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Mavericks in Music” Highlights All-Women Big Bands of the 1940S JazzWeek with airplay data powered by jazzweek.com • February 9, 2005 Volume 1, Number 12 • $7.95 In This Issue: IAJE 2005 Draws 7,000 . 4 Grammys Salute Women’s ’40s Big Bands . 5 BET Jazz Black History Month Shows. 6 Juno Award Nominees . 7 Reviews and Picks. 16 Jazz Radio . 18 Smooth Jazz Radio. 23 LEGENDS IN RADIO Q&A: Radio Panels. 27 MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO’S More News . 4 LEIGH KAMMAN . p10 Charts: #1 Jazz Album – Shelly Berg Trio #1 Smooth Album – Dave Koz #1 Smooth Single – Soul Ballet JazzWeek This Week EDITOR Ed Trefzger y comments here last week about jazz stations finding success by fol- CONTRIBUTING EDITORS lowing the Core Values of Jazz Formats study brought quite a few re- Keith Zimmerman Msponses from music directors and program hosts. Each affirmed my Kent Zimmerman opinion that stations that follow the “common sense” approach of treating Tad Hendrickson their listeners with respect and with an understanding of what they expect to CONTRIBUTING WRITER hear are also the stations that succeed. Tom Mallison But that also got me thinking: How is it that we got to a point that we PHOTOGRAPHY needed a study to tell us what we already should have known? Did our prede- Barry Solof cessors, who were inventing jazz radio, need to conduct a study to know how to do good radio? I don’t think so. PUBLISHER Since it does appear that many stations need to reconsider what they are Tony Gasparre doing to improve their listener experience, and since even the best stations ADVERTISING: Contact Tony Gasparre can do better, we’re going to be focusing on some of these issues in the weeks (585) 235-4685 x3 or and months ahead. 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AIRPLAY MONITORING BY * * * We had hoped to have all of the info ready by now for the 2005 Jazz- Week Summit, but we still have one or two issues to nail down. We hope to have all of the details in the next two weeks. Dates are June 23-25, and we’ll Mediaguide 1000 Chesterbrook Blvd. be holding it in Syracuse, N.Y. in conjunction with the Syracuse Jazz Fest. Suite 150 We’ve got some exciting things planned in addition to the panel sessions and Berwyn, PA 19312 workshops, which will include participation from the Jazz Journalists Asso- ciation and Jazz Alliance International. JazzWeek (ISSN 1554-4338) is published weekly by – Ed Trefzger, Editor 2117 Buffalo Road Suite 317 Rochester, NY 14624 phone: (585) 235-4685 fax: (585) 235-4685 [email protected] Copyright ©2005 Yellow Dog Communications Inc. jazzweek.com • February 9, 2005 JazzWeek 2 Contents February 9, 2005 News . 4 IAJE 2005 Draws 7,000 to Long Beach . 4 “Mavericks in Music” Highlights All-Women Big Bands of the 1940s . 5 KBEM Update . 5 BET Jazz Plans Black History Month Shows . 6 Ahmet Ertegun To Receive Inaugural ‘Industry Icon’ Award at Grammy Week . 6 7 Juno Nominees Announced by CARAS . 7 Andre Previn wins Glenn Gould Award . 7 Manhattan School of Music Jazz Ensemble Demonstrates Video Conferencing . 8 Birthdays . 9 Features Legends In Radio: Leigh Kamman . 10 Reviews and Picks . 16 Chiara Civello . 16 10 Jim Cifelli . 16 Jim Hall . 16 Grazyna Auguscik. 17 Dafnis Prieto. 17 Editors’ Picks . 17 Jazz Charts . 18 Jazz Album Chart . 19 Jazz Add Dates . 20 18 Jazz Current CDs . 21 Jazz Radio Panel . 27 Smooth Jazz Charts . 23 Smooth Album Chart . 24 Smooth Singles Chart. 25 Smooth Current CDs . 26 Smooth Radio Panel . 27 20 Cover: Minnesota Public Radio’s Leigh Kamman (photo courtesy Minnesota Public Radio) JazzWeek Volume 1 Issue 12 jazzweek.com • February 9, 2005 JazzWeek 3 News IAJE 2005 Draws 7,000 to Long Beach 2006 and 2007 Conferences set for Manhattan he International Association ters Awards Concert was held later that senting, performing, retail, and ra- for Jazz Education (IAJE) drew evening. Ramsey Lewis served as mas- dio industry. Presented in partnership T7,000 people from 40 countries to ter of ceremonies and NEA Jazz Mas- with JazzTimes, BET Jazz, Jazziz, its 32ⁿd Annual Conference held Jan. ters David Baker and Nancy Wilson Down Beat, NARAS, the Jazz Jour- 5-8, 2005. served as presenting hosts. The eve- nalists Association, JazzWeek and DL “The 2005 IAJE Conference of- ning’s musical performances featured Media, the track provided an oppor- fered unprecedented international at- a solo performance by Dr. Billy Tay- tunity for industry members to inter- tendance and a number of historic