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The Traneumentary: Dave Liebman

Source: Jazz Online By Joseph Vella
May 21, 2011

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Kindred Spirits: Taylor Eigsti and Becca Stevens

Source: Groove Notes
May 21, 2011

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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The Jazz Session #270: Victor Prieto

Source: AAJ Staff
May 21, 2011

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Listening Tip: Kirchner's 100th

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
May 21, 2011

Bill Kirchner is a saxophonist, arranger, composer, teacher, editor and historian who finds time to also be a broadcaster. Since 2002, he has been a host on Jazz From The Archives, a highlight in the schedule of WBGO-FM, the Newark, New Jersey, jazz station. He has devoted 99 programs to the work of other leading musicians. There is a list of those shows on Kirchner's website. This Sunday, for his 100th broadcast, he will feature his own music. From his ...

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Rockwired.com Announces New Weekly Online Radio Show "Jazzed & Blue"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
May 19, 2011

With the daily online radio show Rockwired Radio Profiles continuing to shine a light on indie music from throughout the U.S. and abroad and the weekly show Aboriginal Sounds' coverage of contemporary Native music, Rockwired.com has been keeping busy. Now, the online radio station will be launching a new weekly online radio series entitled Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz. This new show is tentatively scheduled for June/July 2011, every Sunday at exclusively at Rockwired.com.

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Shelly Berg plays James P. Johnson This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
May 19, 2011

Shelly Berg, pianist and Dean of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, plays the music of James P. Johnson with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band this week on Riverwalk Jazz. The show is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, Sirius/XM and can be streamed from the Riverwalk Jazz website here. Pianist James P. Johnson is a little-known genius of American music. His style of piano playing became known as 'stride' and was a bridge ...

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Brilliant Sketches: Marcus Miller

Source: Jazz Online By Joseph Vella
May 19, 2011

The brilliant Miles Davis recording Sketches of Spain turned 50 in 2009 and on behalf of Legacy Recordings, who reissued a special collector's edition CD that same year, I produced a podcast series celebrating this masterpiece. For this series it was important to find artists who could speak with authority, not only about the impact of Miles' playing at that time but also about Gil Evans, the recording itself and the album's huge influence on the music. Our cast of ...

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The Jazz Session #269: TK Blue

Source: AAJ Staff
May 19, 2011

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