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For the Miles Davis Centennial (May 26, 1926) WKCR presented a series of marathon programming over several days. To kick things off, I presented this five hour "Introduction to Miles Davis".

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An archive of jazz radio programs focused on intensive in-depth looks at great themes from jazz history. Winner of the Jazz Journalist Association Award for Career Excellence, Sid has been broadcasting for over 40 years on WKCR-FM, NYC. He was also voted ’Best Jazz DJ’ by the Village Voice in its 2008 Best Of NY Issue.Browse the dozens of episodes by scrolling down on this page. Or for an artists’ index, copy this address into your browser: gonesounds.weeblysite.com/
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For the Miles Davis Centennial (May 26, 1926) WKCR presented a series of marathon programming over several days. To kick things off, I presented this five hour "Introduction to Miles Davis".

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