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JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 11, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
October 19, 2010

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Steve Turre Delicious & Delightful (HighNote)209232-23057172118Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society (Heads Up)196120+7606418322Conrad Herwig The Latin Side Of Herbie Hancock (Half Note)176209-3306127439The Marsalis Family Music Redeems (Marsalis)175177-20463851013Charles Lloyd Quartet Mirror (ECM)169123+4636254674Tamir Hendelman Destinations (Resonance)168158+10048111753James Moody Moody 4B (IPO)161169-805018745Freddy Cole Freddy Cole Sings Mr.B (HighNote)161171-10050479915Joey DeFrancesco Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music Of Michael Jackson (HighNote)142130+12237931043—Ryan Cohan Another Look (Motema)14056+8414010211819Denise Donatelli When Lights Are Low (Savant)131143-1214283121216Jim Rotondi 1000 Rainbows (Posi-Tone)116119-303112713636Bobby Watson The Gates BBQ Suite (Lafiya)114163-4903963132411Dave Bass Gone (Dave Bass)11492+2203827151420The Cookers Warriors ...

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The Jazz Session #209: Danilo Perez

Source: AAJ Staff
October 18, 2010

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Jazz Now! Seattle Podcast Previews Week 1 of Earshot Jazz Festival

Source: Jason Parker
October 18, 2010

Episode 3 of Jazz Now! Seattle is the first installment of our four-week preview of the Earshot Jazz Festival. Now in its 22nd year, the Earshot Fest is one of the most diverse and well respected jazz festivals in the nation. There are over 50 concerts and events during its three-week run that touch on just about every corner of the jazz world. This year there seems to be even more Seattle artists included than in previous years, which is ...

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Pandora Invades Cars with User Profiles in Hand

Source: HypeBot
October 14, 2010

(UPDATED) Early next year, Ford will be shipping Feista cars that are capable of running Pandora. Drivers will be able to call out their favorite radio station by name. The company is looking to gain a foothold in the drive-time radio market and attract bigger, more lucrative advertising opportunities. Rather than being hammered with advertising for life insurance companies and bars trying to lure them into happy hour, listeners might be greeted with ads from Miller Light or Hallmark. The ...

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The Jazz Session #208: Blue Cranes

Source: AAJ Staff
October 15, 2010

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Marty Grosz: 80 Years of Rhythm & Swing

Source: Don Mopsick
October 14, 2010

This week, Riverwalk Jazz presents Marty Grosz in concert, in honor of his 80th birthday this year.This giant of jazz rhythm guitar has had a celebrated career of over 60 years. If you ask him who's influenced his playing, he's sure to mention the 1920s guitar icon Eddie Lang. Equal parts showman, jazz scholar and raconteur, Marty is a virtuoso in a playing style that's both timeless and so far off the radar it's all but lost in today's jazz ...

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Don Cherry Interview - Talking Jazz with Ben Sidran / Remixed & Reproduced on Soulandjazz.com

Source: J. Scott Fugate
October 13, 2010

Soulandjazz.com Presents: Talking Jazz with Ben Sidran Episode 3: Don Cherry Musical Selection & Additional Production by J. Scott Fugate Here's the story: Back in the mid-80's on National Public Radio (NPR) in America, a show ran called Sidran On Record. Presented by Ben Sidran, a musician, author, lecturer and journalist, the show featured interviews with the great and the good from the world of Jazz. Miles, Dizzy, Herbie and Grover were amongst 60 interviews that ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 4, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
October 12, 2010

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks112Steve Turre Delicious & Delightful (HighNote)232258-2605816225Conrad Herwig The Latin Side Of Herbie Hancock (Half Note)209196+1316026394The Marsalis Family Music Redeems (Marsalis)177149+2804137457Freddy Cole Freddy Cole Sings Mr.B (HighNote)171162+905246533James Moody Moody 4B (IPO)169195-2605317636—Bobby Watson The Gates BBQ Suite (Lafiya)16367+9606062746Tamir Hendelman Destinations (Resonance)158163-5047110819—Denise Donatelli When Lights Are Low (Savant)14398+4504882915—Joey DeFrancesco Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music Of Michael Jackson (HighNote)130102+2803392101321Charles Lloyd Quartet Mirror (ECM)123106+171391031181Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society (Heads Up)120150-3005017121612Jim Rotondi 1000 Rainbows (Posi-Tone)119101+1813412613715Danilo Perez Providencia (Mack Avenue)118155-3704375142018The Cookers Warriors (JLP)11795+22141143151720Amina Figarova Sketches (Munich)114100+14043491658Kenny ...

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