Results for "Radio"

The Traneumentary: Anton Fig

June 1, 2011

When I first went to see McCoy Tyner at the Blue Note in the summer of 2006, I ran into Paul Schaffer and Anton Fig who were also attending the show. Both Anton and Paul respectfully greeted McCoy backstage and talked with him right before I met and recorded the McCoy “special greeting" Traneumentary episode. A ...

The Jazz Session Needs Your Help to Survive

May 31, 2011

BROOKLYN, NY—The Jazz Session, the online interview show, needs members to continue. The show, which was started four years ago by host and producer Jason Crane, has been downloaded more than 1.1 million times and features interviews with established masters and up-and-coming artists. Listeners can become members at thejazzsession.com/join. “This show has been a labor of ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 23, 2011

May 31, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 8 — Benny Green Source (JLP) 236 149 +87 5 68 1 2 2 2 2 Eric Reed The Dancing Monk (Savant) 202 188 +14 0 56 1 11 3 — — Rumer Seasons of My Soul (Atlantic) 200 — +200 10 35 3 1 ...

The Jazz Session #274: Eddie Henderson

May 30, 2011

Trumpeter Eddie Henderson is a member of The Cookers and appears on their latest CD, Cast The First Stone (Plus Loin, 2010). In this interview, Henderson talks about his childhood encounters with Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis; the discipline that allowed him to become both a medical doctor and a professional musician; and the lessons learned ...

The Jazz Session #273: Dave Douglas

May 28, 2011

The Jazz Session #272: Connection Works

May 26, 2011

Rob Garcia, Michel Gentile and Daniel Kelly talk about their nonprofit jazz advocacy organization, Connection Works. Based in Brooklyn, Connection Works presents concerts and educational opportunities featuring A-list musicians and aimed at the broader community. In this interview, Garcia, Gentile and Kelly talk about how the organization started; the benefits it brings to the community; and ...

Benny Goodman, The Great Innovator—This week on Riverwalk Jazz

May 26, 2011

To celebrate Benny Goodman's innovative style, Riverwalk Jazz has assembled performances and stories from our stable of jazz greats drawn into his orbit—Lionel Hampton, Doc Cheatham, Helen Ward—and our own Ron Hockett and Jim Cullum. In 22 years of Riverwalk Jazz radio broadcasts, we've welcomed several artists closely associated with Goodman—or deeply influenced by his music—to ...

The Jazz Session #271: Cecil McBee

May 24, 2011

Timba Jazz On WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat, 5/27/11

May 25, 2011

Please tune in for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Friday, May 27, 2011 With TIEMPO LIBRE Performing tunes from their new CD, My Secret Radio (Sony Masterworks), Tiempo Libre returns to SFAB after three years of touring, recording and performing with such artists ...

Can There Be Radio, Without Advertising?

May 25, 2011

After all, TV did it. Not only that, cable often runs ads and collects subscription fees at the same time, though of course, that party is dying down. But what about radio? Can this format break these advertising chains? Of course there's Sirius, which has over 20 million subscribersand ranks among the largest entertainment subscription services ...