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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 15, 2010
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 22 — Jamie Cullum The Pursuit (Verve Forecast) 293 100 +193 20 53 1 2 2 1 1 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 233 231 +2 0 55 1 8 3 — 43 Lionel Loueke Mwaliko (Blue Note) 180 62 +118 11 57 ...
Lionel Loueke Album Review: "Mwaliko"
When Benin-born guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke was touring with jazz ensembles led by Terence Blanchard and Herbie Hancock, both bandleaders went out of their way to showcase his talents. Yet it wasn't until Loueke recorded a series of solo CDs that listeners could fully appreciate the breadth of his talents and interests. It's tempting to ...
Lionel Loueke Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, March 5th at 4:00 P.M.
Lionel Loueke Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, March 5th at 4:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, March 5th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with guitar sensation Lionel Loueke. Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028 ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 22, 2010
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 1 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 233 247 -14 0 56 1 7 2 1 3 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 221 257 -36 4 63 1 5 3 3 8 John Stein Raising The Roof (Whaling City Sound) 194 182 ...
Take Five With Ali Jackson Jr.
by AAJ Staff
Meet Ali Jackson Jr.: Ali Jackson Jr. is best known for his association with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. You can find Ali performing with the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, his Ali Jackson Quartet, or the phenom ensemble Horns in the Hood.Ali has performed and recorded extensively with some of the ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 15, 2010
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 2 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 257 221 +36 6 58 1 4 2 1 1 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 247 246 +1 1 55 1 6 3 8 7 John Stein Raising The Roof (Whaling City Sound) 182 ...
Matt Slocum: Portraits
by Mark F. Turner
Matt Slocum's multicolored traps--at times forceful or delicate, creatively painting varied tempos with the essence of swing--define the drummer's debut, Portraits. Hailing from St. Paul, Minnesota, Slocum's introduction carries forward the torch of patriarchs Max Roach and Elvin Jones amongst others, but he also carves out his own rhythmic patterns with young contemporaries such as Eric ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 8, 2010
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 246 224 +22 6 59 1 5 2 — — Gil Scott-Heron I’m New Here (XL) 223 — +223 35 36 2 1 3 2 22 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 221 210 +11 ...
Gretchen Parlato: In a Dream
by Ken Dryden
Gretchen Parlato grew up in a musical household, the daughter of bassist/guitarist Dave Parlato (who worked with Don Ellis, Warne Marsh, Gil Melle and Frank Zappa, among others). She won the 2004 Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition and released her debut CD on her own label the following year; In a Dream is her long awaited ...
Lionel Loueke Returns Feb. 9 with "Mmwaliko"
On February 9, 2010, Blue Note Records will release Mwaliko, the new album from acclaimed vocalist/guitarist Lionel Loueke. Mwaliko (pronounced mwah-LEE-koh) is Swahili for 'invitation, ' and the album comprises a series of searching, innovative, intimate duets with special guests vocalist Angelique Kidjo, vocalist/bassist Esperanza Spalding, vocalist/bassist Richard Bona and drummer Marcus Gilmore, as well as ...
