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Jazz Radio Commentaries: Rusty Hassan PT. 2
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The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
Rusty Hassan has a kind of mystery about his look in this photo, but though he is indeed a nuanced gentleman, there seems little mystery about this thoughtful, even-tempered man-about-jazz; he remains one of DC's go-to guys when it comes to the history of the music and his weekly program on WPFW is a pillar of that station's programming. In part two of our virtual conversation Rusty discusses the nuts & bolts of how he assembles his programs. Programming my ...
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WGBH Hosts Tribute to Ray Smith on November 19
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
(Boston)—WGBH 89.9 FM is presenting a musical tribute to legendary radio host Ray Smith on Friday, November 19, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the station's studios in Brighton. Radio host Ron Della Chiesa will serve as master of ceremonies, with music by the Paramount Jazz Band. Admission to the tribute is $120 and includes a pair of tickets and membership in WGBH's Jazz Club. For more details, click here. Smith, who died in February, 2010 at age 87, worked at ...
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This Week Riverwalk Jazz Breaks Bread in Thanksgiving
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, we “break bread together" with songs in the spirit of Thanksgiving. New Orleans' Topsy Chapman joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, lending her soulful vocals to classic Spirituals and Gospel Hymns. And three legends of American music—trumpeters Clark Terry and “Sweets" Edison, and bass-baritone William Warfield—perform with the band and share heartfelt and humorous family stories of what this music has meant in their lives. Cornetist Jim Cullum on performing spirituals and hymns as a ...
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Litchfield Jazz Festival Performances Air on NPR’s JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater
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Lindsey Turner
On Saturday, August 7, 2010, National Public Radio's JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater came to the Litchfield Jazz Festival to record bassist Mario Pavone's live performance of a new work with his group Orange Double Tenor. The Festival, which celebrated its 15th Anniversary that weekend in Kent, CT, was honored to present Pavone's commission from Chamber Music America's New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development Program with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Each year in a peer-reviewed process, ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 8, 2010
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Michael Ricci
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 5 4 Conrad Herwig The Latin Side Of Herbie Hancock (Half Note) 225 165 +60 0 52 1 11 2 1 1 Houston Person Moment To Moment (HighNote) 209 212 -3 1 53 1 4 3 2 3 Denise Donatelli When Lights Are Low (Savant) 198 196 +2 1 52 2 7 4 12 15 Charles Lloyd Quartet Mirror (ECM) 182 129 +53 0 55 4 8 5 8 8 ...
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