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The Jazz Session #262: Maria Schneider
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AAJ Staff
Composer Maria Schneider's most recent CD is Sky Blue (ArtistShare). Now Schneider has turned her attention to the classical world, composing music for soprano and orchestra. In this interview, Schneider talks about how a meeting with soprano Dawn Upshaw led to this new direction in her music; how she waded through oceans of poetry to find the text she wanted for her new pieces; and how a chance comment from a college professor led her to the world of jazz. ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 25, 2011
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Michael Ricci
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 3 Eric Reed The Dancing Monk (Savant) 205 209 -4 0 53 1 7 2 4 2 Monty Alexander Uplift (JLP) 202 208 -6 0 58 2 6 3 1 1 Kurt Elling The Gate (Concord Jazz) 185 238 -53 0 57 1 11 4 6 5 Brian Lynch Unsung Heroes (Hollistic) 171 178 -7 0 48 3 8 4 13 — Terell Stafford This Side Of Strayhorn (Max Jazz) 171 ...
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Avram Fefer Featured on WKCR Musician's Show May 4th 6-9PM
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Michael Ricci
In celebration of the release of Eliyahu—a brand new trio CD featuring bassist Eric Revis and drummer Chad Taylor. Avram will be previewing the new album in anticipation of the CD release show with Michael Bisio and Chad Taylor on May 9th at CSV Cultural Center in New York City. He will also be presenting an overview of his recordings thus far—-from his latest work with Michael Bisio, Adam Lane, and Bobby Few to his earliest work with the Last ...
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Dave Brubeck Radio on Sirius XM
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Trinity Colon
Sirius XM's latest limited-engagement channel is dedicated to a living legend and a national treasure, Dave Brubeck. In a grand conclude to Sirius XM's Jazz Appreciation Month celebration, “Dave Brubeck Radio" honors this jazz icon with a weekend of non-stop music from his over 6 decade career and music from the artists inspired by him. Hosted by the legend himself, Dave Brubeck as well as his manager of three decades, Russell Gloyd. Featuring exclusive commentary from friends and family, including ...
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San Antonio Swing Reborn on Riverwalk Jazz This Week
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Don Mopsick
This week, Riverwalk Jazz revisits San Antonio's hot spots and revives hot dance music of the city's historic East Side in the 1930s. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band expands to a 12- piece orchestra, performing new arrangements of rarely heard Swing Era compositions from the Don Albert Orchestra and Boots and His Buddies. The weekly jazz series is distributed in the US by Public Radio International and Sirius/XM, and can be streamed worldwide from the Riverwalk Jazz website. A special ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 18, 2011
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Michael Ricci
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Kurt Elling The Gate (Concord Jazz) 238 239 -1 0 62 1 10 2 8 4 Yellowjackets Timeline (Mack Avenue) 214 133 +81 1 63 2 7 3 3 5 Eric Reed The Dancing Monk (Savant) 209 185 +24 0 56 3 6 4 2 3 Monty Alexander Uplift (JLP) 208 203 +5 0 51 2 5 5 4 2 Various Artists Disney Jazz, Volume 1: Everybody Wants To ...
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