New Music

Kat Edmonson is an award-winning songwriter and singer "with an equal foothold in jazz, cabaret and vintage cosmopolitanism pop" (The New York Times). She has been featured on Austin City Limits, Tiny Desk Concerts, A Prairie Home Companion, and The Late Show. She joined WEMU's John Bommarito on "The Song Break" to talk about her new music and her upcoming appearance at The Ark in Ann Arbor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eeFPxu2JV0How does someone “preserve” jazz? The easy answer comes by drawing a comparison. WEMU preserves jazz in the…

While Chicago may be America’s blues mecca, Detroiters are making a significant international impact in blues today, especially Seward Shah, better known…

Piano-bass-drums. How often have you heard a WEMU host repeat that instrumental combination? More than you can count. Yet, this trio format remains a…

Dave Sharp’s Secret Seven plays @ Rush Street, Friday, November 1st - 5:01 pm to 7 pm.89.1 WEMU-FM and Sesi Motors present the 5:01 First Friday Series…

Before headlining this year's Ypsilanti Songwriting Festival, singer/songwriters Peter Case and Paul Burch visited The Roots Music Project for a live…

Linda Yohn sits down with Robert Hurst in the WEMU studio to talk about about his upcoming Detroit Jazz Festival performance, his new album BoB a…

As a pianist, Rick Roe says much with his terrific touch, his surprising song selections and understanding of the importance of the space between the…

Local favorites, Corndaddy appears on The Roots Music Project ahead of their performance at the Ark in Ann ArborListen to the full interview & performance…