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The Jazz Session #144: Chris Kelsey

February 18, 2010

Chris Kelsey is both a jazz musician and critic one of the rare people who straddles both worlds. His new CD is Not Cool (as in The Opposite of Paul Desmond) (Tzazz Krytyk, 2009). In this interview, Kelsey talks about his approach to composition and performance; how his work as a critic has impacted his career ...

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Comes the Dawn

February 18, 2010

(All right, the headline is a cheap play on words. I tried to resist.) Speaking of Dawn Clement (see the next exhibit), Jim Wilke will broadcast her trio in concert next Sunday, February 21, at 1 PM Pacfiic Standard Time. It will be on Wilke's Jazz Northwest program on KPLU-FM, the Seattle-Tacoma jazz station. He recorded ...

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Experimental Jazz Sextet 'Out to Lunch' Heat up Jazz Radio Charts with Their Sophomore Release 'Melvin's Rockpile' on Accurate Records

February 17, 2010

NEW YORK, NY -- The nationwide radio campaign for experimental jazz sextet Out To Lunchs sophomore album Melvin's Rockpile (Accurate Records) which hit the airwaves the first week of February , 2010 is gaining wide acceptance in the jazz radio community in the United States and Canada. Charting briskly on the CMJ Jazz charts, over 60 ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 8, 2010

February 16, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 246 224 +22 6 59 1 5 2 — — Gil Scott-Heron I’m New Here (XL) 223 — +223 35 36 2 1 3 2 22 Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 221 210 +11 ...

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"Thelonious Monk: From Man to Myth (Part 1)" with Robin D.G. Kelley

February 16, 2010

Thelonious Monk was an innovator deeply rooted in tradition, a stride-influenced pianist marketed as “the high priest of bebop," a family man who became a bohemian icon, and one of the most significant composers of modern jazz. “Always know!" was a favored Monk proclamation, but in an ironic twist of fate, for more than half a ...

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The Jazz Session #143: Jason Parker

February 15, 2010

Seattle-based trumpeter Jason Parker has figured out how to make a living and a life with his instrument. Parkers quartet has been together for a several years, a fact clearly in evidence on their most recent recording, No More, No Less (Jason Parker Music, 2009). In this interview, Parker talks about the band and what makes ...

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This Week on "Hear Me Talkin' to Ya?" with Nathan Holaway: Before the Music Dies, Nina Simone Statue and All About Jazz Contests

February 15, 2010

Hear Me Talkin' To Ya? is a 30 minute jazz podcast designed to bring you the latest news and developments in the jazz world. Tune in every Thursday for a new show with host Nathan Holaway. In each episode, Nathan talks about current jazz artists, news, events, opinions and everything else in between. He also plays ...

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Origin Records Has Six Titles in the Top 50 Radio Airplay Chart

February 13, 2010

Another first for Seattle's Origin/OA2 Records. This week there are six current releases in the JazzWeek Top 50 National Radio Airplay Chart. And congratulations again to the Northwest area artists who are on the Top 50: Gail Pettis (#7), Hadley Caliman (#11) and Phil Kelly (#38)! Current Origin/OA2 titles in the Top 50 7 - GAIL ...

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WGLT Interviews David Leonhardt

February 13, 2010

David Leonhardt interview, touching, informative and reflective David Leonhardt (mp3) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 Run Time: 9:09 Pianist David Leonhardt spent 25 years with David “Fathead" Newman and was Music Director for vocalist Jon Hendricks for four years. His latest CD is a fusion of his two musical loves: Classical & Jazz. You can purchase ...

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Coming up on the Jazz Session

February 13, 2010

Coming up on The Jazz Session over the next couple months: Jason Parker, Chris Kelsey, Harris Eisenstadt, Erik Deutsch, Chad Taylor, John Hollenbeck, Roger Kellaway, Sam Sadigursky, Brandon Seabrook, Lionel Loueke, Dave Rempis & Frank Rozaly, Frank Kimbrough, John Ellis, Orrin Evans, Joe Locke, Tyshawn Sorey, Fred Ho, ...Erik Telford, Stanton Moore, Matt Lavelle... and more! ...