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Soundtraxx With Mark Stanley To Feature New Darryl Alexander CD "Transitions"
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Darryl Alexander Sr.
Radio personality Mark Stanley of Soundtraxx will feature music from Darryl Alexander's new CD Transitions this weekend on his All Things Jazz program. See the details below. Once again, we're quite jazzed to present an all-new Special Edition SoundTraxx program, for airdates 20 July through 02 August 2014. In this show, we'll spotlight, in our Album Feature, the just-released CD from keyboardist/producer Darryl Alexander, Transitions. Also, we'll enjoy new music from: Dominique Toney The Rippingtons Chris ...
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Sirus XM Adds $2b to Stock Repurchase Plan
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HypeBot
Sirius XM has added an additional $2 billion to its stock repurchase program. SiriusXM's Board of Directors approved a $2 billion stock repurchase in December 2012 and supplemented that with an additional $2 billion in October 2013. The satellite radio provided will fund the $6 billion in repurchases through cash on hand, future cash flow from operations and future borrowings. “The announcement of the extension of the repurchase program reflects the Board's desire to continue to return value to stockholders and its ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: July 14, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Louis Hayes Return Of The Jazz Communicators (Smoke Sessions)322328-645917242Jimmy Cobb The Original Mob (Smoke Sessions)290206+841458233363Bobby Hutcherson Enjoy The View (Blue Note)281125+156205732434Theo Croker Afro Physicist (OKeh)246258-1235334525Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)242262-20049111656Mike LeDonne I Love Music (Savant)239192+471254537147Ted Rosenthal Trio Rhapsody In Gershwin (Playscape Recordings)209167+42341778178Dena DeRose We Won't Forget You ... An Homage To Shirley Horn (HighNote)203163+4094883979Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Life In The Bubble (Telarc)202185+1704077101810Harvey Mason Chameleon (Concord)201160+41238109111311JC Stylles Blakey Grease (American Showplace Music)194172+2214748122512Gerald Beckett The Messenger (Summit)185140+4584312313813Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: ...
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Bria Skonberg, Dave Bennett In Riverwalk Jazz Jam Session This Week
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, three remarkable “20-something” musicians join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on stage at The Landing in San Antonio. All share a passion for classic pre-WWII jazz and make an important contribution to the legacy of the music through their playing. 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. Firmly rooted in the language of ...
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Summer Jazz BBQ This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band swings their way through some of your favorite warm-weather tunes. 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. Jim and the Band light up the sky with a number Louis Armstrong recorded with his Hot Five in Chicago in 1928. “Fireworks” has multiple strains and is played in two keys, making it ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 30, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks131Louis Hayes Return Of The Jazz Communicators (Smoke Sessions)328256+7235016212Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)262280-18148110343Theo Croker Afro Physicist (OKeh)258226+32653334164Jimmy Cobb The Original Mob (Smoke Sessions)206154+521447425255Mike LeDonne I Love Music (Savant)192140+5294752676Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The L.A. Treasures Project (Capri)191206-15135211797Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Life In The Bubble (Telarc)185186-133576828Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)183260-77040112989Eric Reed The Adventurous Monk (Savant)178197-1913741010510David Hazeltine For All We Know (Smoke Sessions)176223-47033312113411Cory Weeds As Of Now (Cellar Live)175125+50636112121012Steve Kroon On The #1 (Kroonatune, Llc)173180-70418713613JC Stylles Blakey ...
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Class Of '29 This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, we follow the year 1929 in music, from Harlem cabarets to Broadway shows, to Hollywood movies and jazz recordings. 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. In 1929, jazz was making its way into mainstream America, moving from Chicago to New York, blossoming in Harlem nightclubs, on the Broadway stage and in New ...
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Palo! Fever Is Spreading Across The Nation As New CD, Palo! Live, Gains Airplay
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
MIAMI, FL – PALO! Live, the sophomore CD by Miami’s award-winning Afro-Cuban Funk band, PALO!, debuted at #20 on the CMJ World Music Chart. Recorded live in front of a standing room only crowd last August in Miami, the CD is now reaping airplay in the band’s hometown as well as across the country. Among the cities catching Palo! Fever are Burlington, VT (WRUV); Boulder, CO (KVCU); Traverse City, MI (WNMC); Lexington, KY (WRFL); Poughkeepsie, NY (WVKR), Grand Junction, CO ...
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