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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 13, 2014
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 1 Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) 194 216 -22 0 37 1 15 2 1 2 Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound) 177 236 -59 0 36 1 11 3 4 3 Rene Marie I Wanna Be Evil (Motema) 167 194 -27 0 33 2 7 4 9 4 Brian Lynch Unsung Heroes Vol.2 (Hollistic Musicworks) 157 142 +15 3 36 4 ...
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This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: Lester Leaps In
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Vernel Bagneris and Topsy Chapman paint a picture of Lester Young’s life based on his own first-person accounts and those of musicians who knew him. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, with tenor saxophonists Brian Ogilvie and Ken Peplowski offer their homage to the President of Tenor Sax. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also ...
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Stream The Best Jazz Of 2013 On AccuJazz.com
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Lucas Gillan
Jazz fans spent much of the past month poring over dozens of “Best of 2013” lists, left only to wonder what the vaunted music actually sounded like. To satisfy curious listeners and highlight the excellent music, AccuJazz Internet radio has created a “Best Jazz of 2013” channel playing the most critically-acclaimed jazz albums released last year. The streaming channel is free to listen to and available 24 hours a day at AccuJazz.com. The channel’s programming is based on Francis Davis’ ...
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Jim Cullum Hosts Austin's Finest This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Jim Cullum welcomes Austin’s top young traditional jazz artists—guitarist/violinist Erik Hokkanen, guitarist J.D. Pendley and vocalist Albanie Falletta, to the stage of San Antonio’s Pearl Stable on the banks of the San Antonio River. The Band tears it up with piano sensation Shelly Berg, and series favorites Vernel Bagneris and Topsy Chapman sing the blues. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand ...
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NPR Music And WBGO/Jazz 88.3FM Ring In 2014 With New Year's Eve Celebration On Toast Of The Nation
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
ALL NIGHT NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION on TOAST OF THE NATION NPR MUSIC and WBGO/JAZZ 88.3FM RING in 2014 with PERFORMANCES COAST-TO-COAST BROADCAST and STREAMED on MORE THAN 200 STATIONS DECEMBER 31, 9:00 PM – 5:00 AM EIGHT-HOUR CROSS-COUNTRY SPECIAL FEATURES DONALD HARRISON QUINTET CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT with AARON DIEHL TRIO WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET PAQUITO D’RIVERA with THE KAIA STRING QUARTET CONVERGENCE with Special Guest LARRY GOLDINGS BOBBY McFERRIN and the spirityouall band NEWARK, NJ – WBGO, the jazz source ...
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This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: NYC All-Stars & A New Year's Jam
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Don Mopsick
This week The Jim Cullum Jazz Band swings in the New Year with featured artists—Dan Barrett on trombone, piano legend Dick Hyman, Broadway’s Carol Woods, jazz singer Stephanie Nakasian and Marty Grosz on vocals and guitar. Also on the bill—trumpeter Doc Cheatham, who was then 88 years old. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also drop in on a ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: December 23, 2013
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound) 236 305 -69 1 39 1 10 2 3 2 Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) 216 271 -55 0 40 1 14 3 4 3 Houston Person Nice N Easy (HighNote) 201 230 -29 1 40 3 6 4 2 4 Rene Marie I Wanna Be Evil (Motema) 194 277 -83 1 34 ...
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Home For The Holidays This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week's Riverwalk Jazz features holiday favorites performed by the The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and special guests, along with excerpts from Louis Armstrong’s historic reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas." Break out the ornaments and turn up the volume. Riverwalk Jazz puts listeners in the mood for trimming the tree, stuffing stockings and sharing the holiday spirit. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from ...
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