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The Jazz Session #154: John Ellis

March 25, 2010

Saxophonist John Ellis & Double-Wide return with an expanded instrumental line-up on their new CD, Puppet Mischief (Obliq Sound, 2010). This interview was recorded in Albany, NY, right before Elliss show at Red Square. In this interview, Ellis talks about the addition of harmonica and trombone to the band; how he approaches recording sessions; and Ice ...

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Michael Wolff on NPR Jazzset 4/1; West Coast Tour in May

March 24, 2010

Acclaimed jazz pianist Michael Wolff's appearance at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. is confirmed for broadcast on NPR Jazzset on April 1st. The performance will air on 119 NPR stations nationwide, and via jazzset.npr.org. Airdates on WBGO in New York will be Sunday, April 4th at 6pm and Wednesday, April 7th at 6:30pm. Wolff recently ...

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Hadley Caliman Currently #2 on JazzWeek

March 24, 2010

Hadley Calimans new CD Straight Ahead continues to dominate national jazz radio. This week he moved up from number 5 to the number 2 spot behind Ahmad Jamal. Currently in the number 3 spot is Mike LeDonne who will be performing this Thursday at Tulas Jazz Club. 1 - AHMAD JAMAL A Quiet Time (Dreyfus)

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Zollar Moves up the JazzWeek Chart To #20

March 24, 2010

James Zollar moves up the national Jazzweek Radio Chart this week. In, 1984, he moved to New York City and played with the Cecil McBee Quintet for five years and then recorded with Tom Harrell, with Weldon Erving and Sam Rivers. Zollar was featured in Robert Altman's motion picture “Kansas City", in Madonna's music video “My ...

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The Jazz Session #153: Frank Kimbrough

March 22, 2010

Pianist Frank Kimbroughs latest CD, Rumors (Palmetto, 2010), comes out on March 30, 2010. Its a trio session with bassist Masa Kamaguchi and drummer Jeff Hirschfield. In this interview, Kimbrough talks about the albums uncommon recording method; how Andrew Hill impacted his early musical life and the lifelong friendship that resulted; and why being ready to ...

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MOJA Radio/Weekly Features (22-28 March 2010)

March 20, 2010

This Monday, March 22nd, we'll present another “Happy Birthday" edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time we'll focus on the great GEORGE BENSON on the day he turns 67 years old. You'll hear all about George's beginnings in his hometown of Pittsburgh, his move from rock to jazz, how ...

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Senator McCaskill Weighs in on KFUO Sale

March 19, 2010

Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) has joined her Show-Me State colleague Senator Christopher “Kit" Bond (R-Missouri) in expressing support for the classical music programming of KFUO (99.1 FM). In a post on the Culture Club blog yesterday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Sarah Bryan Miller published the following statement made by Senator McCaskill last week during a conference ...

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The Jazz Session #152: Lionel Loueke

March 18, 2010

Guitarist Lionel Loueke combines the music of his native Benin with his immersion in jazz on his album, Mwaliko (Blue Note, 2010). Hes joined on the record by Anglique Kidjo, Esperanza Spaulding, Richard Bona, Marcus Gilmore and others. In this interview, Loueke talks about his early years in Benin and how he ended up playing jazz ...

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James Zollar - #40 at JazzWeek National Jazz Radio Chart

March 17, 2010

James Zollar debuts at #40 today on the national jazz radio chart Jazzweek. Zollar is enjoying success on the Jazzweek, CMJ and RMR national jazz radio charts with his new release Zollar Systems. The Zollar Systems CD contains a wide range of music for the musical palate, from swing, bebop and funk to avant-garde to bossa ...

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Jenni Brandon, Reviewed Today by Indiana Public Radio

March 17, 2010

Jenni Brandon's Songs of California contains some of the most imaginative, ingratiating recent chamber music for winds I've heard. Five Frogs (in six movements) is a pond-side exploration of the constituent members of the woodwind quintet at which Thoreau would have smiled. The bullfrog/bassoon swells contentently and flies buzz languidly (courtesy of the detached oboe reed). ...