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The Kareem Kronicles: How I (Almost) (Sky)Hooked Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

November 4, 2009

Late this past spring, I read On the Shoulders of Giants, a book by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about the Harlem Renaissance, its music, and the effect of both on Kareem's development as a person. I already knew about his lifelong love of jazz and his wide-ranging education and passions, and he seemed like the perfect guest for ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 26, 2009

November 3, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 261 262 -1 1 55 1 10 2 2 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 207 249 -42 3 53 2 5 3 3 3 Gerald Wilson Orchestra Detroit (Mack Avenue) 192 179 +13 4 50 ...

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The Jazz Session #104: Ben Perowsky

November 2, 2009

Ben Perowsky's newest recording, Moodswing Orchestra (El Destructo, 2009), is an experiment is ambient improvisation. Perowsky has assembled an all-star cast of instrumentalists and vocalists, including everyone from Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori and Brazilian vocalist Bebel Gilberto to turntable/laptop artist Markus Miller and tuba player Marcus Rojas. In this interview, Perowsky talks about his desire to ...

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The Jazz Session #103: John Abercrombie

November 1, 2009

John Abercrombie returns with Wait Till You See Her (ECM, 2009), another album of gorgeous, tuneful music from his quartet, featuring Mark Feldman on violin, Joey Barron on drums, and new band member Thomas Morgan on bass. In this interview, Abercrombie talks about how subtle movements in the audience impact a performance; the label chamber jazz ...

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KFUO Files Application for License Transfer

November 1, 2009

The Post-Dispatch's Sarah Bryan Miller reported today that the license assignment application to transfer ownership of KFUO (99.1 FM) from the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod to Gateway Creative Broadcasting (a.k.a. Joy FM) has been submitted to the FCC.The proposed sale would put an end to St. Louis' only classical music radio station, also the current ...

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Stanley Jordan Featured in Latest Jazz St. Louis Podcast

October 29, 2009

Hot on the metaphorical heels of their recent podcast featuring bassist Christian McBride, Jazz St. Louis is rolling out another installment in their ongoing series of audio interviews with jazz artists who are coming to St. Louis.The newest podcast features a conversation between JSL's Gene Dobbs Bradford and guitarist Stanley Jordan, who will be ...

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Phish Festival 8 Broadcast by Sirius Jam_on

October 28, 2009

Phish Festival 8 To Be Broadcast by Sirius Jam_ON Phish's Festival 8 will be broadcast by SIRIUS XM's Jam_On channel live from Indio, CA starting Friday, October 30 and continue through Sunday November 1. The broadcast will feature all eight of Phish's sets. Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio tells Jam_On how the stuff-of-legend Phish Festivals were born ...

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The Jazz Session #102: John Surman

October 28, 2009

John Surman is a composer with a broad and multi-hued musical palette. Hes written for everything from solo saxophone to string quartet to choir with organ to contemporary dance. On Brewster's Rooster (ECM, 2009), Surman reunites with longtime musical partners Jack DeJohnette and John Abercrombie (accompanied by bassist Drew Gress) for a quartet album that explores ...

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Tony Foster's "In Between Moods" Debuts at #48 on JazzWeek Charts!

October 28, 2009

Next week, In Between Moods, the 2009 debut jazz trio release of pianist/composer Tony Foster will debut at #48 on the JazzWeek Charts! As an independent release, the album is receiving a lot of positive feedback....look for it to keep on movin' up the charts! Foster's fresh take on the classic Billy Strayhorn composition “Take The ...

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New Jazz St. Louis Podcast Features Interview with Christian McBride

October 28, 2009

Jazz St. Louis has just posted a new installment in their ongoing series of podcasts. This latest edition features a conversation between bassist Christian McBride and Jazz St. Louis' Bob Bennett.McBride is bringing his new band Inside Straight (with St. Louisan Peter Martin on piano) to town from Wednesday, November 18 through Saturday, November ...