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Linda Presgrave Featured on "The Jazz Room"

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 28, 2009

This just in: Pianist, composer and St. Louis expat Linda Presgrave will be the featured artist on the Internet radio program “The Jazz Room" starting at 6:00 p.m. EDT tonight, Wednesday, May 27. Among other topics, Presgrave will discuss her interest in women jazz composers and her most recent CD Inspiration.“The Jazz Room" is a weekly program that presents the music of independent jazz artists through the Web site www.cyberstationusa.com. Programs are archived on their site for two ...

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Jazz St. Louis Podcast Interview with Terence Blanchard Now Online

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 28, 2009

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The Jazz Session #59: Gary Burton

Source: All About Jazz
May 26, 2009

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2009 Playboy Jazz Festival Special to Air on Sirius XM’S Exclusive Playboy Radio Channel

Source: All About Jazz
May 26, 2009

JUNE 10TH, 11TH, & 12TH SHOWCASING TOP ARTISTS In anticipation of the 2009 Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, June 13 and 14, three hour-long Playboy Jazz Festival radio specials will air nationwide on Playboy Radio -- SIRIUS channel 99 and XM channel 99 as part of “The Best of SIRIUS” package - it was announced today by Richard S. Rosenzweig, President, Playboy Jazz Festivals. Rosenzweig said, “As the excitement builds toward the 31st annual Festival, these radio programs ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 18, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
May 26, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 7 10 One For All Return Of The Lineup (Sharp Nine) 240 172 +68 4 59 1 5 2 6 7 The Blue Note 7 Mosaic: A Celebration Of Blue Note Records (Blue Note) 236 174 +62 4 69 1 19 3 1 1 Diana Krall Quiet Nights (Verve) 225 221 +4 1 51 1 8 4 3 4 Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch) 178 195 -17 ...

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Jazz Pianist Lenore Raphael to Have Radio Show

Source: LenMar Promotions
May 23, 2009

Jazz pianist/Steinway Artist and composer/educator Lenore Raphael will have her own “Lenore Raphael's Jazz Spot" show on purejazzradio.org available to internet users around the world starting around mid July this year. The show is scheduled to air twice on Sundays at 8AM (EST) and 8PM (EST) Lenore has been in the jazz scene for many years, working with great artists and gaining a reputation as a swinging, lyrical player. She has always enjoyed opportunities to do radio interviews and comes ...

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Pandora Launches Paid Premium Service

Source: HypeBot
May 22, 2009

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Tough Week for Smooth Jazz FM Radio!

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2009

Clear Channel owned WNUA 95.5 in Chicago & KKSF 103.7 in San Francisco had their formats changed this week. On Monday morning, San Francisco bay area listeners were shocked to hear the sounds of “classic rock" on their radios. Today, listeners in Chicago were greeted to the sounds of Spanish adult contemporary music. Clear Channel executives cited less revenue generated as the reason for the change. The company has been in dire straits due to the economic slowdown and the ...

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