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Women in Jazz March Marathon on B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life Radio Show

Source: JM Creative
February 28, 2009

B.J. Jansen is celebrating Women in Jazz on, “The Jazz Life," during March 2009.

He will host a marathon of interviews including some of the best and brightest women Jazz Musicians on the scene today. Interview Schedule: March 1st, 9:00P - Mamiko Watanabe - Piano March 8th, 9:00P - Lauren Sevian - Baritone Sax March 15th, 9:00P - Deanna Witkowski - Vocals/Piano March 15th, 10:00P - Simona Premazzi ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 16, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
February 25, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 The Blue Note 7 Mosaic: A Celebration Of Blue Note Records (Blue Note) 353 360 -7 3 63 1 6 2 2 2 Benny Golson New Time, New ‘Tet (Concord) 265 288 -23 0 66 1 6 3 2 3 The Clayton Brothers Brother To Brother (Artist Share) 229 288 -59 0 55 2 6 4 30 32 The Bad Plus For All I Care (Heads Up) 216 ...

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Other Places: Freddie Webster on Night Lights

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
February 25, 2009

Every few years, there is a Freddie Webster revival, of sorts. In recent weeks, through internet contact jazz musicians, researchers and writers have again been discussing Webster, the trumpeter generally thought to have been an influence on Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. Webster died in 1947 at the age of 30. If you have been told or read about Webster but never heard him, David Brent Johnson offers the opportunity to listen to just about everything the trumpeter recorded. In ...

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Dr. Harrison Ridley Jr. Remembered by Bob Perkins on B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life Radio Show

Source: JM Creative
February 24, 2009

Legendary Philly Jazz Host and Historian, Dr. Harrison Ridley Jr. is remembered with the help of Bob Perkins and the words of Jeff Duperon and Ty Bailey on B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life radio show. The complete show was broadcast on WPSC 88.7 FM, February 22nd, 2009 during Jansen's exploration of Jazz in Philadelphia during the month of February. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation ...

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Liberty Lends Sirius $530m, Gets 40 Percent Stake

Source: PC Magazine
February 18, 2009

John Malone's Liberty Media Corp has agreed to lend $530 million to Sirius XM Radio Inc in exchange for a 40 percent equity stake, saving the satellite radio provider from possible bankruptcy and sending its shares up 100 percent. NEW YORK -- John Malone's Liberty Media Corp has agreed to lend $530 million to Sirius XM Radio Inc in exchange for a 40 percent equity stake, saving the satellite radio provider from possible bankruptcy and sending its shares up 100 ...

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Internet Radio Soundexchange Talks Fail

Source: HypeBot
February 18, 2009

The Digital Media Association confirmed that negotiations with SoundExchange over net radio royalties did not yield an agreement before the February 15 deadline. The DiMA, on behalf of its members which include RealNetworks, Pandora and MTV has been negotiating with SoundExchange since March of 2007 when the Copyright Royalty Board increased some webcasters royalties by 300%.

“I am disappointed that DiMA negotiations with SoundExchange did not result in an agreement...," the DiMA's Jonathan Potter said in a statement. “Many points ...

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Local Radio Reaches Deal on Internet Royalty Rates

Source: PC Magazine
February 18, 2009

Copyright holders announced a deal Monday regarding royalty rates for local radio stations that broadcast their shows on the Internet. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and SoundExchange, which governs the music industry's royalty rates, reached a six-year deal with radio stations running Web channels. Under the agreement, rates for simulcasts or web channels operated by local radio stations are reduced in 2009 and 2010 by approximately 16 percent, but will increase through 2015 - from $0.0015 per streamed sound ...

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Henry Rollins Will Debut New Show on KCRW Next Month

Source: Michael Ricci
February 18, 2009

Well, it's started. One of the few other destinations for progressive radio in L.A. has scooped up Henry Rollins, who will air his new show live at KCRW on Saturdays from 6 to 8 p.m., starting March 7. Next question: Who's taking Jonesy?

When Entravision folded Indie 103 last month, Rollins diligently followed other DJs such as Joe Escalante and Jose Galvan to the Web version of the radio station, but it always seemed like a stop-gap measure. The Black ...

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