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Jazz it Up: New Webcast Debuts This Sunday June 26th
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Chuck Koton
In spite of its hallowed historical role as America's only original art form, jazz has often been criticized for “living in the past." For many contemporary listeners, jazz has been “trapped in amber," content to recycle the popular musical forms of a half-century ago. While there may be an element of truth in this observation, often times the “fresher" music these critics embrace involves nothing more than a “rock" component. Hardly ground-breaking stuff! What is more relevant for the jazz ...
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Rockwired.com’s Latest Edition Of Jazzed And Blue Features Acclaimed Singer/songwriter Barbara Martin The New Music From Dee Dee Bridgewater, Elvin Bishop, Tracy Nelson and Diane Schuur
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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. This edition is something of a departure of the previous two editions. Things get started with music from and exclusive interview with acclaimed jazz singer-songwriter Barbara Martin. In this opening segment, Martin discusses her latest release Eyes on the Horizon and her evolution from a folk singer to a writer and performer nuanced in the subtleties of blues and jazz. The ...
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Jazz Backstage: Charlie Haden
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Jazz Online By Joseph Vella
The legendary bassist and bandleader Charlie Haden has had no shortage of excellent work lately. His duet recording with Keith Jarrett Jasmine was critically acclaimed across the globe, his latest Quartet West outing Sophisticated Ladies is being heralded as one of 2011's best jazz recordings and his recent collaborative effort with Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau and Paul Motion titled Live At Birdland once again delivers some of the most virtuosic playing and improvising you will ever hear. And if that's ...
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The Traneumentary: Sonny Rollins
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Jazz Online By Joseph Vella
Sonny Rollins is a legendary musical force, and like Trane, inspires people to this day with his masterful improvisations and amazing wizardry on the saxophone. Sonny is a true legend who respected John Coltrane and also had a beautiful friendship with him. In 1956, Sonny and Trane recorded a track entitled “Tenor Madness." It would be the only recording featuring the two brilliant saxophonists playing along side of one another. On this Traneumentary episode, Sonny reflects on that recording, meeting ...
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Boogie Woogie Trio This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week, Riverwalk Jazz celebrates the rocking rhythms of Albert Ammons and his partnership with Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson. Frequent guest artist Dick Hyman teams up with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and former band member, pianist John Sheridan for an evening of classics of the boogie woogie piano genre. 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. Boogie woogie ...
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Julian Lage - From Guitar Prodigy to Guitar Master
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Groove Notes
Another great session from the KPLU studios...check out audio, video, and photos below! By Justin Steyer, Nick Francis and Nick Morrison Guitarist Julian Lage performs live in the KPLU studios on June 15, 2011. Justin Steyer / KPLU CLICK HEAR TO LISTEN TO THE SESSION When Julian Lage was 8 years old, his skill as a guitarist was the subject of a documentary film, Jules at Eight. Before he entered his teens, he had already performed with Carlos Santana and ...
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