Jazzed Up Sessions On West Side FM

We were delighted to get our 15 minutes on the Ext326 afternoon drive time show on West Side FM on International Jazz Day. A big shout out to Serai West and Oceania

TODAY is the day! 185 countries, 600 events, 1 webcast. 4/30 is International #JazzDay. For more info visit: jazzday.com

JOIN International Jazz Day on Facebook and Twitter for updates on how people are celebrating around the world. Exchange with others about jazz’s impact, SHARE posts and re-tweet material to your friends. Make sure to use #JazzDay in your message!

2015 Main Event

Intl #JazzDay and the greatest Jazz webcast of all time The All-Star Global Concert with more than 26 musicians including John Beasley (Music Director), Eliane Elias Music, Herbie Hancock , Avishai Cohen Music, Hugh Masekela, Claudio Roditi, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Al Jarreau, Annie Lennox, Rudy Perez and Dianne Reeves Music, Igor Butman, Femi Kuti - Official (Femi Anikulapo - Kuti), Guillaume Perret, Wayne Shorter; bassists James Genus, Marcus Miller and Ben Williams, Lee Ritenour; drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, percussionist Mino Cinelu, harmonica player Grégoire Maret, and oud player Dhafer Youssef (page officielle) and many more!. — with Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Al Jarreau, Till Brönner, Lee Ritenour, Annie Lennox, Eliane Elias Music, Hugh Masekela, Marcus Miller and Dhafer Youssef

What we will be doing on the week of #JazzDay

From the 30th of April until the 3rd of May, every show will be dedicating 15 minutes of their segments to educate and raise awareness about the rich diversity of South African and International Jazz with the aim to grow Jazz throughout the West Rand and the development of this prolific genre.

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April is #JazzAppreciationMonth. Spread the word.

On This Day: April 5

1928 Drummer Stan Levey born in Philadelphia, PA.

1934 Tenor player Stanley Turrentine born in Pittsburgh, PA.

1939 Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Barnet , and Oscar Aleman record on the same day.

1939 Vibraphonist Lionel Hamption records "Sweethearts on Parade" featuring tenor saxophonist Chu Berry.

1944 Saxophonist Evan Parker born in Bristol, England.

1953 Bud Powell records session issued as "Inner Fires".

1958 Johnny Hodges records "Blues-A-Plenty" for Verve Records.

1963 John Patton records "Along Came John" for Blue Note Records.

Today in Jazz History | 22 March 

- George Benson

George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is a ten-time Grammy Award-winning American musician, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He began his professional career at twenty-one, as a jazz guitarist. Benson uses a rest-stroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as Django Reinhardt.

A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album Breezin' was certified triple-platinum on the Billboard 200 chart in 1976. His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following.He has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

- Collaborations

March 22, 1956: Tenor Saxophonist Sonny Rollins Records "Pent-Up House" With Trumpeter Clifford Brown And Drummer Max Roach.

Photo: MTV | The Guardian 

The Jazzed Up Radio Show on West Side FM hosted by Tebogo Bouks is a weekly show that caters for a jazz loving nation. Here is an an hour from the 16th November show feat Ambrose Akinmusire, Cinemat

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The Jazzed Up Radio Show on West Side FM hosted by Tebogo Bouks is a weekly show that caters for a jazz loving nation every Sundays from 18:00-21:00

Here is an an hour from the 16th November show feat Ambrose Akinmusire, Cinematic Orchestra, Bonobo.

Album review: Blue Note Plays Bossa Nova - Disc 2

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