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Riverwalk Jazz Explores the Jazz/Classical Connection This Week
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz The Jim Cullum Jazz Band explores the frequent cross- pollination between European art music and swinging jazz. Included on the program: Dick Hyman and John Sheridan interpret Gershwin's “Prelude No.1" in a jazz treatment for two pianos. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band performs a movement from an original composition for jazz band and symphony orchestra, “Playing With Fire." And Jim and the Band play a selection from their jazz transcription of Gershwin's folk opera Porgy ...
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White House to Radio Stations: "Pay to Play."
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HypeBot
In a new White House report, IP Czar Victoria Espinel comes out in favor of radio stations paying artists when their music is played on-air. Espinel recommends “creating a right of public performance for copyright owners for sound recordings transmitted by over-the-air broadcast stations." Depending which side of the issue you stand on, this suggestion can be taken either way, abosolutely great or bad. If you're a Pandora user, it's likely that you support traditional radio having to pay the exact ...
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DJ Spooky Covers Radiohead for the Voice Project
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JamBase
GO TO VOICEPROJECT.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION Recently, DJ Spooky worked with the up and coming classical music star, Joshua Roman to do a commisioned cover of Radiohead's classic “Everything in its Right Place." Check out the results below. The session was recorded at DJ Spooky's home studio in Tribeca. Anna Gabriel (Peter Gabriel's daughter) recorded the session and is the force behind The Voice Project. She has done sessions like this with the likes of Billy Bragg, Angelique Kidjo, Emmanuel ...
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Celebrating Time Out: Bill Bruford on Joe Morello
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Jazz Online By Joseph Vella
In 2009, Dave Brubeck's musical masterpiece Time Out turned 50 and on behalf of Legacy Recordings, I produced a podcast series celebrating this timeless work. Along with interviewing Dave Brubeck himself about the album, I also interviewed three additional musicians saxophonist David Sanborn, bassist Mike Richmond and drummer Bill Bruford to discuss the influential work of Time Out band members, Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright and Joe Morello. For reasons beyond my scope, this series was never released. Upon hearing the ...
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Clear Channel Remains Ignorant of Pandora Appeal
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HypeBot
Pandora is the most well-known and loved online music brand. At a time when many services are struggling to gain recognition among listeners, Pandora has established itself as the Google of music, i.e. the easy-to-use, go-to place for personalized radio. Clear Channel, having recently acquired the subscription service Thumbplay, has since announced plans to compete with Pandora. Chairman Bob Pittman believes it can create a better product than Pandora. According to him, what makes radio better than Pandora is that it's “curated ...
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John Pizzarelli's Box Lunch Serenade
Source:
Groove Notes
In addition to being a popular jazz host on KPLU, Dick Stein also has a weekly conversation about food with Seattle Times food blogger Nancy Leson.
In addition to being a popular jazz musician, John Pizzarelli also loves food.
The three met up after Pizzarelli performed live in KPLU's performance studio. Below highlights part 1 of 2 of their discussion.
By Dick Stein and Nancy Leson
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The only difference between John Pizzarelli and a real ham ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 7, 2011
Source:
Michael Ricci
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 1 Kurt Elling The Gate (Concord Jazz) 286 225 +61 1 68 1 4 2 4 4 Various Artists Disney Jazz, Volume 1: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (Disney Pearl Series) 248 197 +51 3 59 2 5 3 3 2 Jeremy Pelt Talented Mr. Pelt (HighNote) 209 211 -2 0 47 2 6 4 1 3 Joe Lovano Bird Songs (Blue Note) 193 296 -103 0 55 ...
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