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Can There Be Radio, Without Advertising?
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Digital Music News
After all, TV did it. Not only that, cable often runs ads and collects subscription fees at the same time, though of course, that party is dying down. But what about radio? Can this format break these advertising chains? Of course there's Sirius, which has over 20 million subscribersand ranks among the largest entertainment subscription services in the world. But the financials always seem so shaky at Sirius, especially with desperate mergers, mega-losses, and near-bankruptcies dotting the history. And, when ...
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Timba Jazz On WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat, 5/27/11
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Ed Bell
Please tune in for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Friday, May 27, 2011 With TIEMPO LIBRE Performing tunes from their new CD, My Secret Radio (Sony Masterworks), Tiempo Libre returns to SFAB after three years of touring, recording and performing with such artists as Albita, Cachao, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'Rivera, Joshua Bell and Sir James Galway. Their new CD is a celebration of the music they heard ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 16, 2011
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Michael Ricci
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Monty Alexander Uplift (JLP) 213 196 +17 0 53 1 9 2 2 3 Eric Reed The Dancing Monk (Savant) 188 182 +6 0 54 1 10 3 3 5 Terell Stafford This Side Of Strayhorn (Max Jazz) 184 166 +18 0 55 3 5 4 8 9 Lynne Arriale Convergence (Motema) 167 129 +38 0 43 4 9 5 12 23 Karrin Allyson Round Midnight (Concord Jazz) 153 122 ...
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Jammin' Jazz: Jazz for the New Generation Podcast
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Michael Ricci
"Jammin' Jazz: Jazz For The New Generation" hosted by former XM Satellite Radio and MOJA Radio DJ Michelle Sammartino is a long running hour long program featuring all that is cool and groovy, and happenin' in Modern Jazz right this minute. I feature the marriage of Jazz and Funk, Jazz and Rock, Jazz and Fusion, Jazz and Hip Hop... from New Orleans to New York to CA to Europe to Japan and more... If it is happenin' in the world ...
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Kindred Spirits: Taylor Eigsti and Becca Stevens
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Groove Notes
CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE STUDIO SESSION Pianist, Taylor Egisti and vocalist/guitarist, Becca Stevens, stopped by the KPLU Seattle studios on May 16th to brighten an otherwise rainy Monday afternoon in the Pacific Northwest with an performance and interview, hosted by Evening Jazz host Abe Beeson. Both artists are in the process of building strong solo careers for themselves. However, their paths crossed frequently in the New York jazz community and they soon found that their individual approaches to jazz ...
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