2012

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This Is The New Jazz Thing Monday September 10 2012

Blog Name:The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw

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Posted on:September 10, 2012

Tonight on the show...

Luciana Souza and Gregory Page TNJT Interviews Available Online!

Blog Name:The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw

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Posted on:September 10, 2012

A couple of great new interviews have been posted up on The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw page:
  • Luciana Souza: A fantastic chat on August 27, 2012 about her 2 new releases "The Book of Chet" and "Duos III". 
  • Gregory Page: On September 3, 2012, we had the winner of the San Diego Music Award 2012 Best Jazz Album for "Shine, Shine, Shine" LIVE in the studio to talk about his new disc and perform a solo version on the air. 
To listen to the interviews, just go to The New Jazz Thing show page, scroll down to the artist name, and click it to start the interview rolling!

2012-09-10 Adds To The Jazz 88 Music Library

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Posted on:September 10, 2012

We've got some of the great mainstay's of the Jazz scene with New music in the latest adds to the Jazz 88 Music library, including sax-man Jerry Bergonzi, pianist Fred Hersh, and TNJT 2011 guest Pat Martino, plus some New Standards from the latest Native Soul release, and the saxphonist from Grammy winner "The Mosaic Project" Tia Fuller, among others! We debut all of the New on The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw, Monday, September 10, 2012, 6-8 PM PT!

Here's the Luther Vandross tune "So Amazing" from the new Native Soul disc "One Mind"... 


Complete New list after the jump...

Incorrect Album Covers Provided by Amazon.com

Blog Name:Jazz 88.3 Website Development

Blog Author:Lev Shamilov

Posted on:September 5, 2012

Here at Jazz88.3 we have implemented a very nice technology created and provided by Amazon.com - the ability to search and extract the album cover images of every album played on our radio station, so that we could display them on our website. It works great, when it works. Unfortunately, sometimes people make mistakes. Of course, I'm not talking about us! I'm talking about those people who actually submit those images to Amazon.

The submission process to Amazon is typically done by the recording company, who produces the albums, but lately it has become possible for the musicians to produce their own albums by themselves. Now-days every musician can record his or her music in a rented studio and then print a small batch of CD's keeping all the profit to him/herself, without sharing it with those greedy label companies.

Why Supporting the Arts is Important

Blog Name:Riffs on Radio

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Posted on:September 5, 2012

One of the pillars of our mission, at San Diego's Jazz 88.3, the support of the Arts.  Not just Jazz and Blues.  In fact, not even "just" music.  We see our role as an important vehicle for information about all the arts; as enjoyed through theatre, museums, performance and exhibition.  There is a perception  that the arts are, well, stuffy.  Or high-browed.  Or unimportant in today's world. 

Well, as it turns out, everyone knew that the arts are fun.  The art critic from the Guardian in the UK is merely verbalizing something that we've all known,  at least subconsciously, all our lives.  We listen to music because it's fun.  It makes us feel good.  Sometimes it makes us want to dance.  Or cry.  Or sing along.  Music is part of our soul. Music makes our bodies fluid, our hearts light.

This Is The New Jazz Thing Monday September 3 2012 - Gregory Page

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Posted on:September 3, 2012

Here's some of what happenign on The New Jazz Thing today, Monday, September 3, 2012...Happy Labor Day!

Gregory Page Shines Shines Shines On The New Jazz Thing Monday September 3 2012

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Posted on:September 3, 2012

Gregory Page's latest release "Shine, Shine, Shine" just received the 2012 San Diego Music Award Best Jazz Album and he's about to hit the road with several shows in San Diego in September and a trip down under to Australia for a tour in October. We'll chat about that and more on The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw, Monday, September 3, 2012 6-8 PM PT!

Here's the video for the title track, "Shine, Shine, Shine". More links after split...

2012-09-03 Adds To The Jazz 88 Music Library

Blog Name:Jazz 88.3 Library Blog - New This Week

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Posted on:September 2, 2012

Among the gems being added this week include trombonist Steve Davis' latest, drummer Lewis Nash, and the always great Big Band sounds of The University of North Texas One O'clock Lab Band.

Here's a little taste of the New from Neil Cowley Trio to get you in the mood...


Complete list after the jump...

We Love Our Radio in San Diego

Blog Name:Riffs on Radio

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Posted on:August 29, 2012

I don't mean to give away professional secrets, but San Diego radio stations get together periodically to ascertain the "State of the Radio Business" in the market.  It's not like we're conspiring, or anything, but we just talk about Best Practices and stuff.  The organization has undertaken a formal study of the perception of the radio business, through the point of view of some large, local advertisers.

[SIDENOTE:  Of course, Jazz 88.3 does not carry advertising, but we do seek and enjoy the financial support of local businesses who appreciate the value of the service we provide. From that standpoint, the thoughts of the "advertising community" are important to us, too.  We are, after all, players.]

Anyway, without sounding like we're patting ourselves on the back, at least according to these advertisers, Radio, as a medium, is doing just fine, thankyouverymuch!  With the advent of mp3 players, streaming music services, and "Internet radio," the profession has struggled with the fear that radio, as we have all grown up, knowing it, is going the way of the newspaper.  Well, if these advertisers are any indication of the public' perception  at large, that's just not the case.  One advertiser said, "The listener relationship with radio is the strongest of any medium."  Another one said, “The connection with the listener differentiates it.” Finally, probably my favorite quote is, “Listeners are passionate about radio.”

Read full article at: We Love Our Radio in San Diego

2012-08-27 Adds To The Jazz 88 Music Library

Blog Name:Jazz 88.3 Library Blog - New This Week

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Posted on:August 24, 2012

Don't you love it that there are so many NEW and/or unfamilar names added each week to the Jazz 88 Music Library!? This week we've got NEW piano, clarinet, vocal, big band, progressive...alive and well, Jazz is! And we will be debuting these as we do each week on The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw, Monday, August 27, 2012!

Here's a taste of the Rob Scheps Big Band doing one of the Ezra Weiss tunes LIVE...


The complete list of this week's new after the jump...