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The Jazz Session #246: Scott McLemore

Source: AAJ Staff
March 8, 2011

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 28, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
March 8, 2011

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks131Joe Lovano Bird Songs (Blue Note)296211+8506117214Kurt Elling The Gate (Concord Jazz)225301-7625913322Jeremy Pelt Talented Mr. Pelt (HighNote)211261-5005525449Various Artists Disney Jazz, Volume 1: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (Disney Pearl Series)197210-1305244563Ernestine Anderson Nightlife: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (HighNote)158174-1604725686Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-Coltrane Project Things Are Getting Better (Primrose Lane)156147+904428775The DeFrancesco Brothers The DeFrancesco Brothers (Vectordisc)155163-80445881234Geoffrey Keezer & Peter Sprague Mill Creek Road (SBE)131113+180438392016Marcus Miller A Night In Monte Carlo (Concord)12596+2914194101412Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra Soul Of The Movement: Meditations On Dr. ...

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Jazz Artists from Serbia, Italy and United States Featured in Latest Indie Jazz Cafe Podcast

Source: Bill Bowman
March 7, 2011

New music from bands based in the United States, Serbia and Italy is featured in this week's Indie Jazz Café podcast. Starting things off, we have “Bashert" by the Jason Parker Quartet, from their album, “No More, No Less." The Seattle-based band features Jason Parker on trumpet, Josh Rawlings on piano, Evan Flory-Barnes on bass and D'Vonne Lewis on Drums. Next up is “Horizon" by the Serbian band, Eyot. The band features Dejan Ilijic on piano, Sladjan Milenovic on guitar, ...

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Pandora's Biggest Advertising Deal Yet...

Source: Digital Music News
March 5, 2011

If your model is largely ad-supported, then it's always nice to score colossally huge advertising deals. And, that's exactly what Pandora just did with Toyota. The companies are already holding hands on a major dashboard deal, but this takes things to an entirely new level. “The campaign will be the largest in scope and span to ever run across all of the Pandora internet radio advertising platforms," a company executive promised. Details, please. As part of a new, multi-year “Legends ...

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Why Clear Channel's Web Radio Will Fail

Source: HypeBot
March 4, 2011

Clear Channel has made it evident many times over the years that it's not in the business of music or news. No, it's in the business of consumer marketing. If Clear Channel's attempt at a web radio service can't sell the masses cars, beer, and fast food while still doing nothing to compete with its regular programing, it will fail. And that's the point, by design it should fail. If by chance it's wildly successful, Clear Channel will kill it off. ...

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The Jazz Session #245: Anthony Brown

Source: AAJ Staff
March 4, 2011

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Salute to Women Composers This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
March 3, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, vocalists Topsy Chapman, Carol Woods, Stephanie Nakasian and Rebecca Kilgore join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for A Woman's Touch, a concert of jazz standards composed by women. The weekly jazz show is carried nationwide on the air by Public Radio International, on XM/Sirius sattelite radio and streamed on-demand on the Riverwalk Jazz website here. What do Kay Swift, Ella Fitzgerald and the Sisters of Happy Hollow have in common? These women composed hit songs ...

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Power Swing Band Live on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat, March 4th

Source: Ed Bell
March 3, 2011

Tune in for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Friday, March 4th, 2011 Featuring EVER SO KLEVER Led by guitarist/vocalist Rich Plaza, Ever So Klever has grown into a ferocious band. Utilizing various musical genres (Jazz, Blues, Ska, Swing, Rockabilly and Funk among others), they now number nine very talented members. Their horn section has grown to five members including Sam Savage—Trombone, Sapo Gonzalez—Baritone Sax, Taylor Vega—Tenor Sax, Jesus Matos—Trumpet and Paula Monique—Trumpet. Drummer ...

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