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DJ Spooky Covers Radiohead for the Voice Project

March 16, 2011

GO TO VOICEPROJECT.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION Recently, DJ Spooky worked with the up and coming classical music star, Joshua Roman to do a commisioned cover of Radiohead's classic “Everything in its Right Place." Check out the results below. The session was recorded at DJ Spooky's home studio in Tribeca. Anna Gabriel (Peter Gabriel's daughter) recorded the ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 7, 2011

March 15, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 1 Kurt Elling The Gate (Concord Jazz) 286 225 +61 1 68 1 4 2 4 4 Various Artists Disney Jazz, Volume 1: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (Disney Pearl Series) 248 197 +51 3 59 2 5 3 3 2 Jeremy ...

The Jazz Session #248: Alexis Cuadrado

March 15, 2011

John Pizzarelli's Box Lunch Serenade

March 15, 2011

In addition to being a popular jazz host on KPLU, Dick Stein also has a weekly conversation about food with Seattle Times food blogger Nancy Leson. In addition to being a popular jazz musician, John Pizzarelli also loves food. The three met up after Pizzarelli performed live in KPLU's performance studio. Below highlights part 1 of ...

Clear Channel Remains Ignorant of Pandora Appeal

March 15, 2011

Pandora is the most well-known and loved online music brand. At a time when many services are struggling to gain recognition among listeners, Pandora has established itself as the Google of music, i.e. the easy-to-use, go-to place for personalized radio. Clear Channel, having recently acquired the subscription service Thumbplay, has since announced plans to compete with Pandora. ...

Celebrating Time Out: Bill Bruford on Joe Morello

March 15, 2011

In 2009, Dave Brubeck's musical masterpiece Time Out turned 50 and on behalf of Legacy Recordings, I produced a podcast series celebrating this timeless work. Along with interviewing Dave Brubeck himself about the album, I also interviewed three additional musicians saxophonist David Sanborn, bassist Mike Richmond and drummer Bill Bruford to discuss the influential work of ...

Jazz Backstage: Jack DeJohnette

March 12, 2011

Musicians and drummers, in particular, across all genres have been blown away by the work of Jack DeJohnette. Whether Jack is leading his own groups or playing behind a cast of world class artists, his drumming is always fresh, inspired and most of all, musical. One of Jack's trademarks is his unique cymbal sound. On this ...

The Jazz Session #247: Sarah Manning

March 11, 2011

My Midlife Jazz Crisis - Stage 3: Jazz Radio RIP

March 11, 2011

The other day my 10 year daughter walked into my office as I was listening to one of the prominent jazz radio stations on the east coast. She listened for a bit and then bluntly asked me why jazz sounds like an old fashioned movie. When I realized the station was actually playing a new jazz ...

National Public Radio CEO Abruptly Resigns...

March 10, 2011

This couldn't have come at a worse time, though National Public Radio (NPR) CEO and president Vivian Schiller is now resigning following a bizarre sting operation. The incident surrounds NPR top executive Ron Schiller (no relation we're told), who wasvideotaped while calling members of the Tea Party 'racists' and 'xenophobes,' a major bias problem. “They're seriously ...