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Dave Samuels Podcast Interview Now Online

March 16, 2010

Jazz St. Louis has put online the latest in their series of podcast interviews with musicians who are coming to St. Louis to play Jazz at the Bistro.The latest installment features a conversation with vibraphonist and marimba player Dave Samuels of the Caribbean Jazz Project, who will be here this week to perform Wednesday, ...

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The Jazz Session #151: Brandon Seabrook

March 15, 2010

Guitarist and banjo player Brandon Seabrooks trio plays a raging blend of metal, bluegrass and improvised music on their new CD, Seabrook Power Plant (Loyal Label, 2009). In this interview, Seabrook talks about the intense rhythmic drive of the album; why he started playing the tenor banjo; and the many projects hes been involved with as ...

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This Week on MOJA Radio (March 15-21)

March 13, 2010

This is what's coming up this week on MOJARadio.com... and of course every week is special on MOJA Radio so come check us out for a FREE TRIAL MONTH! This Week On MOJA Radio (March 15-21) This Monday, March 15th, we'll present another edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This ...

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James Zollar Debuts at #17 on the CMJ National Jazz Radio Chart

March 12, 2010

After a twelve year recording hiatus as a leader, Zollar re-emerges with Zollar Systems, a refreshingly sharp hard bop recital, bristling with energy and sonic acuteness. Tired of that old Blue Note '50s-'60s blowing session model? Think again. Zollar breathes new life into the old form, tightening it up and repackaging it for the 21st Century. ...

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Christopher Lehman Maintains His Hold On CMJ Jazz Chart

March 12, 2010

With so much experience on the bandstand and commitment to musical education timelines, it was easy to get lost in the sideman role. Playing the part in someone else's ensemble or putting together ensembles for the gig of the moment made him hungry to breakout on his own. At a private function in 2006, Lehman (who ...

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The Jazz Session #150: Sam Sadigursky

March 11, 2010

Show #150! Crazy, aint it? Multi-instrumentalist Sadigursky just released Words Project III: Miniatures (New Amsterdam, 2010), the third in his series of releases combining contemporary poetry with improvised and through-composed music. In this interview, Sadigursky talks about his decision to use poems as an inspiration for composition; which texts lend themselves to his work and why; ...

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The Wayne Shorter Songbook

March 10, 2010

Wayne Shorter, one of the great tenor saxophonists and composers of the modern jazz era, is an enigmatic and searching musician and personality. He was once labeled by jazz critic Larry Kart as “one of the most dangerous players to ever pick up a horn--a man whose solos were described by various critics as 'quietly maniacal' ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 1, 2010

March 9, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 1 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 250 221 +29 2 63 1 6 2 1 2 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 228 233 -5 0 54 1 8 3 7 12 Hadley Caliman Straight Ahead (Origin) 200 148 +52 5 42 ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 8, 2010

March 16, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 231 250 -19 0 55 1 7 2 2 1 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 184 228 -44 0 42 1 9 3 35 — Mike LeDonne The Groover (Savant) 175 78 +97 30 56 3 ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 15, 2010

March 23, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 22 — Jamie Cullum The Pursuit (Verve Forecast) 293 100 +193 20 53 1 2 2 1 1 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 233 231 +2 0 55 1 8 3 — 43 Lionel Loueke Mwaliko (Blue Note) 180 62 +118 11 57 ...