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Podcast: "Up Jumped Spring" Jazzism Vol. 18 Debuts March 28th

Source: All About Jazz
March 25, 2008

Catch this week's podcast as we celebrate the onset of Spring with some of the best male Jazz Vocalists of the 20th century. Jazzism (a katzpheno mix) is a weekly Jazz music podcast on a mission to rescue Jazz radio from the blahs! Jazzism can be found on the All About Jazz podcast page or directly at hardjazz.podomatic.com. While you're there, check out last week's companion episode “Spring Fling!" Jazzism Vol. 17 - featuring some of the best female Jazz ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 10, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2008

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Pat Metheny Day Trip (Nonesuch) 275 330 -55 1 66 1 6 2 2 2 David ‘Fathead’ Newman Diamondhead (HighNote) 254 285 -31 1 66 2 5 3 — — Melody Gardot Worrisome Heart (Verve Music Group) 209 — +209 36 44 3 1 4 6 12 Jim Rotondi Four Of A Kind (Positone) 168 171 -3 0 42 4 7 5 3 3 Eliane Elias Something ...

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Vote for the Real Prez on Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2008

5 - 7 PM Sunday WDCE 90.1 FM Listen via streamcast at wdce.org 804-289-UR90 Studio Archived shows and playlists at freedomjazzdance.net Politics, shmolitics! The only president we vote for on Freedom Jazz Dance is the one and only Lester Young...The Prez! This week on Freedom Jazz Dance, I'll be featuring the sublime lyricism of Lester Young, a cool new one from Chris Washburn & The Syotos Band, trumpeter Howard McGhee, pianist Dave McKenna and ...

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Cheerio Humphrey, Goodbye Radio 2 Jazz as Well?

Source: All About Jazz
March 12, 2008

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 3, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
March 11, 2008

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 3 Pat Metheny Day Trip (Nonesuch) 330 283 +47 3 69 1 5 2 2 2 David ‘Fathead’ Newman Diamondhead (HighNote) 285 226 +59 2 61 2 4 3 3 4 Eliane Elias Something For You: Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans (Blue Note) 188 215 -27 0 52 1 8 4 13 18 Westchester Jazz Orchestra All In (Self Released) 174 140 +34 2 51 4 ...

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The Cal Massey Music Festival Podcast

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2008

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 25, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
March 4, 2008

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 1 Pat Metheny Day Trip (Nonesuch) 283 234 +49 4 65 1 4 2 2 5 David ‘Fathead’ Newman Diamondhead (HighNote) 226 253 -27 11 65 2 3 3 4 3 Eliane Elias Something For You: Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans (Blue Note) 215 211 +4 2 57 1 7 4 8 12 Maceo Parker Roots & Grooves (Heads Up) 193 154 +39 11 72 ...

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Drew Gress Featured on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross and in the NY Times!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 3, 2008

Bassist/Composer Drew Gress ON TOUR In Support + Celebration of The Irrational Numbers, His Third Album for Premonition “Much as Gress likes aggressive playing, he doesn't deny his love of good melody. On The Irrational Numbers, the way he plays those tendencies off each other may be one more way he defeats expectations. But it's not like musicians have to choose. Why not have it all?" - Kevin Whitehead on NPR's Fresh Air “If there's still any line in the ...

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