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Article: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Four In One: Monk From Four Different Angles

by Dan Bilawsky
February 18, 2010

Superstitions tend to hold sway over many, otherwise, rational people. Plenty of us avoid walking under ladders, knock on wood and partake in countless other rituals that, while lacking in sound reasoning, certainly make us feel better and bring us comfort in our daily lives. Brides-to-be even fall into this category and believe that it will ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby Broom

January 18, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby Broom's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bobby BroomBobby Broom was a young teenager when he first heard Thelonious Monk’s piano playing. He had a copy of Bird and Diz, the classic 1950 album on which Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie were ...

Album

Plays for Monk

By Bobby Broom

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Ask Me Now; Evidence; Ruby, My Dear; In Walked Bud; Lulu

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Article: Album Review

Bobby Broom: Plays for Monk

Read "Plays for Monk" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
December 28, 2009

"In many ways, Monk personifies all that attracted and continues to satisfy me in my love affair with jazz music," said Bobby Broom upon releasing Plays for Monk. “The way that he, the musician, fit into the jazz landscape while at the same time standing out and apart from it; the controlled but unpredictable creative freedom ...

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Article: Interview

Gregory Thomas: Ain't But a Few of Us

by Willard Jenkins
December 3, 2009

Like most of the participants in our ongoing dialogue with African American music writers, Gregory Thomas has both feet and hands in several camps. Thomas' byline has been featured in numerous publications, including Salon.com, Guardian Observer (London), American Legacy, Africana.com, BlackAmericaWeb.com, Daily News (New York, NY), TBWT.com, Callaloo, The Village Voice, and others. He was the ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 2, 2009

November 10, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 12 — Joey DeFrancesco Snapshot (HighNote) 229 126 +103 18 64 1 2 2 2 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 224 207 +17 2 59 2 6 3 5 6 Jeff Hamilton Trio Symbiosis (Capri) 223 175 +48 1 50 3 5 4 ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 26, 2009

November 3, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 261 262 -1 1 55 1 10 2 2 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 207 249 -42 3 53 2 5 3 3 3 Gerald Wilson Orchestra Detroit (Mack Avenue) 192 179 +13 4 50 ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 19, 2009

October 27, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 262 252 +10 1 55 1 9 2 2 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 249 232 +17 3 57 2 4 3 3 8 Gerald Wilson Orchestra Detroit (Mack Avenue) 179 190 -11 5 51 ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 12, 2009

October 20, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 252 232 +20 2 57 1 8 2 2 17 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 232 194 +38 9 57 2 3 3 8 14 Gerald Wilson Orchestra Detroit (Mack Avenue) 190 165 +25 5 49 ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 5, 2009

October 14, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 1 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 232 242 -10 1 57 1 7 2 17 — Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 194 120 +74 28 52 2 2 3 1 2 Jackie Ryan Doozy (Open Art) 191 253 -62 0 56 1 11 ...