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The Jazz Session #193: Jimmy Amadie

Source: AAJ Staff
August 23, 2010

Pianist Jimmy Amadie has recorded seven albums, despite being able to play for just a couple hours every few months as a result of severe problems with his hands. On his most recent record, Kindred Spirits (TP Recordings, 2010), Amadie is joined by Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano and Lew Tabackin, among others. In this interview, Amadie talks about the long road back to playing; his subsequent battle with cancer; and his desire to have his music judged against the master ...

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WDNA 'Jazz Encounter' Uniting Generations of Jazz Musicians

Source: JamaicaMusic Offbeat
August 23, 2010

The 3rd Friday of each month, beginning August 20, WDNA presents Jazz Encounters—uniting generations of jazz musicians—where young musicians are invited to jam with some of the best musicians in South Florida. The venue WDNA Jazz Gallery, 2921 Coral Way, the sessions bring together musicians of varying ages and ethnic backgrounds, male and female, together in an informal setting with the common purpose of establishing a relationship around music and its history. Says the 'Serious Jazz' radio brief, Jazz Encounters ...

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Music Labels Want to Break Your Phone, with Radio

Source: HypeBot
August 19, 2010

Music labels and radio broadcasters are lobbying Congress in hopes of making it mandatory for cell phones, PDAs, and other portable devices to have FM radio receivers built in. Rather than adapt to the changing market, it seems as if radio favors the idea of artificially propping up its legacy institution—and business model—by any means necessary. Just as many have argued that radio's days are numbered, they've attempted to slide in the back door and stay lodged in your pocket ...

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The Jazz Session #192: Gene Bertoncini

Source: AAJ Staff
August 19, 2010

Here's an interview I recorded in 2007 with guitarist Gene Bertoncini. This is what I said about him back then:

Raised in the Bronx, Bertoncini began his musical education at an early age, encouraged by his parents. He studied architecture at Notre Dame before deciding on a life of music. That decision was a smart one Bertoncini has since performed with the Metropolitan Opera orchestra, the Benny Goodman Sextet, Tony Bennett, Buddy Rich, Wayne Shorter, Burt Bacharach, Michel LeGrand and ...

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Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz: "Caliente Chill"

Source: J. Scott Fugate
August 18, 2010

Soulandjazz.com Presents: Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz Episode 18: “Caliente Chill" Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, “The Jazz Evangelist" As always, it's absolutely free, completely legal, rich CD quality, fun for the whole family, and available to listen to right here. In the heat of mid-August, with summer vacations coming to a close, I wanted to offer something rather exotic—well, depending on where you're from . . . if you're Brazilian it's probably not ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 9, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
August 17, 2010

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks11212Fred Hersch Whirl (Palmetto)282119+16316417212Kenny Burrell Be Yourself (HighNote)267205+6205814321Curtis Fuller I Will Tell Her (Capri)190182+8055184418Michael Dease Grace (JLP)154147+704844541—Tamir Hendelman Destinations (Resonance)15167+840385264233Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra Mezzanine (Owl Studios)14865+8315863757Yotam Resonance (JLP)134146-120364108812Mike Clark Carnival Of Soul (Owl Studios)131135-403489963Jason Moran Ten (Blue Note)130143-130381810614Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke Band (Heads Up)129143-140342811155Lee Ritenour’s 6 String Theory 6 String Theory (Concord)128109+190403712133Steve Davis Images (Posi-Tone)127113+140423713108Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott East-West Trumpet Summit (Origin)124126-2040112141015Pat Bianchi Back Home (Doodlin')121126-50401051536Dr. Lonnie Smith Spiral (Palmetto)117157-4004011216911Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden Jasmine (ECM)107127-2014521216——Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra ...

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The Jazz Session #191: Roland Vazquez

Source: AAJ Staff
August 16, 2010

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Elden Kelly: Old Soul in a Young Man

Source: Candice Wilmore
August 15, 2010

Not yet 25 years old, Elden has been infused with a passion for playing and music since he was a very young boy. Inspired by his father, also a musician, Elden started playing guitar at age 10. Also a studied singer and songwriter, he entrances audiences with a style composed of diverse elements that speak about something fresh, relevant, urgent and new in today's world. His interest in international styles led him to the oud (a fretless Egyptian lute) and ...

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