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WWOZ 90.7FM New Orleans Musicians List

Source: All About Jazz
September 11, 2005

From the WWOZ 90.7FM website... We're maintaining a list of New Orleans musicians & bands who are safe after the trials of Hurricane Katrina. Thanks to Basin Street Records, JazzAscona, the Chicago Jazz Archive, and the Rebirth Brass Band for all their information.

We've received a lot of mail the last two days - we will add info ASAP.

If you're a musician, or know the whereabouts of some of New Orleans' finest, let us know. Please check the list ...

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Smooth Jazz and More offers proceeds to Hurricane Katrina victims!

Source: All About Jazz
September 9, 2005

Live365.com's Smooth Jazz and More wants to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina and would like the listening public to help out as well. When you go to our website, you'll notice that we have banner for our gift shop. We've decided to offer the proceeds from our gift shop to the American Red Cross. So the more items we can sell, the more money we'll donate. Please help the victims in the Gulf Coast by purchasing from our gift ...

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Help Rebuild WWOZ New Orleans Jazz Radio After Katrina

Source: All About Jazz
September 7, 2005

WWOZ is a listener-supported, volunteer-operated radio station, located in New Orleans, Louisiana. They broadcast live from the famed New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival annually, and air award-winning programming that can be heard on radio stations around the country. Playing blues, jazz, Cajun, zydeco, gospel, Brazilian, Caribbean and a whole lot more, WWOZ keeps the music and heritage of the Crescent City alive and loud. WWOZ signed off the air on August 27 due to Hurricane Katrina. They are currently ...

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Jazz Star Clare Teal Presents New BBC Radio Series

Source: All About Jazz
September 7, 2005

Clare Teal returns with a new series for Friday evenings, looking at the people, places and organisations behind the scenes of making a record. In this series Clare focuses on producer George Martin, ghost vocalist Marni Nixon, composer John Barry, the record label Capitol Records, accompanist and arranger George Shearing and the studio Abbey Road. “Although I haven't worked with these people or companies, in one way or another they've all influenced me," says Clare. “They have such interesting stories ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 31, 2005

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2005

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 4 The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Live At MCG (MCG Jazz) 258 301 -43 1 49 1 8 2 3 3 Bill Charlap Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul (Blue Note) 242 256 -14 0 52 2 9 3 1 2 Mulgrew Miller Live At Yoshi’s: Vol. 2 (MAXJAZZ) 233 318 -85 0 52 1 7 4 4 1 Eddie Palmieri Listen Here! (Concord Jazz) 212 244 -32 0 46 1 ...

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WBGO/Albert Dailey

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2005

Dear Friends: Recently, I taped my next one-hour show for the “Jazz From the Archives" series. Presented by the Institute of Jazz Studies, the series runs every Sunday on WBGO-FM (88.3). Albert Dailey (1938-1984) is often overlooked nowadays when great jazz pianists are discussed, but during his lifetime he was hugely respected by his peers. A partial list of his employers bears this out: Art Blakey, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Woody Herman, Freddie Hubbard, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, and Sonny Rollins. ...

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RadioDirectX Marks the spot for Paul Jackson's New Funk Release

Source: All About Jazz
September 3, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RadioDirectX Marks the Spot for Paul Jackson’s New Funk Release Franki LaMantia, Urbanzone Productions Paul Jackson is one of the most influential jazz/funk bass players of all time. Jackson and Herbie Hancock were the founding members of the super jazz/funk group Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters. Paul continues to tour and record with the Headhunters on BasinStreet Records. Jackson’s second solo release, FUNK ON A STICK (BackDoor Records) has recently been picked up by well respected inde ...

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Freedom Jazz Dance: Hard Working Jazz This Labor Day Weekend

Source: All About Jazz
August 31, 2005

Hard Working Jazz This Labor Day Weekend Freedom Jazz Dance This Sunday on WDCE 90.1 FM from 3-5 pm! WDCE 90.1 FM University of Richmond Radio Streamcast at www.wdce.org Hello, Freedom Jazz cats. As the pressures of family life keep me from doing FJD on a regular slot, I am freelancing Freedom Jazz Dance and I’ll keep you posted any time I hit the airwaves. Of course, when I do surface, I promise nothing but the most compelling and hep ...

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