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News: Music Industry

Mystery Street Records Debuts with “Sounds of New Orleans: Frenchmen Street”

New Orleans: Mystery Street Records is celebrating its official launch with the February 1st release of Sounds of New Orleans: Frenchmen Street, the first in a series of themed CDs that explore the phenomenally eclectic music of New Orleans. Fresh off an incredibly successful last few years with the fan-funded and volunteer run Threadhead Records label ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Chris Bell

Read "Take Five With Chris Bell" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Chris Bell:Guitarist, performer, educator, based in Austin, Texas.Instrument(s):Guitar.Teachers and/or influences? Richie Hart, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, B.B. King.Your sound and approach to music: I'm far more interested in playing jazz on the guitar than I am in playing jazz guitar.Your teaching approach: I'm ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 30, 2010

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks123Tamir Hendelman Destinations (Resonance)220224-415515241Kenny Burrell Be Yourself (HighNote)195176+1905517326—James Moody Moody 4B (IPO)17692+8465232432Curtis Fuller I Will Tell Her (Capri)173187-14049111564Amina Figarova Sketches (Munich)164143+2115544676Michael Dease Grace (JLP)153138+1505147715—The Marsalis Family Music Redeems (Marsalis)152110+42349728——Conrad Herwig The Latin Side Of Herbie Hancock (Half Note)13622+1144528193120Trombone Shorty Backatown (Verve Forecast)13076+540622201085Fred Hersch Whirl (Palmetto)126131-504611011109Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory 6 String Theory (Concord)121122-1039310125—Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 9, 2010

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks11212Fred Hersch Whirl (Palmetto)282119+16316417212Kenny Burrell Be Yourself (HighNote)267205+6205814321Curtis Fuller I Will Tell Her (Capri)190182+8055184418Michael Dease Grace (JLP)154147+704844541—Tamir Hendelman Destinations (Resonance)15167+840385264233Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra Mezzanine (Owl Studios)14865+8315863757Yotam Resonance (JLP)134146-120364108812Mike Clark Carnival Of Soul (Owl Studios)131135-403489963Jason Moran Ten (Blue Note)130143-130381810614Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke Band (Heads Up)129143-140342811155Lee Ritenour’s 6 String Theory 6 String Theory (Concord)128109+190403712133Steve Davis Images (Posi-Tone)127113+140423713108Ray Vega ...

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Article: Album Review

Dr. John and the Lower 911: Tribal

Read "Tribal" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante


In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Dr. John made his bones (at least with the national audience) with a spooky, swampy blues / psychedelia / R&B / funk / pop / rock / jazz-influenced musical gumbo that included the originals “Right Place, Wrong Time," “Mardi Gras Day," “I Walk on Guilded Splinters," “Such A Night" ...

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Article: Live Review

Boz Scaggs: The Flynn Center, Burlington, VT June 29, 2010

Read "Boz Scaggs: The Flynn Center, Burlington, VT June 29, 2010" reviewed by Doug Collette


Boz ScaggsThe Flynn Center for the Performing ArtsBurlington, VermontJune 29, 2010 Boz Scaggs wasn't wearing a tuxedo June 29th, as he often did at the height of his popularity with Silk Degrees (Columbia, 1976), but much of the music he made at the Flynn sounded just as slick. The likes ...

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Article: Live Review

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal: July 2-5, 2010

Read "Festival International de Jazz de Montreal: July 2-5, 2010" reviewed by Peter Walton


Festival International de Jazz de MontréalMontréal, Quebec, CanadaJuly 2-5, 2010I arrived in Montréal mid-week, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal already in high gear. Closing off six square blocks of downtown Montréal, an area commanding six major outdoor stages and several indoor theaters and concert halls, the Festival International de ...

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Article: Album Review

Dr. John and The Lower 911: Tribal

Read "Tribal" reviewed by Chris May


With hindsight, keyboards player and vocalist Mac Rebennack's return to his “Dr. John, The Night Tripper" oeuvre might have been foreseen before the recording of Tribal, when in 2006 he once more donned the full-blown voodoo regalia for his appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. But then Katrina came along and Rebennack's attentions became focused on ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 28, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 37 — Jason Moran Ten (Blue Note) 380 76 +304 21 60 1 2 2 11 8 Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes Double Portrait (Blue Note) 345 133 +212 13 63 2 4 3 1 3 Dr. Lonnie Smith Spiral (Palmetto) 238 229 +9 ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Various Artists: Sound Of The World Presents - Anywhere On This Road

Read "Various Artists: Sound Of The World Presents - Anywhere On This Road" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Various Artists Sound Of The World Presents: Anywhere On This Road Warner Classics & Jazz 2010 The series of compilation albums known as Sound Of The World was the brainchild of the DJ and writer Charlie Gillett. Credited with championing both Dire Straits and Ian Dury in their ...


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