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The Bad Plus Joshua Redman

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:November 30, 2015

Mark your calendars, everyone because The Bad Plus Joshua Redman will hit the Music Box stage TONIGHT(!) at 8PM! The Bad Plus came together at the end of the 20th century and has avoided easy categorization ever since, winning critical hosannas and a legion of fans worldwide with their creativity, unique sound and flair for live performance. Based in New York City, the intensely collaborative trio has constantly searched for rules to break and boundaries to cross, bridging genres and techniques while exploring the infinite possibilities of three exceptional musicians working in perfect sync. Yet again they continue to explore myriad musical forms born of jazz along with any sonic source that forwards music that is uniquely The Bad Plus. And guess what?! - there's still tickets left to see 'em(!)--simply click here!
Read full article at: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
All Blogs → Jazz 88.3 Library Blog - New This Week → → New This Week In The Jazz 88.3 Music Library November 23 2015

New This Week In The Jazz 88.3 Music Library November 23 2015

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Posted on:November 30, 2015

These new releases will be featured by all your favorite Jazz 88.3 hosts in the weeks to come!
New In The Jazz 88.3 Music Library November 30 2015
  • KEI AKAGI TRIO – “CIRCLEPOINT”
  • JOHN COLIANNI QUINTET – “AFTER HOURS”
  • ERNIE KRIVDA – “REQUIEM FOR A JAZZ LADY”
  • GLENN ZOTTOLA – “MILES DAVIS REMEMBERED”
Your Jazz 88.3 hosts will be introducing you to these new releases all week, so Listen Long, Often, and LIVE at 88.3 FM San Diego and Worldwide at Jazz88.org!  

READ THE FULL ARTICLE for links to artists websites, release reviews, and additional listening notes from the Jazz 88 Music staff....
Read full article at: New This Week In The Jazz 88.3 Music Library November 23 2015
All Blogs → Jazz 88.3 Blog → → Thanksgiving Day 2015 Portrait In Jazz Marathon

Thanksgiving Day 2015 Portrait In Jazz Marathon

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Posted on:November 25, 2015

This is Joe Kocherhans, inviting you to join me Thanksgiving Day at Noon PT for a Portrait In Jazz marathon.  We'll kick it off at noon with our artist of the week Nat Adderley…followed by an hour of songs by the great Johnny Mercer…then we'll hear from 2 greats we lost this past year, Howard Rumsey and Phil Woods, followed by the one of the greatest of all jazz singers, the great Joe Williams, then we'll hear from 2 newly named NEA Jazz Masters, Gary Burton and Pharaoh Sanders, and we'll top it off with a jazz tribute to The Great American Songbook.  It all starts at noon on Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving Day 2015 Portrait In Jazz Marathon


All Blogs → Jazz 88.3 Library Blog - New This Week → → Fourplay Celebrates 25 Years With Silver Leading New Release at Jazz 88.3 November 23 2015

Fourplay Celebrates 25 Years With Silver Leading New Release at Jazz 88.3 November 23 2015

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Posted on:November 23, 2015

A full spectrum mix of New Jazz Music being added to the Jazz 88.3 Music Library the week of November 16, 2015, including music from vocal Lee Hartley ("Whole Lotta Something'" who recently performed at the historic Jazz 88.3 Happy Hour with Legend Les McCann (who just so happen's to guest on Lee's new disc!). These new releases will be featured by all your favorite Jazz 88.3 hosts in the weeks to come!
Fourplay Celebrates 25 Years With Silver Leading New Release at Jazz 88.3 November 23 2015
  • BRIAN EISENBERG BIG BAND – “SENSE OF GRATITUDE”
  • FOURPLAY – “SILVER”
  • IRA HILL – “TOMORROW”
  • TOM MATTA BIG BAND – “STANDARDS”
  • ANDREA SUPERSTEIN – “WHAT GOES ON”
Your Jazz 88.3 hosts will be introducing you to these new releases all week, so Listen Long, Often, and LIVE at 88.3 FM San Diego and Worldwide at Jazz88.org!  

