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Topsy Chapman, Clark Terry Celebrate Thanksgiving On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, we “break bread together” with songs in the spirit of Thanksgiving. New Orleans’ Topsy Chapman joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, lending her soulful vocals to classic Spirituals and Gospel hymns. Three legends of American music—trumpeters Clark Terry, “Sweets” Edison and bass-baritone William Warfield—perform with the band and share heartfelt and humorous family stories of what this music has meant in their lives. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 25, 2013
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) 308 342 -34 1 53 1 10 2 4 2 Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound) 302 262 +40 3 53 2 6 3 3 3 Ahmad Jamal Saturday Morning (Jazzbook) 261 263 -2 1 54 2 9 4 2 4 Steve Turre The Bones Of Art (HighNote) 245 288 -43 0 45 2 ...
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Whiz Kid Of Swing John Hammond This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band with guests Dick Hyman, Topsy Chapman, Harry Allen and others, explore the towering legacy of John Hammond, the man called “the most influential talent scout and music producer in history.” 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 continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive ...
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Rockwired.com's Podcast Jazzed And Blue Presents Music And Exclusive Interviews With Alexander Gershman Of Sasha's Bloc And Chanteuse Lyn Stanley
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Rockwired Media LLC
The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features music and exclusive interviews with Alexander Gershman of Sasha's Bloc and songstress Lyn Stanley." It's exciting to have this podcast in it's 90 minute glory!" exclaims Jazzed and Blue host Brian Lush “This latest edition of the show embodies the sound and artistic excellence that we here at Rockwired want people to associate with our jazz program and upcoming ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 18, 2013
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) 342 316 +26 1 60 1 9 2 2 2 Steve Turre The Bones Of Art (HighNote) 288 267 +21 1 56 2 8 3 3 3 Ahmad Jamal Saturday Morning (Jazzbook) 263 255 +8 4 50 2 8 4 4 4 Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound) 262 226 +36 5 50 ...
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The Peck Kelley Story On Riverwalk Jazz This Week
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Don Mopsick
Peck Kelley is an iconic figure among jazz musicians, but remains virtually unknown outside a small circle of aficionados. This week on Riverwalk Jazz, piano legend Dick Hyman joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to tell the story of Peck Kelley and revive the East Texas hot jazz of Peck’s Bad Boys. The broadcast offers listeners an opportunity to listen to a rare recording of Peck Kelley’s piano playing and hear Hyman’s comments on the piano playing of the Texas ...
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Rockwired.com's Jazzed And Blue Presents Music And Exclusive Interviews With Cedric Burnside, Blues Singer-Songwriter Peach, and Jazz Rock Fusion Band Dream Logic
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Rockwired Media LLC
The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features music and exclusive interviews with Cedric Burnside, blues singer-songwriter Peach and jazz rock fusion band Dream Logic. Kicking off this latest edition of Jazzed and Blue is a profile on blues artist Cedric Burnside. As the grandson of the late and most definitely great R.L. Burnside, Cedric is carrying on the family legacy with The Cedric Burnside Project and ...
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This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: Class Of 1930: Surviving On A Song
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band celebrates the music that kept America swinging in the Great Depression with special guest vocalists Nina Ferro and Vernel Bagneris and a special appearance by blues legend Jay McShann. 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 continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of ...
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