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B.J. Jansen Interviewed Bobby Falk on the Jazz Life

Source: JM Creative
August 12, 2009

B.J. Jansen interviewed Louisville Drummer, Bobby Falk, 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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WPFW-FM Host Jamal Muhammad Presents the Carolina Connection Special August 25, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2009

WPFW-FM's Jamal Muhammad Presents The Carolina Jazz Connection, with Larry Reni Thomas on WPFW (Washington, DC) August 25, 2009 Features The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan Interview!

Jamal Muhammad of WPFW-FM, Washington, DC's jazz station, presents The Carolina Jazz Connection with Larry Reni Thomas, August 25, 2009, from 3pm to 6pm.

The program, hosted by veteran jazz host and historian Muhammad, will include music from native North Carolina personalities, including John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach and Nina ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 3, 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
August 11, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 4 — Jackie Ryan Doozy (Open Art) 290 218 +72 9 54 1 2 2 5 1 Christian McBride & Inside Straight Kind Of Brown (Mack Avenue) 268 211 +57 0 71 1 8 3 1 3 Joe Locke & David Hazeltine Mutual Admiration Society 2 (Sharp Nine) 195 238 -43 0 55 1 7 4 3 4 Kurt Elling Dedicated To You (Concord) 193 223 -30 0 53 1 7 ...

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B.J. Jansen Interviewed Aubrey Johnson on the Jazz Life

Source: JM Creative
August 11, 2009

B.J. Jansen Interviewed Aubrey Johnson, Creator of the Jazz Half This interview is Part 13 of Jansen's Jazz Industry Talks, exploring the future of the Jazz Industry behind the music. The Jazz Half is found here. 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 ...

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"The World of Jazz" with Host Dwight Brewster on WBAI 99.5 FM (NYC)

Source: Michael Ricci
August 10, 2009

The World of Jazz is heard on WBAI Radio 99.5 FM New York City every second Monday of the month from 9PM to 11PM. Host/Producer: Dwight Brewster About The World of Jazz: The format of the program follows the path of music that champion Jazz--an American art form from its roots in Africa to the routes the music takes as its creators are disseminated throughout the globe. Keenly aware that the art form known as Jazz has been divided into ...

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The Jazz Session #70: Carl Allen

Source: Michael Ricci
August 10, 2009

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Claude Thornhill: Godfather of Cool

Source: Michael Ricci
August 9, 2009

Claude Thornhill was a pianist, composer, and arranger whose 1940s big band helped shape the sound of modern jazz, with orchestral bop and ethereal ballads tinged with classical influences that set the stage for later masterpieces by Miles Davis and Gil Evans. Through his unusual instrumentation and subtle sense of dynamics, Thornhill and his collaborator Evans created music that was powerful yet quiet and that “hung like a cloud,” as Evans said. This week Night Lights pays a symbolic centennial ...

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B.J. Jansen Interviewed Liz Wu on the Jazz Life

Source: JM Creative
August 9, 2009

B.J. Jansen Interviewed Liz Wu 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 ...

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