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I'll Remember April - Happy Jazz Appreciation Month!

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 4, 2019

A smooth segue from Women's History into Jazz Appreciation Month, commencing with a celebration of Gene Bertoncini, Freddie Hubbard and John Pizzarelli's birthdays in the first hour and concluding with a celebration of Billie Holiday in the final hour, plus new releases from Ashley Pezzotti, Ulysses Owens, Jr., Alicia Olatuja and Claire Martin & Jim Mullen ...

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Wild Women Don't Get the Blues - Happy birthday to Ida Cox

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 30, 2019

This broadcast on the first Sunday of Women's History Month included new releases from Jenna Mammina, Lioness and Claudia Acuna with birthday shout outs to Ida Cox, baritone saxophonist Claire Daly, vocalists Roseanna Vitro, Sara Gazarek, Sara Serpa, and pianist Kirk Nurock among others, plus a sampling of who's playing around town and tributes to Andre ...

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Funk in a Deep Freeze

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 16, 2019

For the Sunday of the Women's March we played new releases by pianist Judy Night, flutist Magela Herrara, Judy Bisantz, Bob Levy and saxophonist Carol Sudhalter with birthday shout outs to Eartha Kitt, Irene Kral, Jose James, Cheryl Bentyne, Peter Eldridge, Sade, and Dolly Parton, among others. Playlist Pam Fleming “Keep It Movin" from ...

Album

Lean On Me

By José James

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone; Grandma's Hands; Lovely Day; Kissing My Love; Use Me; Who is He; Hello Like Before; Just the Two of Us; Hope She'll Be Happier; The Same Love that Made me Laugh; Better off Dead.

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What Is Jazz? Vol.1 with Jimmy Mac

by Mr Lob
October 6, 2018

What is Jazz? Is it freedom, is it tradition, is it alive, does it continue to evolve and thrive or is it an art form stuck in time? I cannot answer any of these questions or even really tell you what Jazz is. I can tell you how it makes me feel, where it takes me ...

Article: Album Review

José James: Lean On Me

Read "Lean On Me" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

by Franz A. Matzner
August 28, 2018

Already known for his crisp production values, astute musicianship and eclectic presentations, Jose James delivers again with his tribute to Bill Withers, Lean on Me. The album reaffirms James' signature attention to stylistic pastiche while further refining his thematic focus on the subtleties of human relationships. Here James' narcotic blend is simultaneously steeped in ...

Article: Live Review

Lean On Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers @ NYC Winter Jazzfest

by Dan Bilawsky
January 15, 2018

Lean On Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers Le Poisson Rouge NYC Winter Jazzfest New York, NY January 1, 2018 By the time José James took to the stage for his headlining slot on a quadruple-bill event that served as the second stand-alone concert in the 2018 NYC Winter ...

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New Protest Music

by Emily Jones
January 11, 2018

Jazz has a rich history as protest music, but it seems that, over the past year or so, this message in the music has come to the fore again. This month's mix captures the current wave of protest in jazz, where every tune has a story to tell. First up is an atmospheric track ...

Album

Love In A Time Of Madness

By José James

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Always There; What Good Is Love; Let It Fall; Last Night; Remember Our Love; Live Your Fantasy; Ladies Man; To Be with You; You Know I Know; Breakthrough; Closer; I'm Yours.

News: Special Offers

Blue Note At Sea '18 Special Double Offer: Two Can Sail For The Price Of One On Veranda Staterooms And Inside Staterooms Are Now Only $700 Per Person

November 30, 2017

Blue Note at Sea '18, which will sail from January 27 to February 3, 2018, continues to add to its initial slate of artists and activities to create a truly one of a kind experience for its guests, unlike anything that might be experienced at a single land- locked concert or festival. The second-year sailing of ...