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Experimental Jazz Sextet 'Out to Lunch' Heat up Jazz Radio Charts with Their Sophomore Release 'Melvin's Rockpile' on Accurate Records

Source: DP Public Relations
February 17, 2010

NEW YORK, NY -- The nationwide radio campaign for experimental jazz sextet Out To Lunchs sophomore album Melvin's Rockpile (Accurate Records) which hit the airwaves the first week of February , 2010 is gaining wide acceptance in the jazz radio community in the United States and Canada. Charting briskly on the CMJ Jazz charts, over 60 stations and syndicated programs from New York City to California and Winnipeg to Colorado currently have added Melvin's Rockpile into heavy rotation resulting in ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 8, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
February 16, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 246 224 +22 6 59 1 5 2 — — Gil Scott-Heron I’m New Here (XL) 223 — +223 35 36 2 1 3 2 22 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 221 210 +11 7 57 2 3 4 4 — Joe Locke For The Love Of You (E1 Entertainment) 158 165 -7 6 46 4 2 5 ...

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"Thelonious Monk: From Man to Myth (Part 1)" with Robin D.G. Kelley

Source: Michael Ricci
February 16, 2010

Thelonious Monk was an innovator deeply rooted in tradition, a stride-influenced pianist marketed as “the high priest of bebop," a family man who became a bohemian icon, and one of the most significant composers of modern jazz. “Always know!" was a favored Monk proclamation, but in an ironic twist of fate, for more than half a century he's been one of the best-known and yet least-understood figures in the history of the music. In the first of a two-part special ...

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The Jazz Session #143: Jason Parker

Source: Michael Ricci
February 15, 2010

Seattle-based trumpeter Jason Parker has figured out how to make a living and a life with his instrument. Parkers quartet has been together for a several years, a fact clearly in evidence on their most recent recording, No More, No Less (Jason Parker Music, 2009). In this interview, Parker talks about the band and what makes it work; his early adoption of social media and how its helped his career; and why he decided to give away his music for ...

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This Week on "Hear Me Talkin' to Ya?" with Nathan Holaway: Before the Music Dies, Nina Simone Statue and All About Jazz Contests

Source: Michael Ricci
February 15, 2010

Hear Me Talkin' To Ya? is a 30 minute jazz podcast designed to bring you the latest news and developments in the jazz world. Tune in every Thursday for a new show with host Nathan Holaway. In each episode, Nathan talks about current jazz artists, news, events, opinions and everything else in between. He also plays musical snippets from recent releases by up and coming jazz artists, as well as responds to e-mail comments on the air. In the latest ...

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