Destination Out
Sundays 11pm-2am
Every week, 'Destination Out' features creative improvised music, traditional world music, and jazz. Host Mike Johnston also presents a feature each week, focusing on a particular artist, or a unique style of music.
Audio for each episode of Destination Out is available for two weeks online after the episode airs. To listen, scroll below the playlists on this page and click on the photo or title of the episode you are interested in. You will then see three audio players, one for each hour of the program. This audio is automatically removed two weeks after an episode's original airdate.
Destination Out Episodes
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On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features work from two early tenor saxophone greats: Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster. -
On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features the works of Rahsaan Roland Kirk. -
On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features some early key recordings from British band, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, ranging from around 1966 to the mid 1970s. -
On this episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features the work of Kali Z. Fasteau, including an interview from 2018. -
On this episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features some jazz musicians based out of Ohio, including Roland Kirk and Albert Ayler. -
On this episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features the work recently passed Jesse Sharps, a former member and main arranger of the Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra. -
On this episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features some late 60s and early 70s music belonging to the minimalist jazz genre. -
On this episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features the works of three musicians with birthdays landing on the 29th and 30th of June: Julian Priester, Andrew Hill, and Stanley Clarke. -
During WCMU's 2025 Summer fundraiser, Mike Johnston spins tunes by the recently passed Louis Moholo, a South African Jazz drummer. -
On this episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features some works of Alto Saxophonist Noah Howard from the 60 and 70s.
