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R.J. Spangler Live &Free at The Ravens Club

10:33 am

Thu March 15, 2012

Sesi Motors 5:01 Jazz Series May 4TH

By WEMU

May 4th - Planet D Nonet

Live at the Raven's Club, 207 S. Main Street in Ann Arbor
Sesi Motors 5:01 First Friday Series dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. Jan Winkelman .

May 4th - Planet D Nonet

Sweet 16 March 5th-11th

2:21 pm

Mon March 12, 2012

WEMU Sweet Sixteen March 5th-11th

By Linda Yohn

WEMU Sweet Sixteen For The Week Of March 5 to March 11, 2012

These are the sixteen most played recordings on WEMU!

Music

9:51 am

Mon March 5, 2012

March 5:01 Party

By WEMU

WEMU (89.1 FM), the Eastern Michigan University public radio station, has dedicated its First Friday 5:01 Jazz Series at Ann Arbor's Raven's Club to the memory of Jan Winkelman, a devoted jazz fan and listener, who died 8 March 2007. A fund has been established in his honor at WEMU to finance the series and other special performances.

Breaking

9:37 am

Mon March 5, 2012

Sweet Sixteen 2/27 through 3/4/12

By Linda Yohn

WEMU Sweet Sixteen For The Week Of February 27 to March 4, 2012

These are the sixteen most played recordings on WEMU!

A Blog Supreme

8:40 am

Mon March 5, 2012

Top 5 Jazz Vocal Performances Of 2011

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Norah Jones kicks off KPLU's list of great vocal performances in 2011.

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Norah Jones and Charlie Haden, 'Ill Wind'

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Kurt Elling, 'Samurai Cowboy'

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Eliane Elias, 'Light My Fire'

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millman

By Nick Francis

Originally published on Fri December 23, 2011 11:16 am

Music Interviews

8:25 pm

Fri March 2, 2012

Jenny Scheinman: The Right Amount Of 'Mayhem'

Credit Michael Gross

Jenny Scheinman, far right, with her Mischief & Mayhem quartet. Left to right: drummer Jim Black, bassist Todd Sickafoose, guitarist Nels Cline.

By NPR Staff

Originally published on Sat February 25, 2012 7:56 pm

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You may not know violinist Jenny Scheinman by name, but she's all over the place.

A Blog Supreme

9:54 am

Fri March 2, 2012

David Baker's 21st-Century Soul Music

Credit Courtesy of Indiana University

David Baker helped make formal jazz education a growing part of the music's history and evolution.

By David Brent Johnson

Originally published on Thu January 19, 2012 1:21 pm

A Blog Supreme

4:00 am

Sat February 25, 2012

Shannon Powell: New Orleans Rhythm, Straight From The Source

Credit Clayton Call / Redferns

Shannon Powell performs with the Palm Court Jazz Band at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

By John Burnett

Originally published on Thu March 29, 2012 5:18 pm

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It is said of Shannon Powell that he's part of New Orleans' musical DNA — that he knows things only local drummers know.

Powell, 49, is the A-list drummer in town. He's played with Dr. John, Harry Connick Jr., Nicholas Payton, R&B guitarist Earl King and Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Music Interviews

9:00 pm

Mon February 13, 2012

The Chieftains: For 50 Years, Irish Music For The World

Credit Barry McCall

By NPR Staff

Originally published on Tue February 14, 2012 12:01 am

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Paul McCartney, Madonna, Doc Watson and Luciano Pavarotti have at least one thing in common: They've all collaborated with Irish folk band

16 most-played new CDs 2.27 to 3.4.12

8:56 am

Fri January 13, 2012

Sweet Sixteen

Saxophonist/Clarinetist Don Byron and his quintet re-interpret gospel classics on their outstanding new CD.

By Linda Yohn

WEMU Sweet Sixteen For The Week Of February 27 to March 4, 2012

These are the sixteen most played recordings on WEMU!

Radio

12:37 pm

Thu March 10, 2005

WEMU Top 25 Week of Febuary 28-March 5, 2005

The top 25 new and reissued jazz, blues, and Latin CDs played on WEMU between February 28 and March 5, 2005.

Following at the top 25 new and reissued jazz, blues, and Latin CDs played on 89.1, the week of February 28-March 5. The number in parentheses indicates how many times a disc was played.

Jazz

Radio

4:02 pm

Wed March 2, 2005

WEMU Top 25 Week of February 20-27

The top 25 new and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs played on WEMU the week of February 20-27, 2005

Following are the 25 most-played new and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs on 89.1 from February 21st through the 27th, 2005. The number in parentheses indicates how many times a disc was played.

Jazz

Radio

3:09 pm

Thu February 24, 2005

WEMU Top 25 Week of February 13-19, 2005

The top 25 new and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs played on WEMU the week of February 13-19, 2005.

Following are the 25 most-played new and reissued jazz, blues and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs on 89.1 from February 13th through 19th. The number in the parentheses indicates how many times a disc was played.

Jazz

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