jazz Archives - WORT 89.9 FM

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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.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

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.

House Concert with Darren Sterud Trio

December 26, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Madison’s topnotch trombone and trumpet player Darren Sterud will perform with his jazz trio as part of the Our House concert series. Darren has played with The Jimmys, Mama Digdowns Brass Band and Davina and the Vagabonds. Hot mainstream jazz for a cold January night!

Mateusz Smoczynski jazz trio from Poland

December 28, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Mateusz Smoczynski is a jazz violinist from Poland and one of the founding members and one of the two violinists of Atom String Quartet. He also performs solo and with his own jazz band. Mateusz recorded six CDs with Atom String Quartet, three CDs with his own jazz band and one solo CD in addition […]

Atom String Quartet – acoustic jazz and classical fusion from Po...

December 28, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Atom String Quartet is one of the most intriguing string quartets in the world, and also one of best Polish jazz bands. The band has recorded six albums and this time is touring in the support of their two latest releases: classical music CD dedicated to works of Poland’s contemporary composer Krzysztof Penderecki and jazz […]

Hanah Jon Taylor Artet Holiday Concert

December 22, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

In celebration of the holiday season, and to commemorate his 26 years of living in Madison, Wisconsin, saxophone/flutist, Hanah Jon Taylor brings his Chicago ‘Artet’ to Cafe CODA for an evening of original compositions and fresh improvisations. Featuring pianist Dave Gordon, percussionist Dushun Mosley and bassist Dawi Williams, the concert will be recorded live as […]

Ben Ferris Octet 4th Annual Holiday Party

November 26, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Ben Ferris Octet’s 4th Annual Holiday Show North Street Cabaret, 610 North St., Madison WI Dec. 19th, 7pm Tickets available at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4445180 $10 general admission, or $60 for a reserved table of 4 Per our usual tradition, the band will be taking audience input in our “Ho-ho-ho/No-no-no” tip jars – which ever has more $$ […]

Ben Ferris & Paul Hastil

November 26, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Ben Ferris & Paul Hastil Arts and Literature Laboratory – 2021 Winnebago St. Madison, WI Dec. 6th, 8pm $5 Ben Ferris, bass and Paul Hastil, rhodes will be performing original music live at Arts and Literature Laboratory on Dec. 6, at 8pm. Tickets are just $5 for this intimate show in one of Madison’s most […]

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