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STLJN Audio Archive: Facets: The Legend of Leon Thomas

June 27, 2011

Today, we introduce a new recurring feature, the StLJN Audio Archive, that will appear occasionally on Sundays. As the name implies, the idea is spotlight out-of-print recordings by St. Louis artists that are available as free downloads somewhere on the Internet. StLJN has featured this sort of thing before at irregular intervals, but after doing some ...

Rockwired.com’s Latest Edition Of Jazzed And Blue Features Acclaimed Singer/songwriter Barbara Martin The New Music From Dee Dee Bridgewater, Elvin Bishop, Tracy Nelson and Diane Schuur

June 26, 2011

The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com. This edition is something of a departure of the previous two editions. Things get started with music from and exclusive interview with acclaimed jazz singer-songwriter Barbara Martin. In this opening segment, Martin discusses her latest release Eyes ...

The Traneumentary: Sonny Rollins

June 24, 2011

Sonny Rollins is a legendary musical force, and like Trane, inspires people to this day with his masterful improvisations and amazing wizardry on the saxophone. Sonny is a true legend who respected John Coltrane and also had a beautiful friendship with him. In 1956, Sonny and Trane recorded a track entitled “Tenor Madness." It would be ...

The Jazz Session #285: Ike Sturm

June 25, 2011

Jazz Backstage: Charlie Haden

June 25, 2011

The legendary bassist and bandleader Charlie Haden has had no shortage of excellent work lately. His duet recording with Keith Jarrett Jasmine was critically acclaimed across the globe, his latest Quartet West outing Sophisticated Ladies is being heralded as one of 2011's best jazz recordings and his recent collaborative effort with Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau and ...

Boogie Woogie Trio This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

June 23, 2011

This week, Riverwalk Jazz celebrates the rocking rhythms of Albert Ammons and his partnership with Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson. Frequent guest artist Dick Hyman teams up with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and former band member, pianist John Sheridan for an evening of classics of the boogie woogie piano genre. The program is distributed ...

The Jazz Session #284: Peter Eldridge

June 23, 2011

Mad Heaven (Palmetto, 2011) is the new album by pianist and vocalist Peter Eldridge. In this interview, Eldridge talks about making a thematic album; the influence of his parents and siblings on his musical taste and career choice; and the many projects hes working on, including a film score, a musical and a duo project with ...

Julian Lage - From Guitar Prodigy to Guitar Master

June 22, 2011

Another great session from the KPLU studios...check out audio, video, and photos below! By Justin Steyer, Nick Francis and Nick Morrison Guitarist Julian Lage performs live in the KPLU studios on June 15, 2011. Justin Steyer / KPLU CLICK HEAR TO LISTEN TO THE SESSION When Julian Lage was 8 years old, his skill as a ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 13, 2011

June 21, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 2 Terell Stafford This Side Of Strayhorn (Max Jazz) 195 182 +13 0 51 1 9 2 3 3 Benny Green Source (JLP) 192 181 +11 0 54 1 5 3 12 45 Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White\ Forever (Concord) 189 124 +65 2 ...

The Jazz Session #283: Taylor Haskins

June 21, 2011

Trumpeter Taylor Haskins' most recent CD is Recombination (Nineteen-Eight Records, 2011), a companion piece to American Dream (Sunnyside, 2010). In this interview, Haskins talks about the complex vision of America that led to both records; why his website features a quote from Krishnamurti on the homepage; and how his work in the world of commercial music ...