Radio News

Pandora Adds 192-Kbit Audio to New 'One' Service

Source: PC Magazine
May 21, 2009

Internet radio station Pandora on Wednesday introduced a revamped version of its premium service, now dubbed Pandora One. The subscription service will cost $36/year and will include an ad-free listening experience, as well as a desktop application, increased skipping privileges, and higher quality streaming. “Pandora One is completely free of any sort of advertising: no audio ads, no visual ads. It's just you and your music," Tom Conrad, Pandora's chief technology officer, wrote in a blog post. Pandora's collection of ...

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Pandora Claims Profits Close, Adds Lyrics

Source: HypeBot
May 21, 2009

Pandora will reach profitability in 2010 according to founder Tim Westergren. Revenue is expected to double this year to $40 million thanks to targeted ads delivered to 27 million registered users which are growing at the rate of 50,000 to 60,000. About a third of the growth is coming via its popular iPhone app. “It's a whole new world for us," thanks to their mobile apps Westergren told Bloomberg News. “It's changed the perception people have ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 11, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
May 19, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Diana Krall Quiet Nights (Verve) 221 204 +17 1 51 1 7 2 2 3 Sean Jones The Search Within (Mack Avenue) 207 198 +9 1 48 2 8 3 4 25 Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch) 195 182 +13 12 63 3 3 4 12 12 Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets Echoes of Ethnicity (Owl) 185 130 +55 5 54 4 4 5 ...

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K-Jazz Continues with Free Concerts in Hollywood

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

FREE K-JAZZ SUMMER CONCERTS RETURN TO HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND ALL-STAR LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR 6TH ANNUAL SEASON LONG BEACH, CA -- KKJZ K-Jazz 88.1 FM presents its 6th annual season of free Tuesday night jazz concerts in the courtyard of Hollywood & Highland Center. This years lineup spans traditional jazz, blues, Latin jazz and big band, and features musical luminaries including Barbara Morrison, Carl Saunders, Bobby Matos, Francisco Aguabella, and K-Jazz's own Jose Rizo with his Jazz on the Latin Side ...

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Sonic Waves of Jazz This Sunday on Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

Sunday from 5 PM 7 PM EST 90.1 FM WDCE Richmond Listen online via live webcast at dce.org Archived shows uploaded at freedomjazzdance.net two days after each live broadcast. Tune in to Freedom Jazz Dance this Sunday 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 vibrating the airwaves with dusty grooves from Jimmy Smith and Oscar Pettiford, as ...

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Accujazz Internet Radio Launches Trombone Jazz Channel

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2009

AccuJazz Internet radio continues its weekly roll-out of new creatively programmed jazz channels today with the launch of “Trombone Jazz," a streaming jazz channel highlighting one of the most under-appreciated instruments in jazz, the trombone. The channel is completely free to use and available 24 hours a day. Some of the greatest musicians in the history of jazz have played trombone. From Tommy Dorsey to J.J. Johnson to Steve Turre, the instrument has attracted talented, creative individuals who work in ...

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Hersch with Schwartz and Monk

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
May 14, 2009

The eclectic and unfailingly interesting pianist Fred Hersch will be the guest this week on Jazz From Studio Four, a program hosted by Steve Schwartz on WGBH in Boston. The show includes a live concert by Hersch in the studio and conversation with Schwartz.

A jazz broadcaster on WGBH for a quarter of a century, Schwartz is one of the most skilled interviewers in the field and a fixture on New England radio. The program was recorded in March but ...

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Siu-E Officials Silent as Rumors Fly About Possible Changes at WSIE

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 14, 2009

A story published in last Friday's Belleville News Democrat says that Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville is contemplating what could be major changes in the operation of WSIE (88.7 FM), the St. Louis area's only all-jazz radio station. However, SIU-E officials so far have refused to disclose any details about the review process or the committee studying the issue.From the story by BND staff writer Elizabeth Donald:“University officials confirmed that recently a committee was formed tore-examine the station's format ...

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