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"Miles Davis Radio" to Launch Exclusively on Sirius XM Radio

Source: Sirius Satellite Radio
November 20, 2009

Limited-run channel hosted by Davis' son Erin Davis, his nephew drummer Vince Wilburn Jr. and bassist, producer and writer Marcus Miller

Miles Davis Radio to celebrate the music, life and career of one of music's most legendary icons

The channel to showcase everything from Davis' collaborations with Charlie Parker at the age of 19 to his landmark albums Kind of Blue, Birth of the Cool, Bitches Brew and beyond

NEW YORK - SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced that it ...

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The Jazz Session #111: Diverse

Source: Michael Ricci
November 18, 2009

The band Diverse consists of students from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. They all study with saxophonist Bobby Watson. They won a contest that included a recording contract with Origin Records, and the results is Diverse (Origin, 2009), a well-crafted selection of original music. In this interview, trumpeter Hermon Mehari talks about how the band got started; why they ended up playing some tunes in the contest that were written the same day as the performance; and what ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 9, 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
November 17, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 5 Jeff Hamilton Trio Symbiosis (Capri) 262 223 +39 2 49 1 6 2 2 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 251 224 +27 2 58 2 7 3 6 4 Eric Alexander Revival Of The Fittest (HighNote) 217 171 +46 4 52 3 6 4 4 1 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 196 203 -7 0 46 1 12 5 1 12 Joey DeFrancesco Snapshot (HighNote) ...

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The Jazz Session #109: Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Roger Lewis)

Source: Michael Ricci
November 17, 2009

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Tony Foster's 2009 Piano Trio Release "In Between Moods" Debuts at #23 on CMJ Jazz Chart!

Source: Lisa Reedy Promotions
November 17, 2009

In Between Moods will debut on the CMJ Jazz Chart at #23 in issue 1129 of CMJ's New Music Report Magazine.

Well, what exactly is CMJ?

College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a music events/publishing company most famous for its annual festival in New York City, the CMJ Music Marathon, as well as a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the United States and Canada. It publishes top 30 lists sent ...

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The Jazz Session #110: John Goldsby

Source: Michael Ricci
November 16, 2009

Bassist John Goldsby has worked in Germany for the last 15 years, playing in a state-sponsored jazz orchestra in Cologne. On his album Space For The Bass (Bass Lion, 2009), Goldsby explores the role of the bass in a variety of small-group settings. In this interview, Goldsby talks about why hes chosen to make his home in Germany since the mid-90s; his view of the bass and its place in an ensemble; and how an improbable gig in Louisville, KY, ...

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Sat Eye Candy: BBC Radio

Source: JamBase
November 15, 2009

GOOD SHOW, OLD CHAPS... MOSTLY

On this day in 1922, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began radio service in the England. No matter where one finds themselves in the world, the letters BBC form a crucial shorthand for serious radio work that ultimately helped usher the likes of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and endless others onto the world stage. Without BBC Radio we might not have known John Peel, and that alone would have greatly altered the world of ...

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