Radio News

New SIRIUS Show "Trane Tracks" Honors Coltrane, Debuts Sept. 23

Source: All About Jazz
September 19, 2006

NEW SHOW “TRANE TRACKS" TO HONOR JOHN COLTRANE EXCLUSIVELY ON SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO

GRAMMY-winning saxophonist Joe Lovano will guest host inaugural show on 80th anniversary of Coltrane's birth

WHO: Legendary jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, who died in 1967.

WHAT: Will be honored in a new weekly SIRIUS Satellite Radio program, “Trane Tracks", that will feature Coltrane's music and other artists interpreting his work. GRAMMY-winning saxophonist Joe Lovano will guest host the inaugural program.

WHEN: Trane Tracks will premiere ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 11, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
September 19, 2006

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Dr. Lonnie Smith Jungle Soul (Palmetto) 356 367 -11 0 67 1 8 2 2 5 Cedar Walton One Flight Down (HighNote) 256 251 +5 2 57 2 3 3 5 3 Jon Faddis Teranga (Koch) 215 226 -11 0 53 3 12 4 4 2 Regina Carter I’ll Be Seeing You (A Sentimental Journey) (Verve Music Group) 199 228 -29 0 55 1 12 5 12 15 Ray ...

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My Favorite Things with Russ Neff for the week of 9/17/06

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2006

This week on My Favorite Things

Sunshine In My Pocket - Herlin Riley Quintet - Watch What You're Doing

With A Song In My Heart - Fred Fried - The Wisdom of Notes

Somewhere - Russ Kassoff - Somewhere

All The Things You Are - MJQ & Phil Woods - A Celebration

El Solar de Bebo - Bebo Valdes - Bebo De Cuba

Nagasaki - Eddie Daniels Quartet - Mean What You Say

Bright Mississippi - Wynton Marsalis Septet - ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 4, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
September 12, 2006

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Dr. Lonnie Smith Jungle Soul (Palmetto) 367 398 -31 0 73 1 7 2 5 — Cedar Walton One Flight Down (HighNote) 251 191 +60 14 54 2 2 3 4 4 Frank Morgan Reflections (HighNote) 230 193 +37 2 58 3 7 4 2 2 Regina Carter I’ll Be Seeing You (A Sentimental Journey) (Verve Music Group) 228 245 -17 0 61 1 11 5 3 3 ...

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Dave Dickey in session with trombonist Michael Davis

Source: All About Jazz
September 11, 2006

In Session: with Michael Davis A six-part audio interview Produced by: Dave Dickey from Groove Bone Radio This telephone interview was done while Michael Davis was in Glasgow, Scotland touring with the Rolling Stones. Audio clips: * Section 1 (6 min, 7 sec) (5.9 MB) Growing Up in musical family, “As a kid going to see Frank Rosolino perform live (changed Michael's ...

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16-Station Georgia Public Broadcasting Network Expands Its Jazz Programming with Jazz Without Borders

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
September 10, 2006

Georgia Public Broadcasting is pleased to add another original program to its jazz line-up. Beginning October 7 veteran jazz journalist and publicist Mitchell Feldman will start producing and hosting “Jazz Without Borders" from the studios of WACG/ 90.7FM in Augusta each week from midnight Saturday until 3AM Saunday.

This new show expands the stylistic and geographic spectrum of jazz currently heard during GPB's other jazz offerings such as “The Jazz Spot," “Piano Jazz" and “Jazz With Bob Parlocha." “Among my ...

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My Favorite Things with Russ Neff for the week of September 10, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2006

My Favorite Things with Russ Neff for the week of September 10, 2006

New music from young artists is featured on this edition of My Favorite Things.

We listen to a live recording from young pianist Jonathan Batiste as well as a studio session from saxophonist Francesco Cafiso.

Join us for this week's edition of My Favorite Things.

This week's tunes:

Creole Love Call - Johnny Hodges - 3 Shades of Blue

Basin Street Blues - Shirley Horn - I ...

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Malachi and Monk on Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
September 8, 2006

Dig music from the late, great Malachi Thompson. This Sunday on Freedom Jazz Dance from 5-7 on 90.1 FM.

5 - 7 PM Sunday WDCE 90.1 FM Listen via streamcast at www.wdce.org 804-289-UR90 Studio

Join me this Sunday for Freedom Jazz Dance--modern jazz from bebop to freebop and beyond--on 90.1 FM WDCE www.wdce.org, live from the beautiful campus of the University of Richmond. This week I'll be featuring a few cuts from ...

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