Results for "Radio"

The Jazz Session #231: Jane Ira Bloom

January 14, 2011

Pandora Stats from 2010: 75 Million Listeners, 3 Billion Thumbs - Mostly Up!

January 14, 2011

2010 proved to be a great year for Pandora. They've doubled their audience to over 75 million listeners, who've thumbed a total of 3 billion songs—mostly up! Each month, Pandora receives 25,000 emails worth of feedback, praise, and general inquiry. And who knows how many miles Tim Westergren, the founder, traveled last year, meeting listeners, buying ...

Bunk Johnson This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

January 13, 2011

This week, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band celebrates the traditional New Orleans improvised ensemble style of Bunk Johnson. We'll hear his stories, part fact and part fiction, brought to life by the award-winning Broadway actor and Riverwalk Jazz favorite, Vernel Bagneris. The weekly hour-long Riverwalk Jazz public radio series is distributed nationwide by Public Radio International ...

Jazz Now! Seattle Podcast Debuts New Series: "Live From London Bridge Studio"

January 13, 2011

We're excited to announce the debut of “Live From London Bridge Studio," presented by Jazz Now! Seattle. JNS has partnered with engineer extraordinaire Dave Miner and the good folks at London Bridge to bring you live concerts from the famed Seattle recording studio! The shows will feature two great Seattle jazz bands playing live at London ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 3, 2011

January 11, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 4 1 Russell Malone Triple Play (MAXJAZZ) 182 112 +70 0 54 1 9 2 6 4 Cassandra Wilson Silver Pony (Blue Note) 152 106 +46 0 41 1 9 3 6 2 The Clayton Brothers The New Song And Dance (ArtistShare) 140 106 +34 0 49 ...

The Jazz Session #230: Jason Stein

January 11, 2011

The Twisting Fate of Radio - It's Just Another App

January 11, 2011

In car music players are getting smarter and more versatile. At a time when people are searching for smarter ways to use their mobile devices and change songs without taking their hands off the wheel or their eyes off the road, one company has devised an answer. Parrot's Asteroid lets drivers make calls and select songs using ...

The Jazz Session #229: Mina Cho

January 8, 2011

Mina Cho grew up in Korea playing classical music and American gospel. A chance meeting with a Berklee grad sent her to Boston where she studied South American folk music. Her new album, Originality (Mina Cho Music, 2010), combines all those influences and more. In this interview, Cho discusses her uncommon background; her studies with composer ...

Riverwalk Jazz Class of '30: Surviving on a Song

January 8, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, the Jim Cullum Jazz Band and special guest artists Clark Terry, Vernel Bagneris and Nina Ferro celebrate the great popular songs and jazz created at the beginning of the Great Depression. The show also features an encore appearance by the late Kansas City piano great, Jay McShann. The show can be ...

Whisperings Offers Free Background Music for All

January 7, 2011

Whisperings, the Internet radio station, provides free background music and has released a CD of solo piano music specifically designed for Alzheimer's patients. Whisperings fans can also listen to the music they enjoy the most from the blog of pianist and composer, Edward Weiss. “I stumbled on Whisperings and was instantly captivated," said Edward Weiss. “Listeners ...