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Dream-Work
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Ars Nova Workshop
In a 2008 interview following the release of the group's debut album on Intakt Records, Ingrid Laubrock articulates Sleepthief's sound: “There's a mysterious, dreamlike feel to some of the music—and also you can be torn right out of it. But in a wholly improvised situation it's not only your own imagination, ears, taste buds and emotions that guide your playing, it's also those of the other musicians." Since late 2006, saxophonist Laubrock, pianist Liam Noble, and drummer Tom Rainey have ...
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Chicago and Detroit Jazz Festival radio channels from AccuJazz.com
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Lucas Gillan
For over 30 years, Labor Day weekend in Chicago and Detroit has meant large-scale, free, world-class jazz festivals downtown. To celebrate the long-standing tradition of the Chicago and Detroit Jazz Festivals, AccuJazz Internet Radio has created two streaming radio channels playing music by the artists performing at this year's events. As with all AccuJazz channels, they are free and available 24/7. The Chicago Jazz Festival is known for presenting a wide array of jazz, from mainstream stars to artists on ...
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"The Charlie Parker Memorial Concert Songbook"
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David Brent Johnson
When Charlie Parker died unexpectedly at the age of 34 on March 12, 1955, the jazz world was devastated—and almost immediately, like the “Bird Lives!" graffiti that began to appear around New York City, musicians began to pay tribute, through live performances of his music, to the man who had done so much to revolutionize jazz. Phil Woods, J.J. Johnson, Howard McGhee, and Dexter Gordon were just a few of the colleagues and proteges who would honor Parker's musical legacy ...
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The Best in Jazz Radio
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The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
Count me as one who still believes firmly in the sanctity of jazz radio. What constitutes an effective weekly jazz radio program? How do those charged with that responsibility make it happen? We'd like to hear from others around the jazz radio dial who'd like to weigh in on the subject. Either weigh in at the COMMENTS section below, or be in touch at [email protected]. Despite the shrinking jazz radio universe, there are still a number of outstanding weekly jazz ...
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Harry Allen in Zoot and Al Tribute on Riverwalk Jazz This Week
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Don Mopsick
Beginning today, public radio's Riverwalk Jazz begins streaming “Zoot & Al: The Brotherhood of Prez." Featured on the program are Ron Hockett, the regular reedman in the Jim Cullum Jazz Band, and Harry Allen. Stream this show now in Windows Media. The late Gene Lees wrote: “Stan Getz was once asked his idea of the perfect tenor saxophone soloist. His answer was, 'My technique, Al Cohn's ideas, and Zoot's time.' The fulfillment of that ideal may well be embodied in ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 23, 2010
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Michael Ricci
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks1——Jim Pearce I’m In The Twilight Of A Mediocre Career (Self Released)258—+258174411235Tamir Hendelman Destinations (Resonance)224195+2925124323Curtis Fuller I Will Tell Her (Capri)187201-14051110412Kenny Burrell Be Yourself (HighNote)176228-52150165——Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society (Heads Up)15029+121158516427Amina Figarova Sketches (Munich)143171-2824943764Michael Dease Grace (JLP)138139-104946851Fred Hersch Whirl (Palmetto)131147-160501991918Gregory Porter Water (Motema)125100+2513691010911Lee Ritenour’s 6 String Theory 6 String Theory (Concord)122125-3041391177Yotam Resonance (JLP)119133-1404541212812Steve Davis Images (Posi-Tone)115130-1503839131414Pat Bianchi Back Home (Doodlin')114115-103410714——Manu Katche Third Round (ECM)11126+85045141152424Adam Schroeder A Handful of Stars (Capri)11088+2204115415——The Marsalis Family Music Redeems (Marsalis)110—+110532151171210Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke Band (Heads ...
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