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Jazzism Vol. 36 Highlights Spoken Word & Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
August 14, 2008

The weekly Jazz music podcast Jazzism (a katzpheno mix) is on the path of peace, showcasing mellow Jazz Fusion and verbal deepness from Ainsley Burrows, Amiri Baraka and Gil Scott - Heron. Host and Producer Brian Phoenix invites all young Jazz and Spoken Word lovers to get their vibe on this Friday 8/15 at... “the one place on the webspace, where you get nothing but the best the world has to offer in Jazz music!" Visit our website and enjoy ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 4, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
August 13, 2008

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 22 Roy Hargrove Earfood (Emarcy) 260 307 -47 6 65 1 3 2 2 1 Cassandra Wilson Loverly (Blue Note) 232 223 +9 0 55 1 8 3 — — David Sanborn Here And Gone (Decca) 209 — +209 41 43 3 1 4 4 2 Steve Turre Rainbow People (HighNote) 202 201 +1 0 58 1 11 5 3 3 Ahmad Jamal It’s Magic (Dreyfus) 190 203 -13 ...

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Detroit Jazz Fest Executive Director Terri Pontremoli Visits Detroit Jazzstage

Source: JazzStage Productions
August 9, 2008

This month on Detroit Jazzstage, Terri Pontremoli, the Executive Director of the Detroit International Jazz Festival, sat down to discuss this year's lineup. For more than a quarter century, the Detroit Jazz Fest has entertained millions of fans with jazz legends ranging from Herbie Hancock to Yusef Lateef and Ron Carter. Today, it ROARS on six stages over four days, with blues, gospel, R&B, and one of the finest jazz lineups on the planet. The festival also offers educational events, ...

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New Radio Program 'Jazz Connections' Links Jazz, Other Musical Styles

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

INTERLOCHEN, Mich. -- It's showtime in Studio E. A short, balding man with a thick black moustache pops on headphones in the radio booth and leans toward the microphone as a bouncy tune - one of his compositions - plays in the background. “Welcome to Jazz Connections," he says in a silky, inviting baritone. “This is Jeff Haas, your host for this hour of music exploring the art form of jazz and its connection to classic rock, R&B, blues, folk ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: July 28, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
August 5, 2008

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 22 — Roy Hargrove Earfood (Emarcy) 307 111 +196 14 66 1 2 2 1 1 Cassandra Wilson Loverly (Blue Note) 223 255 -32 0 60 1 7 3 3 5 Ahmad Jamal It’s Magic (Dreyfus) 203 234 -31 0 49 2 8 4 2 3 Steve Turre Rainbow People (HighNote) 201 244 -43 0 56 1 10 5 4 4 James Carter Present Tense (Emarcy) 184 211 -27 1 58 ...

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TaintRadio.org: 24/7 Music Webcast Launched

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2008

24/7. We're revolting. TaintRadio.org, an international alliance of independent producers, has launched a 24/7 music stream of hosted and unhosted music. Programming originates from New York, Philadelphia, London, Cambridge (MA), Augusta (GA), San Jose, and Raleigh-Durham. Content is weighted toward jazz and blues but each program producer is free to present whatever they want to present. Our motto is “We Don't Need No Stinking Formats." Our founding principle is that musicians must be paid for the music we present; we ...

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NPR Offer Webcast of Newport Music Festivals

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2008

PROVIDENCE -- Music fans unable to attend the Newport folk and jazz festivals will be able to listen to some concerts online.

NPR Music, part of National Public Radio, announced Wednesday that it would stream select performances from both festivals online, as well as archive the free webcasts and make them available on-demand for future use. NPR Music also will produce two-hour radio specials at the two festivals for member stations. The venerable folk festival -- best know as the ...

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NPR Music Teams with WBGO & WFUV for Live Webcasts & Podcasts

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2008

For the first time, NPR Music, together with NPR Member stations WBGO/Jazz88.3FM in Newark, NJ, and WFUV 90.7FM New York, will live webcast and broadcast four days of performances from Festival Network's Newport Folk Festival and JVC Jazz Festival Newport next month, offering music by esteemed folk, rock, country, jazz, reggae and blues artists. All of the concerts will be streamed live and free, and archived for on-demand listening at NPR Music: www.NPR.org/music. Select concerts will also be podcast.

As ...

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