Echoes of Indiana Avenue

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Pookie Johnson plays and sings the blues

Saxophonist Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson is a legend of the Indianapolis jazz scene. But there’s another side to his music that you may not know about unless you were there, watching him perform at Naptown clubs — Pookie also sang the blues. Join host Rodney Stepp for never-before-heard recordings of Pookie Johnson performing live in Indianapolis.

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  Les “Bear” Taylor, Naptown’s renowned baritone sax player

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  Edgar Bateman - From Naptown to the jazz avant-garde

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  Celebrating Dawn Hampton, Naptown's queen of cabaret

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  Jack Wilson and the jazz masters of Indiana Avenue

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  Shirley Griffith's Indiana Avenue blues — Part 2

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  Shirley Griffith's Indiana Avenue blues — Part 1

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  Herbie Hancock on his work with Wes Montgomery and Freddie Hubbard

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  Exploring the music of Naptown soul singer Alfonzo Surrett

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  Spotlighting Fred Monroe - an unsung Naptown jazz saxophonist

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  Remembering the music of Funk Inc. percussionist Cecil Hunt — Part 3

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  Remembering the music of Funk Inc. percussionist Cecil Hunt — Part 2

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  Remembering the music of Funk Inc. percussionist Cecil Hunt — Part 1

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  Remembering Naptown's 1953 Juneteenth concert on the Avenue

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  Celebrating the life of Naptown funk legend Kevin “Flash” Ferrell

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  Sonny Rollins and the jazz masters of Indiana Avenue