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This week an interview with artist and musician Stuart Hyatt. He has an excellent new LP coming out as part of his Field Works series. It's titled The Fair State, and the record explores sounds and themes relating to the Indiana Bicentennial - from the voice of Eugene Debs, to the sounds of cows and goats. Pick up a vinyl edition of The Fair State at Luna Music on November 7th.

Artist Artur Silva share's a selection of Brazilian tunes from Tim Maia to Criolo. In the second half of the broadcast musician and Irvington Vinyl owner Rick Wilkerson will spin some early Indiana punk rock to commemorate a new exhibit of late '70s/early '80s punk rock posters opening First Friday, March 3rd at the Circle City Industrial Complex.

Dwani Phiri, a Zambian-born Indianapolis-based artist who blends the afrobeat sounds of his homeland with the hip-hop music he grew up with in Indiana. And NB Nakita, a unique electronic music producer and vocalist who grew up in Indianapolis an makes music that reflects her bicultural background, freely mixing language and genre.

Explore the music of the late Indianapolis saxophonist, band leader, and music educator Larry Liggett, including his work for the legendary Chicago label Chess Records.

This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue, we’ll continue our centennial celebration of Miles Davis — May 26 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. He influenced musicians around the world, including two of Naptown’s most iconic jazz stars: guitarist Wes Montgomery and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. Join us for songs featuring Montgomery and Hubbard performing the music of Miles Davis.

This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue, we remember the legendary Naptown funk vocalist Kevin “Flash” Ferrell, who died on May 30, 2026. Flash performed with some of Indianapolis’s most influential funk bands, including Rhythm Machine, Redd Hott, and Manchild. Hear music from across his career, along with reflections on his legacy from former Manchild manager Sid Johnson.

Celebrate the extraordinary career of Herbie Hancock, one of the greatest living legends of American music. Over the course of his remarkable career, he has collaborated with some of Indiana Avenue’s greatest jazz artists, including the Indianapolis-born icons Wes Montgomery, J.J. Johnson, and Freddie Hubbard. Join host Rodney Stepp as Herbie Hancock reflects on his work with these legendary musicians.

In conjunction with WFYI's American Graduate work, No Limits will look at the school drop out issue in Indianapolis and what's being done to entice young people back to class. Our guests will include Indiana Youth Institute President and CEO Bill Stanczykiewicz, Christel House Drop Out Recovery School Principal Emily Masengale with students Martese Graves and Alexis Taylor...and Excel Center Principal Betsy Delgado with student Brandon Quirk.

Indiana is now known for its wide variety of PreK-12 educational choices, but that affects educators as well as students and their families. Today on No Limits our guests will be Dr. Milton Chen, author of the best-selling book Education Nation and senior fellow at Edutopia (following his directorship of the George Lucas Education Foundation), and and Dr. Shawntel Landry, the new president of the American College of Educators, based in Indianapolis. Dr. Chen is the keynote speaker at this Saturday's graduation of 2,200 teacher from ACE at the Palladium in Carmel.

This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue we’ll celebrate the July birthday of Charles Tyler – an important avant-garde saxophonist known for his work in free jazz music. Tyler performed with many of the greatest legends in jazz – including Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Wes Montgomery, Albert Ayler, Billy Bang, Steve Lacy, and others. We’ll share an hour of classic music from Charles Tyler and speak with his cousin Gregg Bacon, who calls Tyler a mentor and inspiration.