angélika Beener and special guests thoughtfully examine a curated selection of landmark albums celebrating milestone anniversaries.

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"They Messed Around and Made a Classic": The 60th Anniversary of Duke Ellington and John Coltrane

"They Messed Around and Made a Classic": The 60th Anniversary of Duke Ellington and John Coltrane

In late 1962, John Coltrane and Duke Ellington went into the studio and created one of the most essential albums in jazz... Read more

24 Feb 2023

1hr 20mins

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Love Is a Song: Celebrating Roberta Flack at 86

Love Is a Song: Celebrating Roberta Flack at 86

Award-winning vocalist and educator Charenee Wade joins Angélika Beener to celebrate Roberta Flack on the legendary musi... Read more

10 Feb 2023

1hr 26mins

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Let's Get Excited: 40 Years Ago The Pointer Sisters Shook Up the World With An 80s Masterpiece

Let's Get Excited: 40 Years Ago The Pointer Sisters Shook Up the World With An 80s Masterpiece

Singer, educator and activist Candice Hoyes joins Angélika Beener to discuss The Pointer Sisters' tour de force, Break O... Read more

27 Jan 2023

1hr 16mins

Ranked #4

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Jason Moran Presents the Bandwagon: A 20th Anniversary Reflection

Jason Moran Presents the Bandwagon: A 20th Anniversary Reflection

Jason Moran’s landmark live album, recorded at the Village Vanguard in the summer of 2003 is framed and infused by famil... Read more

13 Jan 2023

1hr 16mins

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MILESTONES: 60th Anniversary of Miles Davis's Someday My Prince Will Come

MILESTONES: 60th Anniversary of Miles Davis's Someday My Prince Will Come

Acclaimed saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator Greg Osby joins host Angélika Beener to discuss Miles Davis’s So... Read more

31 Dec 2022

1hr 10mins

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30th Anniversary of Stevie Wonder's Jungle Fever Soundtrack with DJ Spinna

30th Anniversary of Stevie Wonder's Jungle Fever Soundtrack with DJ Spinna

Acclaimed DJ and producer DJ Spinna joins Angélika Beener to discuss Stevie Wonder's 90s classic, Jungle Fever. The soun... Read more

16 Dec 2022

1hr 32mins

Ranked #7

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Charles Stepney 90th Anniversary Celebration with special guest Christian McBride

Charles Stepney 90th Anniversary Celebration with special guest Christian McBride

Minnie Riperton. Earth, Wind & Fire. Ramsey Lewis. The Dells. Rotary Connection. Marlena Shaw. Producer, orchestrato... Read more

11 Dec 2022

1hr 16mins

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50th Anniversary of Freddie Hubbard's Straight Life

50th Anniversary of Freddie Hubbard's Straight Life

Critically-acclaimed trumpeter and newly published author, Jeremy Pelt, joins Angélika Beener to discuss Freddie Hubbard... Read more

29 Oct 2022

54mins

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50th Anniversary of Stevie Wonder's Music Of My Mind

50th Anniversary of Stevie Wonder's Music Of My Mind

Award winning vocalist, producer, composer, and esteemed cultural historian TL Cross joins host Angelika Beener for this... Read more

4 Mar 2022

2hr 24mins

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20th Anniversary of J Dilla's Welcome 2 Detroit

20th Anniversary of J Dilla's Welcome 2 Detroit

Musician, budding producer and the youngest guest to join Milestones, Riley K. Glasper discusses the enduring legacy of ... Read more

1 Sep 2021

59mins

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