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The Jazz Session #78: Bud Shank's Bossa Years

September 3, 2009

Listen Jazz journalist Marc Myers discusses saxophonist Bud Shank's early influence on bossa nova. Although largely forgotten by modern bossa nova fans, Bud Shank's band with guitarist Laurindo Almeida was at the forefront of the Brazillian-folk-jazz movement. Their early records ended up in Rio de Janeiro, where Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto and others listened to ...

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The Jazz Session #77: Kurt Elling

September 3, 2009

Listen Vocalist Kurt Elling is known for his affinity for the music of John Coltrane, and Elling's new album, Dedicated To You (Concord, 2009), is his most explicit tribute yet. The album features the music of the classic Impulse recording John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman, performed here with saxophonist Ernie Watts, the Laurence Hobgood trio, and ...

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Medeski, Martin and Wood:Radiolarians III

September 3, 2009

By: Bryan Rodgers The final chapter in Medeski Martin and Wood's Radiolarians series is the most concise, melodic entry yet. The trio is well known for leaving the ground during their instrumental flights of fancy, but Radiolarians III (released August 4 on Indirecto Records) is surprisingly rooted and polished in comparison to the other albums of ...

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Video Episode 001 - Feat. Scott Tixier, Graham Clark and Stephen Grew, Perry Leandro, James Sanders, Miri Ben-Ari

September 1, 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009 Video Episode 001 - feat. Scott Tixier, Graham Clark and Stephen Grew, Perry Leandro, James Sanders, Miri Ben-Ari Hello everyone, Glad to be back -- it has been quite a long absence, but I believe we'll be back and coming on strong for awhile now. This first video episode of Bowed Radio ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 24, 2009

September 1, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Jackie Ryan Doozy (Open Art) 248 266 -18 0 61 1 5 2 3 4 Bobby Broom Bobby Broom Plays For Monk (Origin) 209 194 +15 0 51 2 11 3 3 3 Christian McBride & Inside Straight Kind Of Brown (Mack Avenue) 183 ...

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B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life Show Adds Video with T.C. III

August 31, 2009

T.C. III featured in The Jazz Life's first Video Episode. B.J. Jansen will be adding video content along with audio interviews to his podcast show The Jazz Life. T.C. III's Vocal Jazz Jam at St. Nick's in Harlem is featured in this first episode.

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Recent Jazz Session Podcasts: Carl Allen, Terence Blanchard, Gene Ludwig, Bill Anschell, Avery Sharpe and More!

August 30, 2009

In case you missed one of our recent Jazz Session Podcasts by Jason Crane, click any of the links below to tune in. We've posted 7 new interviews in the last 2+ weeks. Enjoy! Steve Kuhn (51:47) Posted: 2009-08-28 Steve Kuhn's new album, Mostly ...

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The Jazz Session #76: Steve Kuhn

August 30, 2009

Listen Steve Kuhn's new album, Mostly Coltrane (ECM, 2009), pays tribute to John Coltrane, with whom Kuhn worked for several weeks in the early 60s. In this interview, Kuhn talks about Coltrane, the Lenox School of Jazz, his composing methods, and the support he received early on from Bill Evans. He also discusses the sacrifices he ...

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Sirius XM Announces Two New Radios

August 28, 2009

XM just announced two new “dock & play" radios. Both use something called “PowerConnect" technology (italics theirs) to work through your car's power system. That already sounds complicated to me, but the company promises that installation is easy. The Sirius model, the Stratus 6, supports the company's much-hyped but little used a la carte option, which ...

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More on the Potential Sale of KFUO, Changes at Wsie

August 28, 2009

The fate of classical music, jazz, and local St. Louis arts coverage on radio station KFUO (99.1 FM) remains in doubt, as the station's owners consider whether or not to sell.St. Louis Post-Dispatch classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller has been doing good work on this story since rumors of a possible sale first ...