New KickStarter Project - The Return Of The Jazz Session!

From 2007-12, The Jazz Session brought you in-depth interviews with jazz musicians. It's time to bring back the show.

Why do musicians do what they do?

Answering that question was at the heart of the 417 episodes of The Jazz Session that aired from 2007-2012. My guests included Sonny Rollins, Ron Carter, Maria Schneider, John Abercrombie, Robert Glasper, Marian McPartland, Darcy James Argue and hundreds of others. I loved asking questions that got beyond the mechanics and uncovered the passion, the thought, the inspiration behind the music.

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New Terence Blanchard Album "Magnetic" on May 28th!

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Terence Blanchard: MagneticMay 22, 2013 (Los Angeles, CA): Accompanying the release of Magnetic, Terence Blanchard’s stunning new album set for release May 28 on Blue Note Records, will be an unprecedented schedule of worldwide tour dates kicking off with a five-night run at The Jazz Standard in New York City on May 29th and hitting cities across the United States, Europe, Tokyo, South Africa and Brazil.

The tour will feature Terence, Brice Winston on sax, Fabian Almazan on piano, Robert Hurst III on bass, Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums and Lionel Loueke on guitar and will take-in such cities as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Denver, The Newport Jazz Festival, Boston, Washington D.C., London, Paris, the Czech Republic, Tokyo, Johannesburg and the Choro Festival in Brazil. A complete list of dates can be seen at terenceblanchard.com.

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EoJ Tip ~ Major Jazz Concert in NYC on Tuesday, 9 October 2012!

 

Top 50+ Jazz Albums for the Week of 5 September 2011 [JazzWeek]

Donald Harrison [Ron Carter & Billy Cobham] - This is Jazz: Live at the Blue NoteThis is the 5th Sept 2011 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com

Want to see stats on how many radio stations played your favorite album or how much it moved up or down the chart from last week? Click here to get that information. 

New music out this week by vocalist Tierney Sutton and saxophonist Donald Harrison (with Ron Carter and Billy Cobham). There are also a ton of imports on sale this week. Check out what's available by clicking here.

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