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WTJU celebrates 100 years of jazz recordings
March 9, 2017When Rus Perry arrived at WTJU in 1972, he was really into rock ’n’ roll. But the more he hung out at the station, the more he expanded his musical horizons, playing the latest Bruce Springsteen or Elvis Costello ...
Virgina Schenck – Aminata Moseka: An Abbey Lincoln Tribute
March 7, 2017(Airborne Ecstasy) Singer Virginia Schenck’s latest is a wonderful homage to the great Abbey Lincoln. Aminata Moseka: An Abbey Lincoln Tribute avoids the attempt at evoking the spirit of Abbey’s ...
The Greg Hatza Organization – Diggin Up My Roots
March 3, 2017(Record Label) Organist Greg Hatza’s latest is a fantastic tribute to the music he grew up hearing as a child in Reading, PA. Diggin Up My Roots is Hatza’s take on some classic r&b and blues he heard ...
Bulgaria Public Radio bans pop music, earns more listeners with jazz and classics
February 27, 2017Bulgaria’s public radio has been given a surprise boost in listeners after a copyright war limited the broadcaster to airing music recorded at least 70 years ago. The station has been playing classical music and ...
NPR: A New Documentary Explores The Troubled, Brilliant Life Of Pianist Bill Evans
February 25, 2017Bill Evans was a genius: The jazz world, which can be roiled by factions and jealousies, usually agrees on that. He was a composer and pianist with a light, lyrical touch that was once described as what you might ...
Miroslav Vitous – Ziljabu Nights: Live at Theater Gütersloh
February 17, 2017(Deutsche Media Productions) Bassist-composer Miroslav Vitous’s latest is a journey through structured music that sounds incredibly improvised. Ziljabu Nights: Live at Theater Gütersloh features Vitous and his ...
Ron Boustead – Unlikely Valentine
February 14, 2017(Art Rock Music) Singer Ron Boustead offers his entertaining take on love stories of songs with this effort. Unlikely Valentine is a nice mix of original tunes and clever twists on some less-traveled standards. ...
Vocalist Al Jarreau Dies at 76
February 13, 2017LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau, who transcended genres over a 50-year career, died at a Los Angeles hospital Sunday, just days after announcing his retirement from touring because of ...
The Baylor Project – The Journey
February 10, 2017(Be A Light) The Journey is exquisite debut of The Baylor Project. The husband-wife duo of drummer Marcus Baylor and vocalist Jean Baylor brings a wealth of experience from work with an array of artists, which ...
Mike Casey – The Sound of Surprise: Live at the Side Door
February 7, 2017(Mike Casey) With The Sound of Surprise: Live at the Side Door, saxophonist Mike Casey makes an impressive debut. The recording puts you right in the room for a set that is brimming with the creative intensity that ...