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Jazz London Radio Issue 1, October 2015 London’s Internet Jazz Station Brand New Newsletter Thanks for checking out our newsletter. Our news- letter is designed to keep our listeners abreast of new developments and new features, plus what’s been happening with our Presenters. Jazz London Radio Laurie Burnette: Founder and Programme Di- Newsletter Spotlight rector. Station outputs in high I am a music and sports fan who writes articles on level sound quality the game of tennis as well as interview the top mu- sicians in the world of jazz and alternative music. I Jazz London Radio has hope to bring something different to nine Presenters playing British radio based on a more conti- a wide range of jazz nental model. and related music. To subscribe to our mailing list, please click here. 1 Jazz London Radio Issue 1, October 2015 London’s Internet Jazz Station History of Jazz London Radio Jazz London Radio began broadcasting in June 2014 and was born from the inspiration of listening to a variety of different stations via satellite and internet radio. In the early 2000s I listened extensively to Radio France (FIP) broadcasting from Paris and also Radio Monte Carlo from Milan Italy. Later on I dis- covered TSF Jazz which also broadcasts out of Par- is. As a music fan, I loved how many of these sta- tions would mix jazz with other styles of music, Newsletter Spotlight seamlessly and without apology. Station outputs in high This appealed to me as a person who listened to a level sound quality lot of John Peel shows on BBC Radio 1 during my student years. As a result I have set up Jazz Lon- Jazz London Radio has don radio as primarily a jazz station with the liberty nine Presenters playing to showcase other styles of music which may not strictly be called jazz but is in the spirit of jazz in a wide range of jazz terms of creativity and content. and related music. To subscribe to our mailing list, please click here. 2 Jazz London Radio Issue 1, October 2015 London’s Internet Jazz Station Jazz London Radio in the Community Jazz London Radio is committed to promoting all the talent coming out of Britain. We invite promot- ers, from the small jazz gig to the major concert hall and promoting musicians to send us details of their gigs, we will endeavour to mention them in our programmes. For gigs the promoter will need to send us details of the event with a couple of tracks to [email protected] The criteria we ask is that all MP3s/ M4a files are properly encoded with title of tracks, composer, album art. We also require press releases and any upcoming gig infor- Newsletter Spotlight mation. Station outputs in high Agents, managers and bands are welcome to send level sound quality details of tour dates and your music; you can mail us at [email protected] for more details. Jazz London Radio has nine Presenters playing You can also contact our Presenters for information about tracks played or requests. Our Presenters a wide range of jazz can be reached at [email protected] and related music. To subscribe to our mailing list, please click here. 3 Jazz London Radio Issue 1, October 2015 London’s Internet Jazz Station Other Important Information Advertising / Sponsorship For details of advertising and the rate card and sponsorship packages on the station, please contact Laurie Burnette on 07479 810 961 or you can email [email protected] for more information. Partners Jazz London radio works closely with Bolygo Music Productions where we broadcast many of our shows Newsletter Spotlight and record interviews with artists. Bolygo Music is based in Park Royal, North West London and their Station outputs in high studios are also available for hire. They can be level sound quality contacted at [email protected] We have an ongoing relationship with Jazz Rag Jazz London Radio has Magazine. Their Reviewers provide us with a batch nine Presenters playing of tunes on a regular basis which we feature on the a wide range of jazz “Jazz Rag Reviewers Choice” every Wednesday be- and related music. tween 6pm to 8pm. To subscribe to our mailing list, please click here. 4 Jazz London Radio Issue 1, October 2015 London’s Internet Jazz Station Presenters: [email protected] Andrea Vicari Cathie Rae Chris Hodgkins Deirdre Cartwright Emily Saunders Johnny Mooney Newsletter Spotlight Station outputs in high level sound quality Jazz London Radio has Kevin Davy Ollie Howell Todd Gordon nine Presenters playing a wide range of jazz and related music. To subscribe to our mailing list, please click here. 5 New Features on JLR Issue 1, October 2015 Track Information and Album Art Jazz London Radio Tunein now has album art and track information displayed for every track played. Jazz London Radio plays a lot of tracks that are not always easily available or out of print. By seeing who played these pieces of music, it will be easier for you to research artists you might like after hear- ing them on the station. Newsletter Spotlight Station outputs in CD sound uncompressed quality Jazz London Radio has nine Presenters playing a wide range of jazz and related music. To subscribe to our mailing list, please click here. 6 New Features on JLR Issue 1, October 2015 Vinyl Vaults Jazz London radio has a new feature called the “Vinyl Vaults” which airs for two hours every Wednesday between 1pm and 3pm. The intention of Vinyl Vaults is to showcase the sound quality of vinyl records which can often rival or better CD quality sound. This is assisted by the fact that Jazz London Radio outputs in a higher stream bitrate than many other internet or DAB radio stations. The aac stream particularly brings Newsletter Spotlight out the best in vinyl as . Our Presenters also con- tribute vinyl only shows from time to time showcas- Station outputs in high ing their favourite vinyl records in their collection. level sound quality Jazz London Radio has nine Presenters playing a wide range of jazz and related music. To subscribe to our mailing list, please click here. 7 New Features on JLR Issue 1, October 2015 Interviews Jazz London Radio have conducted over 30 inter- views with some of the top names in jazz including and continue to interview the top names plus up and coming artists. Artists interviewed to date in- clude Barbara Dennerlein, Najee, John Etheridge, Claire Martin, Bill Stewart, Courtney Pine, Trudy Kerr, Omar Puente, Bill Laurance, Phil Robson, Den- nis Rollins, Clare Hirst and many others. We now have an exclusive podcast service where you can access all interviews, embedded via our website Newsletter Spotlight here. Station outputs in high Cathie Rae’s Happening level sound quality Cathie has recently re-located to Austria and has Jazz London Radio has agreed to host a monthly magazine highlighting the nine Presenters playing best jazz coming out of Europe at present. Stay a wide range of jazz tuned for updates as to when the first show will be and related music. aired. To subscribe to our mailing list, please click here. 8 Sign up to receive Jazz London Radio News Issue 1, October 2015 To receive news of Jazz London Radio, including developments about the station and updates about Presenters, upcoming artists and future projects, please email us with your details to be included in our mailing list. Please provide us with your : Email address Name Postcode Email us at official@jazzlondonradio Thank you. Newsletter Spotlight Station outputs in high level sound quality Jazz London Radio has nine Presenters playing a wide range of jazz and related music. To subscribe to our mailing list, please click here. 9 .