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 week’s episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston pays tribute to jazz guitarist James Blood Ulmer, who passed away June 5, 2026. -
On this week’s episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston pays tribute to tenor saxophonist Gary Foster following his passing at age 89, featuring selections from across Foster's remarkable career alongside music by Warne Marsh and Ted Brown. -
On this week’s episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston pays tribute to jazz giant Sonny Rollins following his passing at age 95, featuring selections from across Rollins’ remarkable career alongside music by Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Andrew Hill, Don Cherry, Eric Dolphy, and others who helped shape the evolution of modern jazz. -
On this week’s episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston explores 1950s bebop with a focus on alto saxophone players inspired by Charlie Parker, featuring music from Jackie McLean, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt, Miles Davis, George Russell, and Charlie Parker himself, alongside later avant-garde and free jazz selections from artists including Steve Lacy, Don Cherry, Masada String Trio, and Phil Cohran. -
On this week’s episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features music from Blue Note Tone Poet releases alongside selections from artists including Andrew Hill, Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Bobby Hutcherson, and John Coltrane.
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On this week’s episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features music from Postones by Vito Ricci with Rashied Ali and Byard Lancaster.
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On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features some previously unreleased music by Cecil Taylor from 1969. -
On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features various music from the career of vocalist Jeanne Lee. -
On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features music by Randy Weston, including some new releases from some 1980s festival performances in Europe. -
On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features some works by drummer Billy Hart, along with other artists such as pianist McCoy Tyner, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and Billy Harper.
