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MaxxJazzHouse - Vol. 5
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Welcome back to the Jazz House the home of everything swingin' in the "deepest recesses of the groove."
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News
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During the month of April two more members of the jazz family made the transition. Dr. George Butler , the quintessential record company executive, producer and talent scout, formerly of United Artists, Blue Note and Sony Records passed on Wednesday April 9, 2008. at Eden Medical Center, Castro Valley, CA. Dr. Butler who in additon to launching the careers and producing the Marsalis Brothers, Wynton and Branford, Harry Connick Jr., Joey DeFrancesco and Terence Blanchard, also produced recordings with Nancy Wilson, Grover Washington Jr. Horace Silver, The Heath Brothers and a very long list of others. Dr. Butler is survived by a sister, Jacqueline Butler Hairston of Hayward, CA, daughter Bethany Butler of New York City, one niece, Jonalyn Hairston, one great-niece and three great-nephews of Roseville, CA.
Helen Hamilton, 83, passed away April 6, 2008 in New York City. She is survived by her devoted husband of 67 years, NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton and beloved daughter Denise. Born in Hendersonville, NC, she lived in Los Angeles, CA and then New York City where she worked at the investment firm AEA.
Also in the month of April the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Law. IAJE as it presently stands will no longer exist. You can get the full details on their website. click this link: www.iaje.org
April was Jazz Appreciation Month and I hope that you got a chance to get out and enjoy some Real Jazz live in your area.
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XM Satellite Radio - Real Jazz Programming Schedule
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On last months newsletter I included this programming schedule and since the response was so favorable, here it is again. As I mentioned last month, you are appreciated and we thank you for your continued support. Here's a link to the XM website in a while, www.xmradio.com
XM 70 Real Jazz Programming Schedule
Monday - Bright Moments From The Keystone Korner with Host Todd Barkan - 7pm ET.
Thursday - (encore) Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center - Midnight ET
Friday - Organized - 7pm ET.
Friday - A Night At Dizzy's Club Coca Cola - 8pm ET
Friday - Manteca - 9pm ET
Saturday - Riverwalk Jazz with David Holt and The Jim Cullum Jazz Band - 9am ET
Saturday - Ben Sidran on Record - 10am ET
Saturday - In The Swing Seat with Wynton Marsalis 1pm ET
Saturday - Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center (LFJALC) - 8pm ET
Saturday - Swing Street - (immediately following LFJALC)
Sunday - American Jazz with Dick Golden and Guest Tony Bennett 11am ET
Sunday - (encore) A Night At Dizzy's Club Coca Cola - 1pm ET
Sunday - Riverwalk Jazz with David Holt and The Jim Cullum Jazz Band - 9pm ET
Sunday - French Quarter - 10pm ET
In addition to those programs you can join me from 8am-4pm ET and Mark Ruffin 4pm-Midnight ET weekdays.
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Cool Music
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Over the past eight years we have received thousands of emails requesting playlists, copies of our special programs and information on the artists we play. In our ongoing effort to find new music by independent artists for you to check out, we've added several new CD's to the Cool Music Store. Jeff Steinberg, Ernie Watts, Sonny Stitt, Rhoda Scott, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, James Williams, Victor Fields and Barbara Morrison. You can listen, read about and purchase by going to this site.
Click on this link to buy cool music
http://web.mac.com/MMYRICK/Site/Cool_Music.html
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Independent Ear with Journalist Willard Jenkins
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We're happy to be able to bring you another edition to "The Independent Ear" Blog."
The New Orleans based team of Willard and Suzan Jenkins have amassed over thirty years experience as industry leaders in various facets of the jazz, arts, the recording business, and jazz media.
Click on this link for "The Independent Ear Blog, http://www.openskyjazz.com
We hope that you enjoy it, let them and me know what you think.
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Festival Season
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Spring has sprung forward and it's time for the swingin' festival season. Be sure to get out and dig some of this great music when it comes your way. Here are two links that will help:
Click on this link for listings of Jazz Clubs Worldwide.
http://www.jazz-clubs-worldwide.com/jazzcommunityworldwide
Click on this link for Boston Piano's Jazz & Blues Festival guide in the May edition of Jazz Times magazine.
http://www.jazztimes.com/guides/festival_guide/fest_browse.cfm?qryNextStart=1
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Happy Memorial Day
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Finally, at the end of the month we celebrate Memorial Day in honor of the the men and women who actually suit up and put in on the line so that we have the freedom to experience a declining dollar, poor health care, high gas prices and Fox News. But I keep saying "Yes We Can" and as they say, "Change" is coming. As a former Marine, I'm proud to have worn the uniform. I leave you with this photograph of my good friend Greg Johnson and his fellow devil dogs. Click on this link for a great story about Greg Johnson of Tampa, Florida. http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=108171030&blogID=270136165
Semper Fi and Happy Memorial Day to all who have served.
That's it for this edition, Keep Swingin!
Maxx
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