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Women Of The Harlem Renaissance This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
March 6, 2014

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, singer and actress Carol Woods—known for her many roles on Broadway and in the movies—joins us to remember the Women of the Harlem Renaissancen and celebrate their work. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and their guests perform the music of Duke Ellington and James P Johnson. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also drop in on a continuous ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 3, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
February 28, 2014

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Harold Mabern Right On Time (Smoke Sessions) 288 289 -1 1 53 1 7 2 2 2 George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote) 283 275 +8 3 52 2 4 3 4 3 Helen Sung Anthem For A New Day (Concord) 255 242 +13 4 50 3 5 4 8 4 Dianne Reeves Beautiful Life (Concord) 254 192 +62 0 46 4 4 5 3 5 Craig ...

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This Week On Riverwalk Jazz; New Orleans Jazz Pioneers And Their Legacy

Source: Don Mopsick
February 27, 2014

In the early 1960s cornetist Jim Cullum was a young man in his 20s. He made a pilgrimage to New Orleans to explore the roots of jazz, meet jazz greats and sit in on jam sessions. This week on Riverwalk Jazz Jim recalls a jam session with cornetist Johnny Wiggs and Mardi Gras parades when he played with drummer Paul Barbarin and his father Jim Sr. in clarinetist Pete Fountain's Half Fast Marching Band. The program is distributed in the ...

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The Luis Russell Story This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
February 21, 2014

This week, Riverwalk Jazz presents the musical legacy of the great 1920s bandleader Luis Russell as his daughter, the magnificent vocalist Catherine Russell joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band with Dick Hyman on piano. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. Luis Russell got lucky—he won the lottery! And that money took the teenager from Panama to New ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 24, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
February 20, 2014

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Harold Mabern Right On Time (Smoke Sessions) 289 274 +15 4 53 1 6 2 2 2 George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote) 275 245 +30 5 51 2 3 3 5 3 Craig Handy Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith (Okeh) 249 193 +56 11 53 3 4 4 4 4 Helen Sung Anthem For A New Day (Concord) 242 194 +48 4 45 4 ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 17, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
February 13, 2014

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Harold Mabern Right On Time (Smoke Sessions) 274 229 +45 4 54 1 5 2 13 2 George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote) 245 147 +98 9 52 2 2 3 6 3 Cory Weeds Let's Go (Cellar Live) 232 176 +56 5 50 3 4 4 7 4 Helen Sung Anthem For A New Day (Concord) 194 165 +29 4 42 4 3 5 11 ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 10, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
February 6, 2014

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 8 1 Harold Mabern Right On Time (Smoke Sessions) 229 160 +69 6 48 1 4 2 4 2 Brian Lynch Unsung Heroes Vol.2 (Hollistic Musicworks) 189 183 +6 2 44 2 8 2 2 2 Bobby Watson Check Cashing Day (Lafiya Music) 189 191 -2 4 39 2 6 4 6 4 Rene Marie I Wanna Be Evil (Motema) 182 171 +11 2 35 2 11 5 ...

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How to Get Your Music on Pandora: Physical CD No Longer Required

Source: HypeBot
February 6, 2014

Pandora has finally opened its doors to musicians (and comics) who aren't on a label and don't have a physical CD with UPC on Amazon. This is great news for both DIY and digital-only musicians whose presence in the industry has grown stronger with the rise of EDM. Once word spreads there's likely to be a glut of music submitted and extra delays in consideration by Pandora so do submit soon and avoid the rush. If you're trying to be ...

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