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JazzWeek with airplay data powered by jazzweek.com • October 16, 2006 Volume 2, Number 46 • $7.95 Industry Q&A: ArtistShare’s BRIAN CAMELIO page 10 On The Charts: #1 Jazz Album – Diana Krall #1 Smooth Album – Peter White #1 College Jazz – Ray Charles #1 Smooth Single – Peter White #1 World Music – Brazilian Girls JazzWeek This Week EDITOR/PUBLISHER Ed Trefzger suppose it’s the bane of anyone living anywhere but on the MUSIC EDITOR coasts, or more specifically anywhere but NYC or L.A. De- Tad Hendrickson I spite the parochial attitude in those megalopolises, there really CONTRIBUTING WRITER/ is a whole country in between! PHOTOGRAPHER First, let me say how much I respect and appreciate KKJZ and Tom Mallison WBGO – they are stations with great histories and it’s vitally im- PHOTOGRAPHY Barry Solof portant to have full-time jazz stations in our two largest markets. And it’s great that KKJZ will continue as a jazz station. Contributing Editors However, I took the L.A. Times to task this week when in yet Keith Zimmerman another article about KKJZ, it said once again that KKJZ was Kent Zimmerman Founding Publisher: Tony Gasparre one of only two full-time stations playing classic jazz in the U.S. and that most of the others had converted to smooth jazz. Where ADVERTISING: Devon Murphy they got that erroneous information from, I’m not sure; one writer Call (866) 453-6401 ext. 3 or blamed KKJZ for what is nonetheless lazy reporting. email: [email protected] I also receive releases and emails from publicists about appear- SUBSCRIPTIONS: ances on one of those stations, seemingly insisting that an appear- Free to qualified applicants ance on by an artist on one of those stations is of vital national in- Premium subscription: $149.00 per year, w/ Industry Access: $249.00 per year terest. I almost never see one about appearances in other markets, To subscribe using Visa/MC/Discover/ no matter how large. AMEX/PayPal go to: http://www.jazzweek.com/account/ Again, don’t get me wrong; I’m not knocking Kjazz or ’BGO. subscribe.html But there are 80-some-odd other jazz stations on our chart panel, and while KKJZ or WBGO may have 2 or 3 or 4 or 8 or 10 times the cume of other stations, it’s not hundreds or thousands of times AIRPLAY MONITORING BY larger. The aggregate cume of the rest of the country outsizes ei- ther of those individually and does make an impact. Still there are other folks who think that NPR is jazz radio Mediaguide in the U.S. We’ve approached the Smithsonian more than once 1000 Chesterbrook Blvd. Suite 150 about working them to get the word out about Jazz Appreciation Berwyn, PA 19312 Month at JazzWeek and encourage special JAM programming. Two years in a row, we were politely told that they were working JazzWeek (ISSN 1554-4338) with NPR so they couldn’t see why they would need us. is published weekly by Jazz Alliance International continues to make strides in pro- ������������� moting jazz; IAJE does amazing things in education. Is it now 2117 Buffalo Road time for a national non-profit jazz radio organization to represent Suite 317 and promote jazz broadcasting so that people know that there’s Rochester, NY 14624 phone/fax: (866) 453-6401 more to jazz radio than two great stations in Newark and Long [email protected] Beach? Copyright ©2006 Trefzger Media LLC – Ed Trefzger, Editor jazzweek.com • October 16, 2006 JazzWeek 2 Contents October 16, 2006 News . 4 NEA Jazz Masters Class of 2007 Announced. 4 Grammy Education Applications Open . 5 CSULB Awards KKJZ Contract . 6 Music and Industry News In Brief . 7 Jazz Birthdays . 9 10 Feature Industry Q&A: Brian Camelio, President of ArtistShare . 10 Jazz Radio . 13 Jazz Album Chart . 14 College Jazz Chart . 15 Jazz Reviews . 16 Microscopic Septet . 16 Michael Wolff . 16 13 Tomo. 16 Don Byron. 17 Jazz Add Dates . 18 Jazz Current CDs . 19 Jazz Radio Panel . 22 Smooth Jazz Radio . 23 Smooth Album Chart . 24 Smooth Singles Chart. 25 23 Smooth Currents. 26 Smooth Radio Panel . 27 World Music Radio . 28 World Music Album Chart . 29 Closing Number 2006 Top Five Smooth CDs So Far . 30 28 Cover: Brian Camelio (courtesy ArtistShare) JazzWeek Volume 2 Number 46 jazzweek.com • October 16, 2006 JazzWeek 3 News NEA Jazz Masters Class of 2007 Announced WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia has announced the names of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters, Class of 2007. Gioia made the announcement at a concert of the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival featuring two previous- ly named NEA Jazz Masters, Paqui- to D’Rivera (Class of 2005) and Roy Haynes (Class of 1995). This an- nouncement of the Class of 2007, de- photos (L to R): TsuTomu,David Coulter, Michael Coakes livered as part of the first concert of Toshiko Akiyoshi, Phil Woods and Ramsey Lewis are among the seven chosen as 2007 the Washington Performing Arts So- NEA Jazz Masters. ciety’s season, marked the 25th anni- versary of the NEA Jazz Masters pro- gram. “The jazz world has