Songs of a Century • American Standards in the public domain
Songs of a Century • American Standards in the public domain
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Songs of a Century™ is a new podcast that will debut on Monday, 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
Eric Baker Co-Host
Eric Baker Co-Host
Eric Baker is an Indianapolis-based Jazz, Pop and Blues vocalist, pianist and composer, and is a featured headliner at Feinstein's Cabaret at Hotel Carmichael, The Jazz Kitchen and other Central Indiana venues and events. Eric performs as a solo act and also in collaboration with many of the area's most promient Jazz musicians. He averages more than 200 paid engagements per year.
David Poncé Co-Host
David Poncé Co-Host
David Poncé is a career writer and a lifelong devotee to the history and untold backstories of songs considered Jazz and Great American Songbook Standards. David is a regularly-performing storyteller and vocalist at The Jazz Kitchen's Monday Night Jam Sessions, posting and moderating content to the Monday Jam Facebook page's nearly 2,000 followers.
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.
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 • Indiana (Back Home Again) • Let's Do It • Sweet Georgia Brown • Georgia on My Mind • Ain't Misbehavin' • Always • Someone to Watch Over Me • Love for Sale • Bye Bye Blackbird • Blue Skies • S'Wonderful • Nagasaki • Makin' Whoopee • What Is This Thing Called Love? • Mack the Knife • Basin Street Blues • Charleston • My Blue Heaven • Ain't She Sweet • I Wanna Be Loved By You • When You're Smiling • Tea for Two • I'm Just Wild About Harry • Thou Swell • Potato Head Blues • How 'Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm? • West End Blues • I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me • The Birth of the Blues • If I Could Be With You • Me and My Shadow • Sweet Lorraine • Lover, Come Back to Me • Look for the Silver Lining • Some of These Days • I Ain't Got Nobody • Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise • The Man I Love • After You've Gone. 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!
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Contact info@songsofacentury.com to inquire or get more information about the Songs of a Century™ Podcast with Eric Baker and David Poncé
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