Songs of a Century • American Standards in the public domain

Songs of a Century™ is a new podcast that will debut on August 31, 2026, featuring all-new performances of Jazz and Great American Songbook Standards in the public domain. Hosts Eric Baker and David Poncé will talk with leading musicians, educators and community influencers about Central Indiana's profound connections to the composers, recording studios, night clubs, concert halls, university programs and publishing companies that shaped The American Jazz Movement of the 20th Century.

Fresh Performances • Lively Discussions • Surprise Guests • Community Contributors • New Jazz Faces & Places

 Songs of a Century Season 1 will be recorded at The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis and will feature Central Indiana's leading Jazz musicians in all-new performances of Great American Standards in the public domain.

The Season 1 episode schedule includes (not necessarily in this order): Stardust • Ain’t Misbehavin’ • Blue Skies • Back Home Again in Indiana • I Can’t Give You Anything but Love • Bye Bye Blackbird • Georgia on My Mind • On the Sunny Side of the Street • Tea for Two • What Is This Thing Called Love? • Someone to Watch Over Me • Lover, Come Back to Me • Sweet Georgia Brown • Body and Soul • Embraceable You • Happy Days Are Here Again • After You’ve Gone • Dinah, Lazy River • Love for Sale • I Got Rhythm • But Not for Me • Exactly Like You • Mood Indigo • Rockin’ Chair • Puttin’ on the Ritz • Memories of You • Dream a Little Dream of Me • You’re Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) • As Time Goes By • All of Me • Dancing in the Dark • Just Friends • Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams • Singin’ in the Rain • Honeysuckle Rose • Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) • The Best Things in Life Are Free • Riverboat Shuffle • S’Wonderful. We will also feature public domain recordings of select compositions that originated in Central Indiana and found their way into dance halls and living rooms around the world. What a season!