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STLJN Audio Archive: Julius Hemphill - Dogon A.D.
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's Audio Archive spotlights a recording that's generally acknowledged by jazz musicians, fans, critics and scholars as being of major significance, yet somehow has remained mostly out of print for more than 30 years. Saxophonist and composer Julius Hemphill recorded Dogon A.D. in February, 1972 at Oliver Sain's Archway Studios on Natural Bridge Rd in north St. Louis. In addition to Hemphill on saxophone and flute, the musicians included Abdul K. Wadud on cello, Baikida Carroll on trumpet, and ...
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The Music of President Lester Young This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
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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 Ron Hockett, offer their homage to the “President of Tenor Sax." 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. Lester Young ...
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Pandora Reports Record Revenue and Listener Growth. Now 3.6% of U.S. Radio Listening
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HypeBot
(Updated) In it's first report to investors since becoming a publicly traded company, Pandora reported record quarterly revenue of $67 million growing 117% year over year. Pandora also had record growth in total listener hours and the accompanying increase in royalty costs. Listener hours reached 1.8 billion, up 125% year over year, resulting in a record share of total U.S. radio listening of 3.6%. Subscription and other non-ad revenue was $8.7 million, a 112% year over year increase. Mobile advertising ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 15, 2011
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Michael Ricci
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Live (Motema) 227 215 +12 1 57 1 6 2 4 3 Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White Forever (Concord) 186 168 +18 0 57 1 12 3 3 4 The New Gary Burton Quartet Common Ground (Mack Avenue) 175 174 +1 0 60 3 12 4 6 7 Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Christian Scott Ninety Miles (Concord Picante) 170 159 +11 0 53 4 ...
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Rockwired.com’s Latest Edition Of Jazzed And Blue Presents: The Multimedia Extravagance Of The King Hat Review And Music From Dee Dee Bridgewater, Veronneau And Tracy Nelson
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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 an exclusive interview with Bobby Bragg of The King Hat Review regarding their exciting multimedia production which details the history of American music through song and dance. In this opening segment, Bragg discusses the inspiration behind the project, working with co-creator Johnny Williamson and their plans for an all out, tour de force production. The second half of this ...
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Battle of the Bands This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week, Riverwalk Jazz presents an epic battle of the bands between The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and Banu Gibson's Hot Jazz from New Orleans. The battle, captured for our broadcast, took place in 1994 at the Zaragoza Theater at the Fiesta Texas Park in San Antonio Stage legend William Warfield acted as referee. Tap dancing sensation Savion Glover performed with both bands—with Banu Gibson in “Wrap Your Cares in Rhythm and Dance" and with the JCJB in the Bill ...
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