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The Jazz Session #286: Matana Roberts

Source: AAJ Staff
June 28, 2011

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 20, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
June 28, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 12 Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White\ Forever (Concord) 192 189 +3 1 59 1 4 1 6 4 Eric Alexander Don't Follow The Crowd (HighNote) 192 160 +32 0 50 1 5 3 2 3 Benny Green Source (JLP) 191 192 -1 0 57 1 6 4 16 9 Gretchen Parlato The Lost And Found (Obliqsound) 175 119 +56 0 41 1 9 5 1 2 Terell Stafford This ...

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STLJN Audio Archive: Facets: The Legend of Leon Thomas

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 27, 2011

Today, we introduce a new recurring feature, the StLJN Audio Archive, that will appear occasionally on Sundays. As the name implies, the idea is spotlight out-of-print recordings by St. Louis artists that are available as free downloads somewhere on the Internet. StLJN has featured this sort of thing before at irregular intervals, but after doing some concerted searching for available resources, there seem to be enough out there to warrant a semi-regular feature. A few caveats: We will link only ...

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Jazz it Up: New Webcast Debuts This Sunday June 26th

Source: Chuck Koton
June 27, 2011

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

Source: Rockwired Media LLC
June 26, 2011

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

Source: Jazz Online By Joseph Vella
June 25, 2011

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 Jazz Session #285: Ike Sturm

Source: AAJ Staff
June 25, 2011

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The Traneumentary: Sonny Rollins

Source: Jazz Online By Joseph Vella
June 24, 2011

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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