lor, the Gerald Wilson Jazz Orches- act with jazz educators and musicians presentations. Among the highlights tra with Dee Dee Bridgewater and the in a series of sessions that stimulated were a B3 battle with NEA Jazz Mas- Geri Allen Trio with special guests the honest exchange of ideas and strat- ter Jimmy Smith and Joey DeFrances- James Moody and Chico Hamilton. egies. co and the annual GRAMMY Sound In April 2005, a one-hour spe- Artists, clinicians and honor- table Forum with Nancy Wilson and cial on the NEA Jazz Masters will ees that participated in the conference NARAS Vice-Chair Kurt Elling,” be broadcast on PBS (produced by program this year included: Herbie said IAJE Executive Director Bill Mc- WTTW/Chicago). This pilot episode, Hancock with the Thelonious Monk Farlin. to be hosted by Ramsey Lewis, is one Institute of Jazz Performance En- The 2006 and 2007 IAJE confer- of 14 planned shows in a series called semble, Kenny Burrell Quintet, Geri ences will be held in Manhattan at the Legends of Jazz conceived by industry Allen Trio, Roy Haynes Fountain of New York Hilton and Sheraton Ho- veteran Larry Rosen. The additional Youth, George Duke, James Morri- tels. thirteen 30-minute programs will pre- son, Eddie Daniels, James Moody, Kenny Burrell, Paquito D’Rivera, miere in September 2005. Additional- Gerald Wilson Orchestra with Dee Slide Hampton, Jimmy Smith and ly, BET Jazz will broadcast excerpts of Dee Bridgewater, Clayton Brothers George Wein took part in the annual the 2004 and 2005 NEA Jazz Mas- Quintet, Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz NEA Jazz Master panel discussion on ters ceremony in April to commemo- Band, Joey DeFrancesco, Dr. Billy Friday, Jan. 7. The panel was followed rate the Smithsonian’s Jazz Apprecia- Taylor, Eldar Djangirov, Yellowjack- by a moving performance in tribute to tion Month. ets, The Bad Plus, Bud Shank, Chris- NEA Jazz Master Artie Shaw, who WBGO Jazz 88 provided daily tian McBride, Marcus Miller, Gordon passed away a week prior to the con- live broadcasts from its booth located Goodwin, Charlie Haden, Mercedes ference. NEA Chairman Dana Gioia next to the Tower Records kiosk in the Ellington, Eric Marienthal, Diane announced plans for a new education Convention Center lobby overlook- Schuur, Caribbean Jazz Project fea- outreach initiative in partnership with ing the Queen Mary from Wednesday turing Dave Samuels, Vanessa Rubin, Jazz at Lincoln Center and a $100,000 through Saturday. Also on site with Alan Pasqua Collective, Bob Florence, grant from Verizon. (See JazzWeek, live programming was the Chicago- Michael Wolff, Bobby Sanabria, Ru- Jan. 12, 2005, for more information.) based Miles Ahead jazz program, host- ben Alvarez, Carl Allen, Rachel Z, Gioia said, “The NEA is committed to ed by Neil Tesser and Mark Ruffin. Sammy Nestico, Jason Marsalis, Re- creating model programs of artistic ex- The 2005 IAJE/Jazz Alliance In- becca Parris, Tierney Sutton, The Gor- cellence and broad national reach, es- ternational Industry Track featured don Goodwin Big Phat Band , Mar- pecially in the area of arts education.” sessions geared towards members of cus Roberts, Kitty Margolis, Monica The 15th Annual NEA Jazz Mas- the jazz recording, journalism, pre- Mancini and James Garrison. JW jazzweek.com • February 9, 2005 JazzWeek 4 News “Mavericks in Music” Highlights All-Women Big Bands of the 1940s SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The to perform as professional musicians. of the contribution of recorded music Grammy Foundation will present A vast number of music perfor- on American culture – from the artis- “Mavericks in Music”, highlighting mances and other music-related con- tic and technical legends of the past to all-women big bands of the 1940s, at tent have been documented on film the still unimagined musical break- UCLA’s Freud Playhouse on Wednes- and video. To address the deteriorating throughs of future generations of mu- day, Feb. 9. condition of many of these historic ma- sic professionals. JW Performers include two-time terials, each year the Grammy Foun- Grammy Award winner and Con- dation partners with archives, artists, cord recording artist Diane Schurr; foundations and others with signifi- KBEM Update renowned gospel singer and multi- cant collections to identify at-risk me- Grammy winner Pastor Shirley Cae- dia requiring restoration as part of its Minneapolis jazz station KBEM, sar; Grammy nominee and Concord Music On Film initiative.
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