READ THE FULL ARTICLE for links to artists websites, release reviews, and additional listening notes from the Jazz 88 Music staff....
Read full article at: Fourplay Celebrates 25 Years With Silver Leading New Release at Jazz 88.3 November 23 2015
All Blogs → Jazz 88.3 Blog → → THANK YOU - 2015 Fall Membership Drive Final Moments and Top 10 Jazz Artists

THANK YOU - 2015 Fall Membership Drive Final Moments and Top 10 Jazz Artists

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Posted on:November 23, 2015

Congratulations to everyone for a very successful 2015 Fall Membership Drive. The drive concluded during an electric final few minutes of The Guitar Hour with Jazz 88.3 Guests, Staff, and Volunteers gathered for the announcement of the final Daily and Grand Sweepstakes Winners, along with the unofficial total amount raised. We have an unofficial total of 193,000 which will go a little higher when all the pledges are totaled.  That is a very impressive number and you should all be very proud of the effort made to support Jazz here in San Diego and around the world!

If you missed the last minutes, please relive it with us by playing our Jazz 88 Speakeasy Audio of the final minutes...

 
The Favorite Artist Poll Winner is Miles Davis. Thank you all for making your voice heard...this is an all star lineup for sure! Your hosts will be playing this music through the day Monday and during the week as we celebrate this great pledge drive with you!
 
This is the top ten in order:
  1. Miles Davis
  2. Frank Sinatra
  3. Dave Brubeck
  4. Thelonious Monk
  5. John Coltrane
  6. Duke Ellington
  7. Ella Fitzgerald
  8. Oscar Peterson
  9. Billie Holiday
  10. Pat Metheny
All Blogs → The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw → → This Is The New Jazz Thing November 17 2015

This Is The New Jazz Thing November 17 2015

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Posted on:November 17, 2015

Debuts of the new jazz music getting added this week, preview of our Artist of the Week, Birthday and On This Day Upcoming Highlights, Jazz and Blues Calendar Preview, and more New Jazz Things! Tuesday, November 17, Midnight-2am PT @Jazz88 San Diego's Jazz 88.3 FM, Jazz88.org, and Apple/Android Apps to The New Jazz Thing @Jazz88 with Vince Outlaw...Supported by Listener Contributors like YOU and...YOUR BUSINESS (learn more about underwriting The New Jazz Thing!).
All Blogs → Jazz 88.3 Library Blog - New This Week → → New This Week In The Jazz 88.3 Music Library November 16 2015

New This Week In The Jazz 88.3 Music Library November 16 2015

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Posted on:November 15, 2015

A full spectrum mix of New Jazz Music being added to the Jazz 88.3 Music Library the week of November 16, 2015, including music from vocal Lee Hartley ("Whole Lotta Something'" who recently performed at the historic Jazz 88.3 Happy Hour with Legend Les McCann (who just so happen's to guest on Lee's new disc!). These new releases will be featured by all your favorite Jazz 88.3 hosts in the weeks to come!
New This Week In San Diego's Jazz 88.3 Music Library November 16 2015
  • LENY ANDRADE / RONI BEN-HUR – “ALEGRIA DE VIVER”
  • LEE HARTLEY – “WHOLE LOTTA SOMETHIN’”
  • ENRICO PIERANUNZI – “PROXIMITY”
  • “TOMEKA REID QUARTET”
  • MATTHEW SHIPP – “THE CONDUCT OF JAZZ”
  • SYLVAN STREET – “FEEDBACK LOOP”
  • CORY WEEDS & THE JEFF HAMILTON TRIO – “THIS HAPPY MADNESS”
Your Jazz 88.3 hosts will be introducing you to these new releases all week, so Listen Long, Often, and LIVE at 88.3 FM San Diego and Worldwide at Jazz88.org!  

