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The Jazz Session #142: Hiromi

February 11, 2010

Pianist Hiromi Uehara spends a lot of time on the road, traveling from gig to gig, from hotel to hotel, from city to city and country to country. Her new CD, Place To Be (Telarc, 2010), pays tribute to many of the places shes visited. In this interview, Hiromi talks about life on the road; her ...

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Sirius XM Blackberry App Bans MLB, Howard Stern

February 10, 2010

Sirius XM, the beleaguered satellite radio provider, has unveiled a new BlackBerry app that lets users listen to over 120 channels of commercial-free music, talk, sports, and comedy programming. However, there's a catch. As FierceMobileContent reports, the new app lacks The Howard Stern Show, as well as live coverage of NFL, MLB, and NASCAR events--just like ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 1, 2010

February 9, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 224 189 +35 5 47 1 4 2 22 — Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 210 83 +127 25 52 2 2 3 — — Charlie Hunter Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You ...

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The Jazz Session #141: Lee Shaw

February 8, 2010

Pianist Lee Shaw is living a fascinating life. From her childhood in Oklahoma in the 1920s to her early exposure to jazz in Chicago to her decades-long career as a jazz pianist, Shaw has been everywhere and played with just about everyone. In this interview, recorded at the Rotary Club of Albany, NY, Shaw talks about ...

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New Podcast for Ken Navarro's Upcoming CD "Dreaming of Trains" Now Available

February 8, 2010

A new podcast for Ken Navarro's upcoming CD Dreaming of Trains has just been published. Navarro takes the listener on a journey behind the scenes and discuss the composing, recording and mixing of his upcoming CD. The official CD retail release date for Dreaming of Trains is March 16, 2010. However, the CD and download are ...

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Peter Martin on KWMU's "Cityscape" This Friday, February 5

February 5, 2010

Pianist Peter Martin will be a guest on KWMU's “Cityscape" program tomorrow, talking with host Steve Potter about his new jazz concert series; the first performance in the series this Friday evening at the Sheldon Concert Hall with singer Dianne Reeves; and next Tuesday's benefit at the Sheldon for earthquake victims in Haiti.“Cityscape" airs ...

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The Jazz Session #140: Ben Powell

February 4, 2010

Violinist Ben Powell made his festival debut this summer at the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival, where this interview was recorded. Powell was raised in Cheltenham, England, the son of a cellist and a violin teacher. He released the album Light in 2008. In this interview, Powell talks about his musical upbringing; how a chance meeting with ...

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Gail Pettis and Hadley Caliman Racing up the Chart

February 3, 2010

Seattle jazz artists Gail Pettis and Hadley Caliman both have CDs with strong showings on the JazzWeek National Airplay Chart. Gail Pettis new CD, Here In The Moment, is currently #5 and Hadley Calimans Straight Ahead jumped from #54 to #12 this week. Bellingham-based composer Phil Kelly's new CD, Ballet Of The Bouncing Beagles, featuring a ...

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60 Million Americans Listen to Internet Radio

February 3, 2010

According to a Bridge Ratings study of internet radio listeners, 60 million Americans listen to net radio during an average week. 84% of those regularly listen to online simulcasts of terrestrial radio and 62% listen to net only stations. The study predicts that by 2015, 77 million Americans will be regular listeners ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 25, 2010

February 2, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 26 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 189 197 -8 10 55 1 3 2 45 — John Stein Raising The Roof (Whaling City Sound) 186 60 +126 25 51 2 2 3 — — Greg Reitan Antibes (Sunnyside) 146 49 +97 26 ...