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Future to Come: Pandora in Hand, Pandora in Car

January 8, 2011

50% of radio listening happens in the car. In order for Pandora to be in all the places that their users go, they need to find their way into the car. At CES this week, Pandora announced partnerships with Toyota and BMW that would place them one step closer to musical domination. Having personalized content in the ...

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Enjoy Great Jazz Music? Try JAZZRADIO.com

January 7, 2011

If you're reading this, you're probably a jazz fan. If you're a jazz fan, you probably know how difficult it is these days to find jazz radio stations, but for those who don't, here's some sad news: Commercial and public jazz radio stations have been falling off the map due in part to the economy, but ...

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Jim Wilke's Best Northwest Jazz CDs of 2010

January 6, 2011

Each year I publish a list of jazz CDs issued in the past year that I found most interesting and enjoyable. The list is selected from among the thousand or so CDs received in an average year. It also represents music that I have played frequently on Jazz After Hours and Jazz Northwest. The Best NW ...

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Stressed Out World Turns to Online Radio to Soothe Frazzled Nerves

January 6, 2011

If you're a fan of piano music, visit Whisperings piano radio. The Internet radio station is comprised of piano artists that have banded together to bring listeners some of the best piano music available. Whisperings was founded in August 2003 by solo pianist and composer, David Nevue. He recruited friends for the early broadcasts, and within ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: December 27, 2010

January 4, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 5 34 Matt Wilson Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O (Palm Pictures) 165 144 +21 0 47 1 3 2 36 — Wynton Marsalis Christmas Jazz Jam (Compass) 126 63 +63 0 32 2 2 3 3 6 Cyrus Chestnut Journeys (JLP) 114 161 -47 0 33 1 10 ...

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Dave Brubeck Tops CMJ Jazz Charts

January 4, 2011

Dave Brubeck Celebrates 90th Birthday as Critically-Acclaimed Dave Brubeck: Legacy of a Legend Two-disc Collection Tops CMJ Charts Released in advance of jazz legend Dave Brubeck's 90th birthday on December 6, Dave Brubeck: Legacy of a Legend, the artist's recently released two-disc compilation of tracks from 1954-1970, bulleted 18 positions, from #19 to #1, on the ...

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The Jazz Session #228: Mark Miller on Herbie Nichols

January 3, 2011

Herbie Nichols would have been 92 years old today, Jan. 3. The pianist is the subject of a new biography—Herbie Nichols: A Jazzists Life by Mark Miller. In this interview, Miller talks about why Nichols failed to become known during his lifetime; why Nichols is often labeled an acolyte of Thelonious Monk; and how Miller came ...

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Free Online Radio Station Offers Relaxing Piano Music 24/7!

January 2, 2011

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Pianist Norman Simmons Leads WDNA FM Jazz Encounter

December 31, 2010

Legendary pianist Norman Simmons leads the Jazz Encounters at WDNA 88.9 FM Jazz Gallery on Friday, January 21 and at the University of Miami Afro-Cuban Concert at UM Gusman Hall with special guest Ignacio Berroa on Thursday, February 3rd. Simmons is a consummate musician, best known for his ability to connect with jazz singers like Carmen ...

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KWJZ Shuts Downs

December 29, 2010

KWJZ 98.9fm, Seattle's smooth jazz station for the past 17 years, abruptly changed format yesterday becoming Click 98.9, another station that plays Adult-Contemporary/Classic Alternative music (think Coldplay and Red Hot Chili Peppers). In an email to listeners, Program Director Carol Handley said: For 19 years 98.9 KWJZ has been presenting a mix of Smooth Jazz [...] ...