come to re- sic, and mainstream jazz; while Jimmy Each year since 1982, the Arts En- gard the NEA Jazz Masters Award as Scott has brought his deeply affecting dowment has conferred the NEA Jazz its equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize,” voice and style to everything from bal- Masters Award on a handful of living said Gioia. “We are immensely proud lads to rhythm ’n’ blues. legends who have made major contri- that the Arts Endowment can not only Multi-instrumentalist Frank Wess butions to this distinctively American honor these American artists but also is being honored as one of the most in- art form. Recognized as the nation’s help them to forge new connections fluential and innovative flutists in jazz highest honor in the art of jazz, the with the public, thanks to the outreach history. Master alto saxophonist Phil award to date has been given to 87 and education programs of the NEA Woods has been named an NEA Jazz great figures in American music. With Jazz Masters program.” Master in the composer-arranger cat- Gioia’s announcement, another seven Each member of the NEA Jazz egory, in recognition of his contribu- may now call themselves NEA Jazz Masters Class of 2007 has made a dis- tions to the modern jazz repertoire. Masters. tinctive, lifelong contribution to jazz. As for Dan Morgenstern, director of The seven new NEA Jazz Mas- Bandleader Toshiko Akiyoshi helped the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers ters are Toshiko Akiyoshi (bandlead- re-make the big-band tradition for University, he has devoted himself to er), Curtis Fuller (solo instrumentalist, contemporary audiences, with a vibrant jazz advocacy as an historian, archi- trombone), Ramsey Lewis (pianist), new sound and new international in- vist, author, editor, and educator. Jimmy Scott (vocalist), Frank Wess fluences. Trombonist Curtis Fuller, an The seven new NEA Jazz Masters (solo instrumentalist, flute), and Phil omnipresent mainstay of the hard-bop will receive their awards at a ceremo- Woods (composer-arranger). In ad- era, continues to flourish today in var- ny and concert held in New York City dition, the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz ied settings as a performer and teacher. on Jan. 12, 2007, as a highlight of the Pianist Ramsey Lewis spans the influ- annual conference of the International Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy is JW being given to Dan Morgenstern. ences of gospel music, classical mu- Association for Jazz Education. jazzweek.com • October 16, 2006 JazzWeek 4 News Grammy Education Applications Open SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The ed grants of $5,000 to benefit their in participating in the 2007 Grammy Grammy Foundation® is current- guitar and/or piano programs. Signature Schools and the 2007 Gib- ly accepting applications for its 2007 Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz son/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensembles Grammy Signature Schools and Gib- Ensembles programs can apply at www.grammy- son/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensembles intheschools.com. Completed applica- programs. Grammy Signature Schools High school (public, private, pa- tions need to be submitted by Oct. 22, recognize the top U.S. public high rochial, home schooled, etc.) singers 2006. JW schools that have made an outstand- and instrumentalists are encouraged ing commitment to music education to audition for the Gibson/Baldwin and the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Grammy Jazz Ensembles. Selectees ������ Jazz Ensembles program gives music will receive an all-expenses-paid trip students an opportunity at an extraor- to Los Angeles, the host city of the dinary musical experience. Both pro- 49th Annual Grammy® Awards. Stu- ����� grams are approved by the National dents will participate in high-profile Association of Secondary School Prin- Grammy Week performances and re- cipals. cording sessions and will attend the Grammy Signature Schools 49th Annual Grammy telecast on Sun- ����� day, Feb. 11. Musical directors for the ��������� Up to 40 public high schools will Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz En- ����������� be recognized as Grammy Signa- sembles are Justin DiCioccio (Man- ture Schools, with each receiving a hattan School of Music) and Dr. Ron ������������������� cash award ranging from $1,000 to McCurdy (USC Thornton School of ����������� $20,000. The top schools are desig- Music). Students also are eligible for nated Gold recipients. The best of the college scholarships through the col- Gold recipients is chosen as the Na- lege incentive program (more than tional Grammy Signature School. The $2 million available) offered by pro- ���������������� National Grammy Signature School gram partners Berklee College of Mu- ���������������� ���� will receive up to $20,000, and the sic, USC Thornton School of Music, six remaining Gold schools each will New School University, and Manhat- �������������� receive up to $5,000.