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Jazz St. Louis Podcast Features Interview with Houston Person

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 2, 2009

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The Jazz Session #90: David Gibson

Source: Michael Ricci
September 30, 2009

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 21, 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
September 29, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 268 313 -45 4 58 1 5 2 2 1 Jackie Ryan Doozy (Open Art) 221 270 -49 0 57 1 9 3 3 4 Roberta Gambarini So In Love (Emarcy) 176 225 -49 6 54 3 4 4 9 6 Christian McBride & Inside Straight Kind Of Brown (Mack Avenue) 170 152 +18 2 56 1 15 5 7 11 ...

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Before Broadway: George Benson in the 1960s

Source: Michael Ricci
September 29, 2009

In the 1970s George Benson became a crossover star with vocal hits and a smooth-sounding pop-R and B style, but he’d already established a legacy as a jazz guitarist who brimmed with energy and talent. “Before Broadway: George Benson in the 1960s” features Benson as a leader and with organists McDuff and Jimmy Smith in straightahead, hard-cooking soul-jazz settings from the 1960s, as well as his interpretation of Miles Davis’ “So What” from his standout 1971 CTI jazz album “Beyond ...

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The Jazz Session #89: Joris Teepe

Source: Michael Ricci
September 28, 2009

Dutch bassist Joris Teepe has lived in New York for the past 20 years, making a name for himself with everyone from Benny Golson to the late Rashied Ali. Recently, Teepe was commissioned to write music for both an orchestra and a big band in Europe. Those two experiences were so positive that he decided to start a big band in New York, and the result is the CD We Take No Prisoners (Challenge Records/Twinz Records, 2009). In this interview, ...

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Denise Thimes Featured on KSDK's "Today in St. Louis"

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 26, 2009

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The Jazz Session #88: Ellis Marsalis

Source: Michael Ricci
September 25, 2009

Ellis Marsalis is more than the father of four famous sons. Hes an acclaimed pianist and educator in his own right, and his musical history has covered a lot of ground. Homecoming (ELM Records, 2009), his new CD, is a mix of old and new, combining a reissue of 1985 duet session with saxophonist Eddie Harris, and new music recorded in 2009 with fellow New Orleanian pianist Jonathan Batiste. In this interview, Marsalis talks about how his time in the ...

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More Dusty Grooves on Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2009

Tune in to Freedom Jazz Dance for the unstoppable sound of freedom in the groove with the latest, greatest performers and rare recordings throughout the history of jazz. This week, Ill be spinning tunes from the likes of Brian Jones Rich Man, Poor Man, trumpeter Roy Eldridge, saxophonist Paul Vornhagen and dusty grooves you cant find nowhere but here. Still no call-in segments this week, but it shall be swingin!

Sunday from 5 PM 7 PM EST 90.1 ...

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