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Very Early: Bill Evans 1956-58

Source: Michael Ricci
August 16, 2009

In the mid-1950s pianist Bill Evans was still a relative unknown, not yet the jazz-piano giant he’d become on the strength of recordings like Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Conversations With Myself. Evans had a strong influence on post-1960s jazz pianists—an influence some have found fault with, for certainly Evans had what’s been called a “pastoral-romanticist” bent and a nearly cult-like following, and his later recordings sometimes have a sort of lyrical-stasis quality to them. As a young pianist ...

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Win a Meet-and-Greet with Marcus and E.J. Strickland!

Source: Michael Ricci
August 15, 2009

Want to meet Marcus and E.J. Strickland and see some great music? For every $5 you donate to help The Jazz Session host Jason Crane fight cancer, you’ll receive a raffle ticket for a special drawing to win tickets the Strickland’s CD release party at Joe’s Pub in NYC on Friday, August 21. All donations must be made by 10 p.m. ET this Monday, August 17. The winner will get two tickets to the show, an autographed copy of the ...

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B.J. Jansen Interviewed Donald Harrison on the Jazz Life

Source: JM Creative
August 15, 2009

B.J. Jansen interviewed saxophonist Donald Harrison on the Jazz Life. This interview is Part 12 of Jansen's Jazz Industry Talks, exploring the future of the Jazz Industry behind the music. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation of jazz artists who struggle to receive airplay in the United States. The programming format of “The Jazz Life" features brand new content from artists who actively perform ...

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The Jazz Session #71: Terence Blanchard

Source: Michael Ricci
August 14, 2009

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B.J. Jansen Interviewed Farnell Newton on the Jazz Life

Source: JM Creative
August 14, 2009

B.J. Jansen interviewed trumpeter, Farnell Newton on The Jazz Life. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation of jazz artists who struggle to receive airplay in the United States. The programming format of “The Jazz Life" features brand new content from artists who actively perform and would appeal to younger listeners.

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Jazz Performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat on August 14th

Source: Michael Ricci
August 12, 2009

Please tune in for another studio performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat featuring Jeannette Claudine Romeu Jazz Family Project on Friday, August 14, 2009 Jeannette Claudine Romeu is a fifth generation musician, with the gift of perfect pitch who recorded her first live orchestrated album when she was only four years of age. She studied classical piano and music theory all throughout her childhood, attending Russian music conservatories in Havana, Cuba. As a young teenager, Jeannette moved to Madrid, ...

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Strong Growth Continues for Online Radio

Source: HypeBot
August 12, 2009

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Jazz Showcase Chicago/WDCB Free "Tribute to Bird" Featuring the Eric Schneider Quartet on August 12th

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
August 12, 2009

Wednesday August 12th , 2009 from 8PM to 11PM...its WDCB (public radio) Night at the Jazz Showcase featuring Eric Schneider Quartet's Tribute to Bird. This event is being sponsored by the College Of Dupage radio station WDCB (located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois)--AND ITS FREE!!! The radio station hopes this will become a monthly event, being their first “WDCB Night at the Jazz Showcase" and as August is Charlie “Bird" Parker Month at the Jazz Showcase-- it is only fitting that ...

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