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JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 3, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
October 11, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Giacomo Gates Revolution Will Be Jazz: The Songs Of Gil Scott-Heron (Savant) 201 213 -12 0 54 1 8 2 2 3 Cedar Walton The Bouncer (HighNote) 198 195 +3 0 54 2 8 3 5 1 Warren Wolf Warren Wolf (Mack Avenue) 185 178 +7 1 48 1 8 4 4 6 Deep Blue Organ Trio Wonderful! (Origin) 180 186 -6 0 49 1 9 5 9 8 ...

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The Jazz Session #315: Dalton Ridenhour

Source: AAJ Staff
October 7, 2011

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The Eccentric Genius of Jelly Roll Morton This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
October 6, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, actor Vernel Bagneris joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for “Wild Man Blues," a musical biography based on personal diaries of Jelly Roll Morton. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM sattelite radio and can be streamed on- demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. One could reasonably argue that Jelly Roll Morton, born October 20, 1890 in New Orleans, was the first great composer and pianist in jazz. Morton ...

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Slacker Radio Favors Human DJs over Algorithms

Source: HypeBot
October 5, 2011

In the last few months, digital radio service Slacker has added a premium channel, partnered with AOL and helped launch the new Facebook. But they've also been a successful example of music programming by expert humans, aka djs, as opposed to more algorithmically inclined solutions. Music curation is taking on many forms and Slacker was recently profiled in the LA Times including some thoughts on the power of djs vs algorithms for programming choices. As Alex Pham notes: “As director ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 26, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
October 4, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 2 Giacomo Gates Revolution Will Be Jazz: The Songs Of Gil Scott-Heron (Savant) 213 204 +9 0 57 1 7 2 3 3 Cedar Walton The Bouncer (HighNote) 195 201 -6 0 60 2 7 3 5 6 Larry Vuckovich Somethin' Special (Tetrachord) 192 191 +1 0 54 3 6 4 6 1 Deep Blue Organ Trio Wonderful! (Origin) 186 189 -3 0 51 1 8 5 1 9 Warren Wolf ...

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The Jazz Session #314: Marcus Strickland

Source: AAJ Staff
October 3, 2011

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Rockwired.com's "Jazzed and Blue" Presents: Jazz Pianist Gilson Schachnik and Drummer Mauricio Zottarello and Their New Musical Project "Mozik"

Source: Rockwired Media LLC
October 2, 2011

The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features an exclusive interview jazz pianist Gilson Schachnik and bassist Mauricio Zottarelli and their new musical project 'Mozik.' In the opening segment Zottarelli and Scachnik discuss the intoxicating Brazilian sounds and rhythms that are evidenced on their self-titled CD, the inspiration behind the original tracks, and aligning themselves with first rate musicians on this oh-so-adventurous musical outing. The second half ...

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Austin's Young & Hot on Riverwalk Jazz This Week

Source: Don Mopsick
September 29, 2011

Residents of Austin, Texas are proud that their city boasts more live music venues than any other, including New York and Las Vegas. Austin music fans can choose between a wide variety of styles and genres—from Texas swing and bluegrass to a thriving cohort of traditional hot jazz. Our special guest artists on this week's Riverwalk Jazz are active players in this lively scene, performing regularly in live venues across the city. The program is distributed in the US by ...

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