Radio News

Sarah Deleo Selected to Compete in WNYC's Battle of the Boroughs

Source: Michael Ricci
April 2, 2010

Sarah DeLeo has been selected to compete in WNYC's Battle of the Boroughs: Manhattan Throwdown on Friday, April 2nd. Sarah will be singing “Rockin' Robin" from her latest CD, I'm in Heaven Tonight.

The event will take place in front of a live studio audience at The Greene Space [44 Charlton Street (on the corner of Charlton and Varick), New York City], and will also be presented as a live video webcast online at thegreenespace.org. Doors open at 7pm. Performances ...

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Christian McBride's "The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian" to Debut on Sirius XM April 3

Source: DL Media
April 1, 2010

GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BASSIST-COMPOSER CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE TO LAUNCH NEW SHOW ON SIRIUS XM REAL JAZZ CHANNEL APRIL 3 THE LOWDOWN: CONVERSATIONS WITH CHRISTIAN SIRIUS XM's Real Jazz channel, SIRIUS channel 72 and XM channel 70, will launch a new show hosted by Grammy Award-winning bassist-composer and Mack Avenue recording artist Christian McBride. The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian, which will premiere on Saturday, April 3 at 1 pm ET as part of SIRIUS XM's celebration of Jazz ...

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Sirius XM Radio to Celebrate the Ninth Annual Jazz Appreciation Month with Extensive Programming

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Christian McBride to launch new weekly show “The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian" on SIRIUS XM's Real Jazz channel Specials featuring music by legendary jazz musicians Herbie Hancock, Maceo Parker, Quincy Jones and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis SIRIUS XM listeners to hear specials and tributes featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Fats Waller and the jazz side of Frank Sinatra presented by Nancy Sinatra NEW YORK, NY - SIRIUS ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 5, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
April 13, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 173 204 -31 0 50 1 11 2 3 8 Rufus Reid Out Front (Motema) 172 168 +4 4 54 2 5 3 8 7 Joe Locke For The Love Of You (E1 Entertainment) 169 140 +29 1 48 3 10 4 7 4 Jeremy Pelt Men Of Honor (HighNote) 159 148 +11 1 49 3 9 5 4 3 ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 29, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
April 6, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 204 209 -5 1 53 1 10 2 2 5 Hadley Caliman Straight Ahead (Origin) 182 195 -13 3 51 2 9 3 8 8 Rufus Reid Out Front (Motema) 168 134 +34 4 51 3 4 4 3 5 Mike LeDonne The Groover (Savant) 165 187 -22 1 52 3 5 5 6 12 Tia Fuller Decisive Steps ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 22, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
March 30, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 1 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 209 233 -24 0 53 1 9 2 5 4 Hadley Caliman Straight Ahead (Origin) 195 165 +30 0 50 2 8 3 5 3 Mike LeDonne The Groover (Savant) 187 165 +22 5 56 3 4 4 3 6 Jeremy Pelt Men Of Honor (HighNote) 170 180 -10 0 53 3 7 5 7 2 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) ...

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Mike Jeffers Chicago Jazz Magazine Publisher Does Radio!

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
March 30, 2010

Mike Jeffers, called “The Media Mogul Of Jazz In Chicago" by the Chicago Tribune, now has expanded his media presence to continue to praise the benefits of Chicago Jazz via the radio airwaves and video highlights of his current and past radio shows... Many friends and acquaintances of mine in the Chicago Jazz world have been and will be featured on the series of Tuesday night live broadcasts known as “This Is Chicago Jazz With Mike Jeffers" which can be ...

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The Life and Music of Legendary Musician Cal Tjader - March 30th

Source: Michael Ricci
March 29, 2010

The Life and Music of legendary musician Cal Tjader will be featured Tuesday, March 30th at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT on “Getting To Know You" hosted by Susan McCray on KSAV.org. Cal Tjader was undoubtedly the most famous non-latino leader of Latin Jazz bands, which is an extraordinary distinction. Before forming his own band, he had played with music greats including George Shearing, Dave Brubeck, and numerous others. To hear “Getting To Know You" every Tuesday evening is easy... go to ...

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