Big Band Jazz concert features world premier composition by Ayn Inserto

Contact Information

Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

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How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

WORT 89.9 FM PROGRAM NOTE: Strictly Jazz Sounds co-host Steve Braunginn will have Ayn Inserto, conductor and composer of the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra in the studio on Thursday, April 16 from 2-5 pm. She will be joined by trumpeter Jeff Caassen and Madison College Big Band Director Jamie Kember.

Ayn Inserto will conduct the world premiere of the composition “Ze Teach and Me” commissioned by Madison College Big Band. Inserto, who was influenced, taught and mentored by the late Bob Brookmeyer, trombonist and band leader, is a growing force in the modern big band movement. Her work twists and turns–but not quite the way your dad and mom did in big band’s hey day. Ayn Inserto will share with WORT listeners her influential forces behind her innovative approach to big band jazz and talk about the upcoming concert to be on Saturday, April 18, at Madison College/Truax campus on Anderson St. near the East side of the airport.

Listen to Strictly Jazz Sounds, as always, on Thursdays from 2-5pm on WORT89.9-FM, Madison’s community listener-sponsored radio station. Radio that’s for everybody…there’s something there for everyone. And, it’s thee place for jazz!