Ella Radio

Ella Radio takes its name from the First Lady of Song, and the programming lives up to that legacy. Daytime spins lean into the Great American Songbook, think Ella Fitzgerald's scat, Sarah Vaughan's velvet tone, and the occasional Duke Ellington instrumental. The curation avoids smooth jazz clichés. It's real swing, real bebop, real standards. Night shifts get slightly adventurous, with contemporary vocalists like Cécile McLorin Salvant slipping into rotation. The German-language announcements are minimal, letting the music breathe. For a station that broadcasts in a country not typically asso…