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Rockwired.com Announces New Weekly Online Radio Show "Jazzed & Blue"

May 19, 2011

With the daily online radio show Rockwired Radio Profiles continuing to shine a light on indie music from throughout the U.S. and abroad and the weekly show Aboriginal Sounds' coverage of contemporary Native music, Rockwired.com has been keeping busy. Now, the online radio station will be launching a new weekly online radio series entitled Jazzed and ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 9, 2011

May 17, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 2 Monty Alexander Uplift (JLP) 196 187 +9 0 55 1 8 2 3 1 Eric Reed The Dancing Monk (Savant) 182 180 +2 0 50 1 9 3 5 4 Terell Stafford This Side Of Strayhorn (Max Jazz) 166 171 -5 1 48 3 ...

The Jazz Session #268: George Cables

May 17, 2011

Pianist George Cables most recent recording is with The Cookers on their new album, Cast The First Stone (Plus Loin Music, 2010). In this interview, Cables talks about the importance of a unified concept; why he feels hes had success as a sideman with everyone from Dexter Gordon to Art Pepper; and how he makes each ...

Brilliant Sketches: Herb Alpert

May 13, 2011

The brilliant Miles Davis recording Sketches of Spain turned 50 in 2009 and on behalf of Legacy Recordings, who reissued a special collector's edition CD that same year, I produced a podcast series celebrating this masterpiece. For this series it was important to find artists who could speak with authority, not only about the impact of ...

The Jazz Session #267: Slumgum

May 15, 2011

Slumgums new album is Quardboard Flavored Fiber (Accretions, 2011). In this interview, the bands Jon Armstrong talks about how the diverse backgrounds of the members lead to a fascinating array of compositional ideas; why the band chose its unique name; and how the use of humor and improvisational games leads the music down interesting paths. Oh, ...

Rockwired.Com Announces New Weekly Online Radio Show Entitled "Jazzed And Blue: Profiles In Blues And Jazz" In The Summer Of 2011

May 15, 2011

(May 11, 2011) With the daily online radio show Rockwired Radio Profiles continuing to shine a light on indie music from throughout the U.S. and abroad and the weekly show Aboriginal Sounds' coverage of contemporary Native music, Rockwired.com has been keeping busy. Now, the online radio station will be launching a new weekly online radio series ...

Maxine Sullivan's 100th Birthday Celebration on Riverwalk Jazz This Week

May 12, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Arbors recording artists Rebecca Kilgore and John Sheridan join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for a program devoted to Maxine Sullivan's 100th birthday called Flow Gently, Sweet Rhythm. Over a five decade career, Maxine Sullivan brought a light, subtle approach to jazz vocals that paved the way for the “Cool School" ...

Mysticism to Metal: "Afropop" Goes to Egypt

May 12, 2011

Send Afropop Worldwide to Egypt! (It's Tax-deductible too!) More than a year before Egypt's inspiring revolution, Afropop began planning a research trip to the country as part of our ground breaking Hip Deep program series. The plan is to travel to Egypt in the summer of 2011 to gather material for four radio programs, and a ...

The Jazz Session #266: Anthony Wilson

May 12, 2011

The Traneumentary: Michael Cuscuna (Commentary)

May 12, 2011

He's baaack!!! Mosaic Records founder, renowned reissue producer and overall jazz authority Michael Cuscuna takes us inside the famous New York jazz spot Birdland circa 1961 and comments on the John Coltrane Quartet's historic recording of “Afro Blue." Excerpt featured in this episode: “Afro Blue" from the album Live At Birdland.