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Riverwalk Jazz Goes to the Movies: A Look at Jazz Music and Musicians in Film

Source: Michael Ricci
January 28, 2010

Get the popcorn ready. The curtain is about to go up on Kid Ory-- Lionel Hampton--and Louis Armstrong. This week, we take a look at some of the world's top jazz artists--who not only provided music for Hollywood movies--but appear on the silver screen as well.

Scott Yanow, author of Jazz on Film, joins David Holt in the studio to talk about the great--and sometimes not so great--Hollywood movies featuring high-level jazz performances on camera. We've provided links online to ...

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The Jazz Session #138: Mike Reed

Source: Michael Ricci
January 28, 2010

Drummer Mike Reed is a mainstay on the Chicago music scene, both as a performer and a presenter. Reed and his band People, Places & Things have a new album called About Us (482 Music, 2009). Its part of a trilogy showcasing the past, present and future of the Chicago scene. In this interview, Reed talks about the sometimes overlooked cultural contributions of the third coast; why he decided to record this trilogy; and how he went about finding the ...

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Fat Cat Big Band's Face is Chartbound at JazzWeek

Source: Kari-On Productions
January 27, 2010

LATEST RELEASE(s) For Jade Synstelien Face is the product of years of reflection on unification and the end of war and suffering through music. A highly talented and uniquely gifted young composer, Synstelien has immersed himself in the traditions of jazz and world music while developing an irrepressible individuality in his compositions and performance. Bathed in originality and melody, this CD is the final installment of the trilogy recorded at Clinton Recording Studios in New York City.

PERSONNEL Jade Synstelien ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 18, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
January 26, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 26 — Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 197 79 +118 18 49 1 2 2 6 13 Roni Ben-Hur Fortuna (Motema) 174 157 +17 3 48 2 10 3 5 11 The Mike Longo Trio Sting Like A Bee (CAP) 152 159 -7 1 40 3 12 4 2 1 Gerald Wilson Orchestra Detroit (Mack Avenue) 151 169 -18 0 44 1 17 5 2 3 Jeff Hamilton ...

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New AccuJazz.com Radio Channels Celebrate Upcoming Jazz Festivals, January Jazz Birthdays

Source: Michael Ricci
January 26, 2010

As part of its month-long celebration of Jazz in January, AccuJazz.com Internet radio is recognizing January jazz birthdays with a new streaming radio channel playing thousands of songs by jazz artists celebrating birthdays this month. In addition to that channel, AccuJazz has also launched channels highlighting this Spring's two biggest American jazz festivals: SFJazz and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The January birthday channel features the music of over 30 jazz musicians born in the month of January, ...

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David Leonhardt Goes Chartbound at JazzWeek

Source: Kari-On Productions
January 25, 2010

David Leonhardt's new CD Bach to the Blues goes Chartbound at Jazzweek the first week in promotion.

One of David's innovative ideas is to play live jazz at a Yoga studio while students are taking a class, this creative idea is bringing business to the Yoga center and is exposing new fan's to the wonderful offering of delight jazz has to offer.

This is only one of David's innovative ideas, he has also created Jazz For Kids, Bach To The ...

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The Jazz Session #137: Matthew Shipp

Source: Michael Ricci
January 25, 2010

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Vijay Iyer on KMOX Friday Morning

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 22, 2010

Pianist Vijay Iyer is scheduled to be interviewed on “The Charlie Brennan Show" on KMOX (1120 AM) at approximately 10:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, Friday, January 22. Iyer is in St. Louis through Saturday to perform at Jazz at the Bistro.Brennan's program airs from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. weekdays; you can listen online here. (Scroll down and look under the “News/Talk" heading for the link to KMOX's audio stream.) Also, Jazz St. Louis has uploaded to Facebook a ...

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