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JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 19, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks121Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)320252+6835514212Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)283278+515216353 Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The L.A. Treasures Project (Capri)223213+1024035474David Hazeltine For All We Know (Smoke Sessions)220210+1034746535Mike Longo Trio Step On It (CAP)213232-1954938646Bruce Barth Daybreak (Savant)196231-3514519767David Fathead Newman & The Tilden Webb Trio Cellar Groove (Cellar Live)193211-180423108128 Verve Jazz Ensemble East End Sojourn (Lightgroove Media)186168+18239849169Antonio Adolfo Rio Choro Jazz (AAM Music)175155+2024198101510Regina Carter Southern Comfort (Okeh)172162+10237106111011Alan Broadbent and NDR Bigband America The Beautiful (Jan Matthies)161172-11539103121312Eric Reed The Adventurous ...
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"Crazy Rhythm:" Red Nichols And His Five Pennies This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz the Jim Cullum Jazz Band tells the story of Red Nichols and his Five Pennies, illustrated with numerous historical recordings of Nichols and the ensembles he led. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. 1920s New York was full of young jazz musicians who’d rolled in from somewhere else. Ernest Loring Nichols, a ...
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Eastman School Of Music Jazz Concerts Get Encores On WGMC
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Helene Snihur
A weekly radio series featuring Eastman School of Music jazz performances through the years premieres at 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, on Jazz90.1 WGMC. Titled Jazz@Eastman: Past, Present, and Future, the programs will feature performances as well as works by Eastman faculty, students, and alumni. The series is a collaboration between Eastman and Jazz 90.1 and is underwritten in part by RG&E. Each hour-long program is hosted and co-produced by saxophonist Alexa Tarantino ‘14, who majored in jazz saxophone performance ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 12, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)278306-2835215232Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)252260-865023363Mike Longo Trio Step On It (CAP)232237-504537424Bruce Barth Daybreak (Savant)231262-31351185115 Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The L.A. Treasures Project (Capri)213197+1654054646David Fathead Newman & The Tilden Webb Trio Cellar Groove (Cellar Live)211245-3404339757David Hazeltine For All We Know (Smoke Sessions)210239-2904455878Javon Jackson Expression (Smoke Sessions)190216-2614159989Craig Handy Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith (Okeh)174207-33042115101710Alan Broadbent and NDR Bigband America The Beautiful (Jan Matthies)172170+253810210910George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote)172206-34032114121812 Verve Jazz Ensemble East ...
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Bing & Louis: A Pocketful Of Dreams With Gary Giddins, This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong struck up a friendship in the 1920s that flourished as they worked together—for almost half a century—on stage, in movies, and on radio and TV. This week on Riverwalkl Jazz, Gary Giddins, author of Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams-the Early Years, 1903-1940 shares a look into the friendship between Bing and Louis. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows ...
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Filling The Jazz Void In Montreal Radio
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Ada Felice
Long famous for its international jazz festival, Montreal never had great jazz radio. Louche Life Radio plans to change that. Launched three months ago from a downtown studio, Louche Life internet radio airs full time worldwide via California based server Live365. Primary programming is contemporary vocal jazz, instrumental jazz with a strong narrative, and a sprinkling of Rhythm and Blues. Though music director Ada Felice wants the station to appeal to a broad audience, she aims to avoid jazz clichés. ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 5, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)306263+4355514212Bruce Barth Daybreak (Savant)262263-1153173123Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)260199+6194932434David Fathead Newman & The Tilden Webb Trio Cellar Groove (Cellar Live)245249-424738585David Hazeltine For All We Know (Smoke Sessions)239221+1834854646Mike Longo Trio Step On It (CAP)237243-604646757Javon Jackson Expression (Smoke Sessions)216241-2514458878Craig Handy Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith (Okeh)207222-15041114969George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote)206236-3003811310910Dave Stryker Eight Track (Strikezone)201220-19141311112811 Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The L.A. Treasures Project (Capri)197159+38437113121312Antonio Adolfo Rio Choro Jazz (AAM Music)193191+2243126132513Regina Carter Southern Comfort ...
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Swinging At The Pearl: Catherine Russell, Dick Hyman & The Jim Cullum Jazz Band
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Don Mopsick
For this week’s Riverwalk Jazz radio show, bandleader Jim Cullum welcomes two guest artists. One is piano master and old friend Dick Hyman, a guest on our first radio show in 1989. The second is a new friend, making her Riverwalk Jazz debut in 2010—jazz singer Catherine Russell. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. Hyman joins The ...
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