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Is Radio Punishing Artists That Support Performance Royalties?

June 12, 2009

musicFIRST has filed a formal request with the Federal Communications Commission, asking that they investigate reports of radio stations refusing to air musicFIRST ads and withholding airplay from artists who support the payment of broadcast radio performance royalties. No specific artists were named in the filing, but several sources suggest that U2 ...

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Bruce Mack Launches New Program on taintradio.org

June 12, 2009

New York-based musician/composer/arts educator Bruce Mack (brucemack.com) joins taintradio.org with a new weekly 2-hour program, FreeWorldNetworkRadio-X. Bruce is also a vocalist, keyboardist and organizer of the band Tricky Dilemma and a core member of Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber. Additionally, Mack was for several years arts program coordinator at The Door, a center for at-risk youth ...

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WBGO Jazz 88.3FM Receives FCC Approval for New Manhattan Transmitter to Reach One Million More People

June 10, 2009

Newark-based WBGO Jazz88.3FM has received authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to relocate its broadcast antenna and transmitter to a midtown Manhattan location in order to provide better reception for listeners in the metropolitan New York and New Jersey vicinity. WBGO’s administrative offices and broadcast studios will continue to operate in Newark. The FCC authorization ...

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B.J. Jansen Interviewed Daud el-Bakara on Jazz Life Radio Show

June 9, 2009

B.J. Jansen interviewed Daud El-Bakara, Trumpet Artist on The Jazz Life radio show. The complete interview was broadcast on WPSC 88.7 FM, June 7th, 2009. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation of jazz artists who struggle to receive airplay in ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 1, 2009

June 9, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 One For All Return Of The Lineup (Sharp Nine) 227 258 -31 0 60 1 7 2 3 4 Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch) 207 208 -1 3 67 2 6 3 4 5 Stanley Clarke Jazz In The Garden (Heads Up) ...

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The Jazz Session #61: Lisa Sokolov

June 8, 2009

Listen Lisa Sokolov is not like any singer you've ever heard before, and she is certainly one you need to hear. In this interview, Sokolov talks about what singing is and how shes arrived at her unique approach to performance and arranging. She also talks about A Quiet Thing, writing haiku in her sleep, and the ...

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Radio and Records and Performing Songwriter Stop Publishing

June 5, 2009

Two magazines that served the professional music industry are closing due to the tough economic climate and increases in online media consumption. Music and radio industry trade Radio & Records will shut down this week after 36 years. R&R's airplay charts and some other content will be added to Billboard Magazine. All ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 25, 2009

June 2, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 7 One For All Return Of The Lineup (Sharp Nine) 258 240 +18 1 58 1 6 2 3 1 Diana Krall Quiet Nights (Verve) 224 225 -1 0 51 1 9 3 4 3 Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch) 208 178 +30 ...

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The Jazz Session #60: Mike Melito

June 1, 2009

Listen While not a household name, Mike Melito is well known to many jazz musicians , having played with everyone from James Moody and Benny Golson to Joe Locke and Rachel Z. Melito is based in Rochester, NY, and he made the decision early on to stay in his hometown and build his career there. His ...

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Vocalist Shakera Jones Interviewed on B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life Radio Show

June 1, 2009

B.J. Jansen interviewed Shakera Jones, Jazz Vocalist on The Jazz Life radio show. The complete interview was broadcast on WPSC 88.7 FM, May 31st, 2009. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation of jazz artists who struggle to receive airplay in ...