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The Jazz Session #292: Jay Clayton

July 14, 2011

Vocalist Jay Clayton has long been known as both an accomplished singer of standards and a fearless adventurer in the world of electronics. In this interview, Clayton talks about those dual personas and how she brings them together; discusses her work with Sheila Jordan, Theo Bleckmann and others; and talks about her early days in the ...

The Jazz Session #291: Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura

July 12, 2011

Eliane Elias Still Lighting Fires

July 13, 2011

Eliane Elias has been recording one great album after another going back to 1986. I remember first hearing about her when she was a member of Steps Ahead and was featured on their self titled classic from 1983. But it wasn't until her first solo recording titled Illusions where I really took notice of her artistry ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: July 4, 2011

July 12, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 1 Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White Forever (Concord) 210 192 +18 0 61 1 6 2 2 3 Benny Green Source (JLP) 190 194 -4 0 51 1 8 3 6 6 The New Gary Burton Quartet Common Ground (Mack Avenue) 189 177 +12 ...

AccuJazz Internet Radio Launches Five Eclectic Channels

July 12, 2011

If you haven't been to AccuJazz.com in a while, you'll notice a handful of recently-added channels now being offered for your listening pleasure. In the past month or so, we've added five channels to the already possibly overwhelming array of AccuJazz listening options. Read about each of them below, and then get to listening! AACM The ...

Rockwired.com’s Latest Edition of Jazzed and Blues

July 10, 2011

The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features music and an exclusive interview with legendary Motown songwriter Marilyn Mcleod. In this opening segment, Mcleod discusses her debut CD “I Believe in Me," her life in music and her tenure at the songwriting stable ...

STLJN Audio Archive: Lester Bowie Quintet Live in Padua, 1978

July 11, 2011

This week's Audio Archive entry comes via the blog Inconstant Sol, and features a commercially unissued live recording of trumpeter and St. Louis native Lester Bowie (pictured) performing with his quintet on April 4, 1978 at Teatro Tenda in Padua, Italy. The set is described by the blogger as “One of the best groups led by ...

The Jazz Session #290: Kris Davis

July 9, 2011

Pianist Kris Davis is part of several ensembles, including her trio with John Hebert and Tom Rainey on Good Citizen (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2010) and a trio with Ingrid Laubrock and Tyshawn Sorey on the eponymous Paradoxical Frog (Clean Feed, 2010). In this interview, Davis talks about learning to leave space in the music; her ...

Louis Armstrong's Memories and Reflections This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

July 7, 2011

As befits a legend, Louis Armstrong had two birthdays. He always said with a smile that he was born on the 4th of July, 1900. His baptismal birth certificate gave another, less romantic date—August 4, 1901. Honoring “the man who taught the world to swing," this week we hear from people who knew and worked with ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 27, 2011

July 5, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 43 — Sachal Vasandani Hi-Fly (Mack Avenue) 249 61 +188 5 57 1 2 2 3 2 Benny Green Source (JLP) 194 191 +3 0 52 1 7 3 1 3 Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White\ Forever (Concord) 192 192 0 0 58 1 5 3 ...