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Boogie Woogie Trio This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
June 23, 2011

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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The Jazz Session #284: Peter Eldridge

Source: AAJ Staff
June 23, 2011

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Julian Lage - From Guitar Prodigy to Guitar Master

Source: Groove Notes
June 22, 2011

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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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 13, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
June 21, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 2 Terell Stafford This Side Of Strayhorn (Max Jazz) 195 182 +13 0 51 1 9 2 3 3 Benny Green Source (JLP) 192 181 +11 0 54 1 5 3 12 45 Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White\ Forever (Concord) 189 124 +65 2 55 3 3 4 13 18 Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band That's How We Roll (Telarc) 177 120 +57 0 58 4 6 5 1 ...

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Pandora - What's in a Name? Does the Streaming Service Walk Its Talk?

Source: HypeBot
June 21, 2011

Days after an IPO that started strong around $20, Pandora settled back. closing Friday at $13.40. One analyst suggested that the stock could trade as low as $5.50. Against that backdrop, Brandon Walsh asks how Pandora chooses its new music, and shares his frustrations with Pandora on Music Think Tank. Walsh tried to submit music to Pandora, but was rejected because the submission did not “fit our collection needs at this time." “This is supposed to be about discovery—a Pandora's ...

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The Jazz Session #283: Taylor Haskins

Source: AAJ Staff
June 21, 2011

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Allen Toussaint Live at KPLU

Source: Groove Notes
June 19, 2011

Allen Toussaint performing live in our Seattle studios in front of a lucky group of KPLU Leadership Circle members on June 1, 2011. Justin Steyer / KPLU CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO Pianist, vocalist, producer and songwriting legend (and Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame inductee), Allen Toussaint stopped by the KPLU studios on June 1 and took us on a sweet and uplifting trip to New Orleans with his music. Mr. Toussaint has crossed many paths in his illustrious career ...

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Pandora Slips to $13.26. Top Analyst Says Sell, Predicts Fall To $5.50

Source: HypeBot
June 18, 2011

I'm not ready to give up on Pandora yet, but many investors and at least one top stock analyst certainly are. After rising into the low $20's on the day of its IPO, the stock fell back to around $18 at the the end of Wednesday. But the decline escalated on Thursday closing at $13.26. Some of the drop came after BTIG Research analyst Rich Greenfield began his tracking of Pandora with a Sell rating and a target price of ...

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