READ THE FULL ARTICLE for links to artists websites, release reviews, and additional listening notes from the Jazz 88 Music staff....
Read full article at: New This Week In The Jazz 88.3 Music Library November 16 2015
All Blogs → Home Page News → San Diego's Jazz 88.3 → 9pm Show Added! Jazz Live: Jazz Nutcracker Suite

9pm Show Added! Jazz Live: Jazz Nutcracker Suite

Blog Name:Home Page News

Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:November 10, 2015

Tonight's Jazz Live for 8pm is SOLD OUT!! Due to high demand we have added a second performance at 9pm. Disclaimer: If you have not been contacted by us recently and reserved your tickets for the 8pm show (or made a pledge during the recent membership drive that entitled you to the pre-concert party) you are all set. If you would like to make a reservation for the 9pm show you can do so by calling 619-388-3037 by 4pm. We look forward to celebrating the holidays with this rare live performance of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's Jazz version of the Nutcracker Suite at the Saville Theatre. Don't forget to print your parking pass and present it on your dash the night of the show. We look forward to ending our year with this special concert.
All Blogs → Jazz 88.3 Library Blog - New This Week → → San Diego's Lori Bell Brooklyn Dreaming In The November 9 2015 Adds at Jazz 88

San Diego's Lori Bell Brooklyn Dreaming In The November 9 2015 Adds at Jazz 88

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Posted on:November 8, 2015

We are always excited when San Diego artists release new Jazz music and this week flautist extraordinaire Lori Bell pays tribute to her New York root with her new release "Brooklyn Dreaming". Lori has CD Release events planned on both coasts in January, so keep a look out for those as well as an interview about the disc around then too! Lori's release is just 1 of the 12 new releases to the Jazz 88.3 Music Library the week of November 9, 2015. These new releases will be featured by all your favorite Jazz 88.3 hosts in the weeks to come!
New This Week in San Diego's Jazz 88.3 Music Library November 9 2015
  • STELLA BASS – “TOO DARN HOT”
  • LORI BELL QUARTET – “BROOKLYN DREAMING”
  • HANNAH BURGÉ – “GREEN RIVER SESSIONS”
  • KENNY BURRELL – “THE ROAD TO LOVE”
  • STANLEY CLARKE / BIRELI LAGRENE / JEAN-LUC PONTY – “D-STRINGZ”
  • JOEY DeFRANCESCO – “TRIP MODE”
  • SCOTT DuBOIS – “WINTER LIGHT”
  • MOTOR CITY JAZZ OCTET – “BEYOND WORDS”
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS 1:00 LAB BAND – “LAB 2015”
  • HOUSTON PERSON – “SOMETHING PERSONAL”
  • CHESTER THOMPSON – “SIMPLER TIMES” 
  • DAVE WILSON QUARTET – “THERE WAS NEVER” 
Your Jazz 88.3 hosts will be introducing you to these new releases all week, so Listen Long, Often, and LIVE at 88.3 FM San Diego and Worldwide at Jazz88.org!  

READ THE FULL ARTICLE for links to artists websites, release reviews, and additional listening notes from the Jazz 88 Music staff....
Read full article at: San Diego's Lori Bell Brooklyn Dreaming In The November 9 2015 Adds at Jazz 88
All Blogs → The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw → → This Is The New Jazz Thing November 3 2015

This Is The New Jazz Thing November 3 2015

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Posted on:November 2, 2015

Debuts of the new jazz music getting added this week, preview of our Artist of the Week, Birthday and On This Day Upcoming Highlights, Jazz and Blues Calendar Preview, and more New Jazz Things! Tuesday, October 27, Midnight-2am PT @Jazz88 San Diego's Jazz 88.3 FM, Jazz88.org, and Apple/Android Apps to The New Jazz Thing @Jazz88 with Vince Outlaw...Supported by Listener Contributors like YOU and...YOUR BUSINESS (learn more about underwriting The New Jazz Thing!).  

COMING SOON: Jazz 88 Speakeasy Audio of the show