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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This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features the work of Gato Barbieri, with a focus on a double-CD release from the Impulse label titled 'Latino America.' -
This week on Destination Out, Mike Johnston features the music of Bobby Bradford (trumpet) through the years in all of the many different ensembles and musicians that he has played with. Including interview segments with Albuquerque radio host / writer Mark Weber, a life long friend of Bobby's. Mark selected many of the tracks that were played. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features a newly-released LP recorded live at the Tivoli in Copenhagen, November 30th, 1965. The LP features the Ornette Coleman Trio, with Ornette Coleman on alto, trumpet, and violin, David Izenzon on bass, and Charles Moffett on drums. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike Johnston highlights drummer Rashied Ali, who is featured on two new releases from the Survival label. We'll also play tracks from Hal Russell and Leroy Jenkins.
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This week, Destination Out centers around pianist Andrew Hill's new release, recorded in 2002 titled "It's a beautiful day, Revisited." The release includes music not contained in the original 2002 release. We also spun a few tracks with Andrew as an accompanying musician by Jimmy Woods and Roland Kirk.
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This week on Destination Out, Mike Johnston features the music of Steve Lacy (soprano) and Mal Waldron (piano), focusing on a newly unearthed recording of them in Belgium in 1995. You'll also hear a few pieces of gospel music from Albert Ayler, Mavis Staples and others.
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This week on Destination Out, Mike features American saxophonist and composer Arthur Blythe. We'll also hear works from Dexter Gordon, Chucho Valdes, and Bobby Bradford, among others. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike Johnston features bassist Barre Phillips, who passed away on December 28, 2024.
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It's the annual classic rock show on Destination Out. This week Mike spins tracks from Bob Dylan, Traffic, and Fleetwood Mac. -
It's the annual Jazz Piano show on Destination Out. This Week Mike spins tracks from Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor, Horace Tapscott, among others.
