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Concerts

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Live Fridays From XPN

Mocean Worker in Concert

September 7, 2007

Adam Dorn, a.k.a. Mocean Worker, has assembled a collection of Manhattan's most revered underground soul, jazz and funk players to perform blissfully funky jazz rave-ups on his new album. Hear Mocean Worker play a concert from WXPN and World Café Live in Philadelphia.

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Studio Sessions

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Philadelphia native Adam Dorn, a.k.a. Mocean Worker, has assembled a collection of Manhattan's most revered underground soul, jazz and funk players to perform blissfully funky jazz rave-ups on his new album, Cinco de MoWo! Hear an interview and in-studio performance.

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Interviews & Profiles

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Weekend Edition Sunday

Musician Pays Homage to His Dad, Joel Dorn

December 30, 2007

Legendary Atlantic Records house producer Joel Dorn died in December at the age of 65. He was a tremendous influence on his son Adam, a music maker himself who records under the name Mocean Worker.

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Weekend Edition Sunday

Mocean Worker: Old Jazz Meets New Producer

July 8, 2007

The electronic artist Mocean Worker grew up around the greats of jazz and related American musics. On his new CD, he draws upon his history to create vintage-sounding, danceable grooves which aren't quite jazz — but sound a lot like it.

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Discover Songs

All Songs Considered

The Kaiser Chiefs, Amiina, Tord Gustavsen Trio

June 28, 2007

The Kaiser Chiefs, Lily Allen & Mark Ronson; Electronic big band jazz: Mocean Worker; A popsicle parade with Michael Hearst; Ambient Icelandic string quartet Amiina; 'Once' by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; Bob Dylan covered by Bryan Ferry; Sublime jazz from the Tord Gustavsen Trio.

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All Songs Considered

Look Ahead: Spring 2004

March 24, 2004

A special sneak preview of upcoming releases with an exclusive cut from Wilco's new album, A Ghost is Born. Also featured: New music from the Polyphonic Spree, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, the Streets and more.

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