Actis Furioso - 2 - World People (Leo Records Uk )
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Art Pepper - Complete TV Studio Recordings (Lonehill )
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451 / Matt Jorgensen - Another Morning (Origin Records )
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Anthony Braxton - Yoshi's 1997 4 (Leo Records Uk )
Anthony Braxton - Yoshi's 1997 Vol. 4 (Leo Records Uk )
Anthony Braxton Ninetet - Yoshi's 1997 Vol. 4 (LEO )
Anthony Braxton Ninetet - Braxton Ninetet,Anthony Vol. 4-Yoshi's 1997 (Leo Records -- City Hall -- )  read more »

A.K. Salim - Modern Sounds Of (Pid )
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Anthony Braxton - Quartet (GTM) 2006 (Important Records )
Armstrong / Fitzgerald - Classic Album Collection (Pid )  read more »

Amos Lee - Last Days At The Lodge (Blue Note )
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - With Thelonious Monk (Pid )
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Astrud Gilberto - Gold (Verve )
Ballyhoo! - Cheers! (Pid )
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Benny Goodman - The Best of Benny Goodman (Collectables) (COLLECTABLES )
Benny Goodman - Best Of Benny Goodman (Collectables )  read more »

Author: magsonjazz
Subject: Happy Jazz Show - April 2008 - show 1
Posted: 2008-04-10, 2:55 pm (GMT 1)

2 hours of beautiful music this month from Mark on the Happy Jazz show. Like the weather, it's a mixed bag with plenty of sunny modern music thrown in with some, spring time Brazilian, some windy sweeping strings and down right chilly classics!

If you have not heard about the Woodland Conclave EP yet then be sure to check this out as soon as you can! Fantastic modern jazz from the UK and one that will be mentioned on forums sooner or later. There is also music from Vladimir Cetkar, GoldFrapp, Elizabeth Shepherd, Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (so so nice) and Jazzanova. Limited downloads as always!!!
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I'll let this video speak for itself, which contains more superlatives than I could write. He is playing It Could Happen to You, which I have been practicing ever since seeing this 2 months ago. Now the interview. We did this through Gmail instant messaging, which is lovely because there is an immediate transcription of the conversation. me : You are just about the most versatile guitarist I've heard. Blessing or curse or both?  read more »

Guitarist George Benson had a chance to reconnect with his jazz roots when he was honored by the National Endowment for the Arts as one of its 2009 Jazz Masters. But it was another newly minted Jazz Master, Belgian-born Toots Thielemans, who provided the most moving moment at the NEA's annual ceremony to present the nation's highest jazz honor...

DIG THE STRING-BENDING BRILLIANCE OF GEORGE BENSON THIS WEEKEND ON FREEDOM JAZZ DANCE.

5 - 7 PM Sunday WDCE 90.1 FM Listen via streamcast at www.wdce.org 804-289-UR90 Studio

Tune in to Freedom Jazz Dance--modern jazz from bebop to freebop and beyond--this Sunday on 90.1 FM WDCE wdce.org, live from the beautiful campus of the University of Richmond...

Vocalist and guitarist George Benson was among the recipients named Tuesday for the National Endowment of the Arts' 2009 Jazz Masters Award.

Also chosen for the $25,000 award, to be presented in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, were drummer Jimmy Cobb, saxophonist Lee Konitz, trumpet player Snooky Young, harmonica and guitar player Toots Thielemans and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder...

JAZZ AT THE BOWL (JZ2)

This season, JZ2 celebrates jazz greats across the spectrum, including George Benson, a birthday celebration with and for Gerald Wilson and Hank Jones, Swing Night with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and the Queen of the Blues herself, Ms. Etta James.

Etta James will play the great outdoor setting of the Hollywood Bowl August 13th, with The Roots Band, followed by The Manhattan Transfer August 16th and the great guitarist George Benson August 27th...