JazzWeek with airplay data powered by jazzweek.com • October 9, 2006 Volume 2, Number 45 • $7.95 On The Charts: #1 Jazz Album – Diana Krall #1 College Jazz – Madeleine Peyroux #1 World Music – Brazilian Girls #1 Smooth Album – Peter White #1 Smooth Single – Peter White Artist/Label Q&A: ILYA LUSHTAK page 10 JazzWeek This Week EDITOR/PUBLISHER Ed Trefzger MUSIC EDITOR Tad Hendrickson rank Zappa famously once wrote, “Jazz isn’t dead; it just CONTRIBUTING WRITER/ smells funny.” If Frank were around today, I wonder what PHOTOGRAPHER Fhe’d say about smooth jazz. Tom Mallison On Monday, Oct. 2, the format lost its third station in as many PHOTOGRAPHY months as Dallas’ KOAI switched to the new format du jour, Barry Solof “rhythmic AC.” Outside of its original strongholds, smooth jazz Contributing Editors radio and record sales seem to be heading into oblivion. Keith Zimmerman It’s always been easy for mainstream jazz fans and artists to Kent Zimmerman sneer at smooth jazz artistically – but for many years it has been a Founding Publisher: Tony Gasparre solid performer, having been sold as part of a whole lifestyle. But ADVERTISING: Devon Murphy that whole yuppie/white wine scene seems to has faded, and the Call (866) 453-6401 ext. 3 or format is fading, too. email:
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