Uncommon Light

12/04/2025

It's a jazz fusion/progressive rock show for tonight.

Hour 1 starts off with The New Tony Williams Lifetime; a bit of prog rock with a couple cuts from Steven Wilson's 2013 release "The Raven That
Refused To Sing"; then some Billy Cobham; and then the first incarnation of The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin.

Hour 2 consists of European and Norwegian jazz with the music of German bassist, Eberhard Weber; then the music of Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje
Rypdal; we then close out with a couple cuts from American experimental trumpet player Jon Hassell.

That's all tonight on Uncommon Light - Progressive Music for Dangerous Times. Midnight to 2am CST (-6:00 GMT) only on your listener supported
community radio, 89.5FM KOPN - Columbia. Streaming everywhere at

12/02/2025

It's officially Wind & Wuthering season. ❆

Revisit the album: https://lnkfi.re/WindAndWuthering

📸 Robert Ellis

11/12/2025

Tonight I start off with some classic Progressive Rock with music from Genesis, Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett recorded Live, a classic Strawbs selection as well as music from Jean-Michel Jarre.

Hour 2 starts off with King Crimson from their classic 1973 album: "Larks Tongues In Aspic", we'll listen to Part 1 of the title track, Live King Crimson is next from the Live album "Radical Action to Unseat The Hold of Monkey Mind". I switch gears slightly into a more Progressive Jazz/Rock mood with music from Return To Forever and then some live Pat Metheny Group recorded in 1978 at The Bottom Line in NYC, and another Live cut from "The Road To You".

That's all tonight on Uncommon Light - Progressive Music For Dangerous Times - Midnight tonight to 2am CST (-6:00 GMT) only on KOPN 89.5 FM streaming everywhere at www.kopn.org.

P.S. If you can't be awake at midnight you can always catch the show on the KOPN archive. Click on Programs/Schedule and look for Uncommon Light!

05/29/2025

Yes!

05/27/2025

Remember, April is procrastination awareness month.

05/14/2025

Tonight at midnight until 2am on Uncommon Light - Progressive Music for Dangerous Times. In the first hour I present a chronological set of tunes celebrating the beginnings of Progressive Rock. Music by The Moody Blues, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, and more. In the second hour I'll be playing a couple of long cuts from Yes and Genesis.

That's tonight at midnight only on your listener supported community radio, KOPN 89.5 FM!

Can't be awake at midnight? You can listen to an archived recording as early as tomorrow morning!

Uncommon Light - Progressive Music for Dangerous Times

05/09/2025

Here are links to the latest episode of Uncommon Light - Progressive Music For Dangerous Times as it aired this past Thursday morning (5-8-25) from midnight to 2am on KOPN 89.5 FM. Now, you have no excuse for not listening. haha

https://www.mixcloud.com/JeffKOPN/5-8-25-uncommon-light-hour-1/

https://www.mixcloud.com/JeffKOPN/5-8-25-uncommon-light-hour-2/

Uncommon Light - Progressive Music for Dangerous Times. This episode features an eclectic mix of Jazz Fusion and Progressive Rock featuring Yes, Genesis, Bo Hansson, Pat Metheny Group, Billy Cobham, and more!

03/08/2025

3-6-25 Uncommon Light - Progressive Music for Dangerous Times as heard on Thursday 3-6-25, from midnight to 2am on 89.5 KOPN 89.5 FM, www.kopn.org, community supported radio for 52 years! Featuring the music of Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Brian Eno, Porcupine Tree and more!

https://www.mixcloud.com/JeffKOPN/3-6-25-uncommon-light-hour-1/

https://www.mixcloud.com/JeffKOPN/3-6-25-uncommon-light-hour-2/

Listen to 3-6-25 Uncommon Light Hour 1 by Uncommon Light - Jeff Wheeler

03/01/2025

On this episode of Uncommon Light - Progressive Music for Dangerous Times, as heard on KOPN 89.5 FM, Columbia, Thursdays - midnight to 2AM CST, I'll be featuring the music from the 8th studio album by Genesis. Also music by Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Ozric Tentacles. Also Electronic music by Laurie Spiegel, Jon Hassell, Brian Eno, and more!

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On this episode of Uncommon Light - Progressive Music for Dangerous Times, as broadcast on 89.5 FM KOPN Columbia. KOPN.org Thursday morning from midnight too 2am, I'm featuring the music from the album Wind & Wuthering by Genesis. Also music by Ozric Tentacles, Peter Gabriel, plus electronic music b...