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JazzWeek Radio Chart: December 5, 2011
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Michael Ricci
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Christian McBride Big Band The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue) 214 217 -3 0 54 1 10 2 2 3 George Benson Guitar Man (Concord Jazz) 176 179 -3 0 41 2 10 3 33 8 Takuya Kuroda Edge (Self-Released) 171 74 +97 2 37 3 7 4 10 14 Rene Marie Black Lace Freudian Slip (Motema) 164 127 +37 1 46 4 8 5 13 13 Houston Person ...
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The Luis Russell Story This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week, Riverwalk Jazz tells the story of Luis Russell, the renowned pianist, arranger, songwriter and bandleader who backed Louis Armstrong on his rise to stardom and helped pioneer the modern jazz rhythm section. To help pay tribute to his father's legacy, Russell's 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, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 28, 2011
Source:
Michael Ricci
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 2 Christian McBride Big Band The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue) 217 202 +15 0 52 1 9 2 3 4 George Benson Guitar Man (Concord Jazz) 179 193 -14 0 37 2 9 3 28 28 Tony Bennett Duets II (RPM / Columbia) 163 99 +64 1 24 1 10 4 7 12 Joey DeFrancesco 40 (HighNote) 150 149 +1 0 42 4 6 5 6 3 Roy Haynes Roy-Alty ...
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A Night at Nick's This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
We invited Riverwalk Jazz listeners to share their memories of Nick's in the Village, and the phones began to ring off the hook. We heard from one man who had gotten engaged at the bar, one who was an Olympic athlete, and several who were musicians who had played at Nick's. These listeners, and others, contribute their stories to this week's Riverwalk Jazz broadcast as The Jim Cullum Jazz Band celebrates Nick Rongetti's club with clarinetist Kenny Davern, pianist Dick ...
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Pandora Competitor Senzari Launches in U.S. and Brazil, Adds Facebook Friend Recommendations
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HypeBot
Senzari, a new Pandora competitor, launched in the U.S. and Brazil today with a licensed catalog of 10 million songs from all four major labels and many independents. Unlike Pandora, who has not followed the music service rush to Facebook, Senzari combines the musical choices of the user and their friends, as expressed on Facebook, to their individual choices and the sites algorithm. “Pandora's biggest complaint, from people that love the service, is that you maybe hear the same songs ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 21, 2011
Source:
Michael Ricci
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 10 9 Ted Rosenthal Out Of This World (Playscape) 205 142 +63 0 49 1 7 2 2 1 Christian McBride Big Band The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue) 202 215 -13 0 56 1 8 3 4 4 George Benson Guitar Man (Concord Jazz) 193 166 +27 0 41 3 8 4 1 20 Pat Martino Undeniable: Live At Blues Alley (HighNote) 159 231 -72 1 50 1 3 5 8 ...
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Pandora Posts Profits and Listener Growth, but Wall Street Doesn't Care
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HypeBot
Despite growing competition, Pandora beat expectations managed strong growth in Q3 actually turning a profit of $638,000 compared to a loss of $1.77 million a year ago. The company reported quarterly revenue of $75 million, twice that of a year before and and up from $67 million in the second quarter. Total listening hours hit to 2.1 billion hours, double the amount of a year ago and up from 1.8 billion in Q2. Active users grew to 40 million, up ...
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Frim Fram Sauce & Other Delicacies This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week, Riverwalk Jazz celebrates the beginning of this holiday season with a concert of cuisine-inspired jazz tunes. While you listen to our show, you can chop, slice, saute, bake and broil your way to a heavenly meal. Featured on the show are performances by The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and their guests Vernel Bagneris, Topsy Chapman, Vince Giordano, Dick Hyman, Leon Oakley, John Pizzarelli, Catherine Russell, Mike Walbridge and Bob Wilber. The program is distributed in the US by ...
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