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NPR’s top ten jazz songs (and mine)

NPR asked its jazz listeners to rate their favorite songs, and gleaned from those responses a list of the top ten Jazz songs of all time[1]. What is interesting about the lists is not that they can establish what is “best,” whatever … finish reading NPR’s top ten jazz songs (and mine)

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Classical, jazz, and world music on public radio declined by up to 30% over last decade

A survey of 505 public radio stations from 2001 through 2010 indicates that a fifth of them abandoned classical music formats during those years. Many also let go of jazz, and even more discarded world music during the same time … finish reading Classical, jazz, and world music on public radio declined by up to 30% over last decade

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The Avenue Offers Chicago a New AM Music Format

One night last week I was tuning around the AM dial here in Chicago before going to sleep when I happened upon a station playing a nice, but unusual mix of vocal jazz standards. The music set was long, interrupted … finish reading The Avenue Offers Chicago a New AM Music Format

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