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The Jazz Session Special Report: Justice for Jazz Artists

Source: All About Jazz
September 24, 2009

The American Federation of Jazz Musicians Local 802 is trying to win pension benefits for jazz musicians who play in New York City clubs. In 2007, Local 802 fought and won tax relief for NYC jazz clubs, with the expectation of state legislators that the clubs would use this money to provide pension benefit contributions for jazz artists. Now that the tax money has been made available, the club owners have yet to put the money towards benefits. In this ...

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New AccuJazz Channel Exclusively Plays Jazz Covers of Beatles Songs

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

To celebrate the long tradition of jazz musicians performing the music of the Beatles, AccuJazz.com has launched a streaming jazz radio channel exclusively playing jazz covers of Beatles songs. The channel, called “Composers: Beatles," is free to use and available 24 hours a day at AccuJazz.com. The Beatles' place in the history of rock and roll is indisputable: many consider them to be the best band ever, and their influence in the music of the last 40 years is immeasurable. ...

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The Jazz Session #87: Vijay Iyer

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

Pianist Vijay Iyer navigates the stream of history on his new trio recording, Historicity (ACT, 2009). Joined by bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore, Iyer unravels and rebuild compositions of his own, and those of a cast as diverse as Stevie Wonder, Andrew Hill, Leonard Bernstein and M.I.A. In this interview, Iyer tackles everything from mirror neurons to math jazz, Fibonacci numbers to the legacy of Roy Haynes. And he answers the question: Is it necessary to understand any ...

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Arch City Chronicle Story Says Sale of KFUO Will Happen in October

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 23, 2009

The Arch City Chronicle has posted a story by media columnist Frank Absher citing “very reliable sources" who say that the sale of radio station KFUO (99.1 FM) will be announced officially in October.KFUO's current owners, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, want to sell the station to raise money. The prospective buyers, listener-supported station Joy FM, currently broadcast on 94.1 FM and 97.7 FM, two less-powerful signals located on the outskirts of the St. Louis metro area. Their plan ...

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The John Coltrane Songbook

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane looms large in modern jazz history–a man and musician who overcame early personal problems to be a key part of Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis’ legendary 1950s groups, and who then went on to take his place beside these jazz giants as a leader, a player, and a composer. Coltrane changed the way people thought about how to play, how to write, and how to live—quite an achievement for an artist in any field. Jazz scholar ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 14, 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
September 22, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 6 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 313 243 +70 7 60 1 4 2 1 1 Jackie Ryan Doozy (Open Art) 270 247 +23 0 61 1 8 3 4 19 Roberta Gambarini So In Love (Emarcy) 225 192 +33 5 52 3 3 4 9 5 Jon Mayer Nightscape (Reservoir) 170 169 +1 0 49 4 8 5 13 18 Alvin Queen Mighty Long Way (Justin Time) ...

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