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MOJA Radio/Weekly Features: 26 April-2 May 2010

April 26, 2010

This Monday, April 26th, we'll present another “Happy Birthday" edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time the focus is on one of the most important guitarists in jazz today, STEVE KHAN, just two days before the day that marks his 63rd birthday. You'll hear all about his beginnings in ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 12, 2010

April 20, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 3 Rufus Reid Out Front (Motema) 169 172 -3 1 49 1 6 2 7 10 Dee Dee Bridgewater Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee (Emarcy/DDB) 156 142 +14 4 53 2 5 3 8 14 John Pizzarelli Rockin ...

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The Jazz Session #161: Samuel Blaser

April 19, 2010

On Pieces Of Old Sky (Clean Feed, 2009), Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser explores space and spectral harmony to great effect. In this interview, Blaser discusses the challenges of leaving space in music; his Swiss roots and how moving to New York changed his life; and several upcoming projects, including his jazz take on the music of ...

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Frank Consola: WDNA's Walking Encyclopedia of Jazz

April 19, 2010

He hosts 88 Jazz Place Morning, Monday - Friday 6 - 11 am, on Miami's WDNA 88.9 FM, Frank Consola, known as “the walking encyclopedia of jazz", had transplanted to Philly and ingrained himself into serious R&B and Rock & Roll. Later, however, a romantic interest would play for him a record Herbie Man at the ...

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MOJA Radio/Weekly Features: April 19-25, 2010

April 19, 2010

Monday, April 19th, we'll present another “Happy Birthday" edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time the focus is on one of the most important flutists in all of jazz history, HERBIE MANN, just three days after the day that would have been his 80th birthday. You'll hear all about ...

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Listen Up: Two Radio Alerts

April 17, 2010

No doubt there is marvelous jazz being broadcast all over the world this weekend, but here are two instances that we know about. One program is hosted by Jim Wilke on the west coast of the US, the other by Bill Kirchner on the east coast. Both are available to Rifftides listeners through the magic of ...

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The Jazz Session #160: Matt Lavelle

April 15, 2010

One of the things that makes Matt Lavelle uncommon is that he doubles on trumpet and bass clarinet, as youll hear on his album The Manifestation Drama (KMB, 2009). In this interview, Lavelle talks about his own growth as a musician; why he started playing bass clarinet; and his fascinating friendships with swing-era veteran Hildred Humphries, ...

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The Jazz Session #159: Stanton Moore

April 12, 2010

Drummer and New Orleans native Stanton Moore is a busy man, whether with his bands Galactic and Garage a Trois or as a solo artist. He's just released a trio CD called Groove Alchemy (Telarc, 2010), which is also the name of the companion instructional DVD and book, all of which explore funk drumming. In this ...

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Moja Radio/Weekly Features (12-18 April 2010)

April 10, 2010

This Monday, April 12th, we'll present another “Happy Birthday" edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time the focus is on one of the most important figures in all of jazz history, HERBIE HANCOCK, on the very day that marks his 70th birthday. You'll hear all about his beginnings in ...

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The Jazz Session #158: Erik Telford

April 8, 2010

Trumpeter Erik Telford finds a balance between the electric and the acoustic on his new CD, Kinetic (EJT Music, 2009) and on his 2-CD/DVD set Live At The Hideout Theatre. In this interview, Telford talks about making music in Austin, TX; the evolution of his musical concept over time; and his bands success in appealing to ...