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Vision Festival XIII Highlights on BBC 3's Jazz on 3 Tonight 7/18

July 18, 2008

Host Jez Nelson and company will present live sets from the Matthew Shipp Trio and Edward “Kidd" Jordan from this year's Vision Festival at New York's Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center on tonight's episode of Jazz on 3. The show will also feature a special interview with Jordan by Nate Chinen. Jazz on 3 airs from ...

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GM, Toyota Fight Sirius-XM HD Radio Requirement

July 15, 2008

Suggestions that XM and Sirius should incorporate HD radio into all their satellite receivers are not sitting too well with two major car manufacturers. “While HD radio is successfully penetrating the marketplace, it is nevertheless still an evolving technology," executives from General Motors and Toyota wrote in a Thursday letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: July 7, 2008

July 15, 2008

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 2 Steve Turre Rainbow People (HighNote) 251 249 +2 0 67 1 7 2 1 1 Cassandra Wilson Loverly (Blue Note) 248 299 -51 2 65 1 4 3 5 5 Ahmad Jamal It’s Magic (Dreyfus) 233 183 +50 1 59 2 5 4 ...

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Inside the Culture of Jazz

July 14, 2008

Listen to NPR's Broadcast on Jazz We continue our series on jazz with a look at a new generation of players who love the music, even though it doesn't sell big. Jazz trumpter Nicholas Payton and drummer Kendrick Scott give us their take on why jazz is still a music of the people. Payton's latest release ...

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What is Jazz?

July 13, 2008

Listen to NPR's Broadcast on Jazz There's no question that jazz is the foundation of black music. But understanding the art form can be a daunting challenge. This month, News & Notes is focusing on America's classical music -- jazz. Today, we're taking a crash course with jazz educator, historian and producer Bill Kirchner; David Schroeder, ...

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A Jazz Journey from Its New Orleans Birthplace

July 12, 2008

Listen to NPR's Broadcast on Jazz We continue our jazz series with a look at the legacy of New Orleans jazz music. Farai Chideya talks with three notable musicians from the Crescent City: Irvin Mayfield, a trumpeter, composer, and bandleader; Irma Thomas, who is known as the queen of New Orleans soul; and Greg Davis, a ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 30, 2008

July 8, 2008

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 22 Cassandra Wilson Loverly (Blue Note) 299 263 +36 8 60 1 3 2 2 1 Steve Turre Rainbow People (HighNote) 249 260 -11 1 66 1 6 3 8 6 Conrad Herwig The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter (Half Note Records) 189 ...

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From the Archives: Let Freedom Ring

July 5, 2008

Night Lights made its debut on WFIU four years ago almost to the day--or night, as it were--with a program called Let Freedom Ring that aired on the eve of the July 4th holiday. I had been working at WFIU for exactly two years, subbing for weekday afternoon jazz host Joe Bourne and producing WFIU jazz ...

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Atlanta's Showtyme Jazz Duo Returns to Nola for Essence

July 2, 2008

Cliff and Sei deMarks, Atlanta's premiere jazz duo return to New Orleans for the Essence Festival after a three year hiatus. Cliff said that he is happy about the reports of record crowds of music lovers returning to the city he calls his second home. During the 3 day festival he and Sei will be performing ...

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Senators Argue Against XM-Sirius Merger

July 2, 2008

Though the merger of XM and Sirius appears to be on track, several senators last week made one last push for stricter guidelines, calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require that the two satellite companies turn over up to 50 percent of their holdings to independent companies and integrate HD radio into all satellite ...