AccuJazz.com concludes its month-long roll out of new channels this week with two very different but equally intriguing channels: “Decade: 2000s" and “Composers: Jobim." Both are free to use and available 24/7.
As the first decade of the 21st Century comes to a close, aficionados of every art form are no doubt seizing the opportunity to reflect on what has happened over the past ten years. Despite the constant eulogies for jazz coming from a number of directions, the music has continued to thrive. Thousands of CDs are released every year by diligent musicians determined to be heard. While many musicians have carried the torch for classic jazz styles, others have looked elsewhere for inspiration, incorporating elements of rock music, electronics, contemporary classical music, and the music of other cultures. Indeed, there is no one trend that defines the jazz of the past decade other than diversity itself.
The AccuJazz “Decade: 2000s" channel offers a smorgasbord of different sounds of the decade, from the final recordings of veteran bassist Ray Brown to the buzz-worthy Indo-Jazz fusion of Rudresh Mahanthappa and Vijay Iyer. Over 3,000 songs from hundreds of artists play on the channel, making it unlikely that a listener will hear the same song twice. For a jazz fan wanting a retrospective of the past ten years, AccuJazz's “Decade: 2000s" channel is the place to start.
Also coming from AccuJazz.com this week is a channel devoted to the compositions of Brazilian master Antonio Carlos Jobim. While Jobim was a pianist and guitarist, his largest contribution to music was as a composer. His songs are loved for their gorgeous melodies and rich chord progressions. American jazz musicians first discovered Jobim's music from the bossa nova recordings of Charlie Byrd and Stan Getz in the early 1960s, and he has gone on to become one of the most played composers in jazz history.
AccuJazz's “Composers: Jobim" channel plays over 200 recordings of Jobim's compositions. The famous Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto album, which is credited with kick-starting the international bossa nova craze, is on the channel, as well as Jobim tribute albums by Frank Sinatra, Rosa Passos and Joe Henderson, among others. Listeners will hear famous Jobim compositions like “The Girl from Ipanema" and “Desafinado" as well as lesser known gems like “Zingaro" and “Inutil Paisagem."
As with all AccuJazz channels, listeners can customize their experience by pausing, skipping songs, and “deselecting" artists they would rather not hear. Listen now at AccuJazz.com.
As the first decade of the 21st Century comes to a close, aficionados of every art form are no doubt seizing the opportunity to reflect on what has happened over the past ten years. Despite the constant eulogies for jazz coming from a number of directions, the music has continued to thrive. Thousands of CDs are released every year by diligent musicians determined to be heard. While many musicians have carried the torch for classic jazz styles, others have looked elsewhere for inspiration, incorporating elements of rock music, electronics, contemporary classical music, and the music of other cultures. Indeed, there is no one trend that defines the jazz of the past decade other than diversity itself.
The AccuJazz “Decade: 2000s" channel offers a smorgasbord of different sounds of the decade, from the final recordings of veteran bassist Ray Brown to the buzz-worthy Indo-Jazz fusion of Rudresh Mahanthappa and Vijay Iyer. Over 3,000 songs from hundreds of artists play on the channel, making it unlikely that a listener will hear the same song twice. For a jazz fan wanting a retrospective of the past ten years, AccuJazz's “Decade: 2000s" channel is the place to start.
Also coming from AccuJazz.com this week is a channel devoted to the compositions of Brazilian master Antonio Carlos Jobim. While Jobim was a pianist and guitarist, his largest contribution to music was as a composer. His songs are loved for their gorgeous melodies and rich chord progressions. American jazz musicians first discovered Jobim's music from the bossa nova recordings of Charlie Byrd and Stan Getz in the early 1960s, and he has gone on to become one of the most played composers in jazz history.
AccuJazz's “Composers: Jobim" channel plays over 200 recordings of Jobim's compositions. The famous Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto album, which is credited with kick-starting the international bossa nova craze, is on the channel, as well as Jobim tribute albums by Frank Sinatra, Rosa Passos and Joe Henderson, among others. Listeners will hear famous Jobim compositions like “The Girl from Ipanema" and “Desafinado" as well as lesser known gems like “Zingaro" and “Inutil Paisagem."
As with all AccuJazz channels, listeners can customize their experience by pausing, skipping songs, and “deselecting" artists they would rather not hear. Listen now at AccuJazz.com.
