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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On this episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston celebrates the work of Al Foster, a great jazz drummer that passed away on May 28th, 2025. -
On this episode of Destination out, Mike Johnston features music from various different African Jazz Musicians over the years, with a focus on South African Jazz. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike Johnston features pieces from Charles Mingus' Live in Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts, as well as some works of John Coltrane, and others. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike Johnston features a wide range of works from Jazz Drummer Clifford Jarvis. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features the work of Horace Tapscott. He spins tracks from late 70s and early 80s recordings of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, including Jungle Juice and Village Dance, among others. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features the work of the Jazz Composers Orchestra Association, spinning tracks from many musicians including Paul Bley, Cecil Taylor, Carla Bley, Don Cherry, Roswell Rudd, Clifford Thornton, Grachan Moncur, and Leroy Jenkins. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features the work of Ted Daniel, a prominent musician in the New York loft jazz era who collaborated with Dewey Redman, Henry Threadgill, and Billy Bang, among others. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features the work of baritone sax, clarinet, and flute player Hamiet Bluiett—spinning some of his collaborations with Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, and Don Moye. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features the work of saxophonist Jimmy Vass, spinning albums he appeared on in the 1970s with Ronnie Boykins on bass, Andrew Hill on piano, Earl Cross on trumpet, and Muhal Richard Abrams on piano. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features the work of Norwegian alto saxophonist Frode Gjerstad, highlighting collaborations with Bobby Bradford, Johnny Dyani, and John Stevens.
