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JazzGrowing up, I played saxophone in a few bands throughout my junior high and high school years. One of the things that has stayed with me from that is a love of jazz. It's a style of music that has sadly been pushed to the sidelines as not being "commercial" enough. Unfortunately, it's not easy to find a good source of jazz on the radio these days...while it's easy to find crap (or whatever is passing for "Pop" music these days). And no, easy listening stations playing endless Kenny G CD's doesn't cut it, either.
There used to be a few good sources around. Two of the best were provided by the CBC :
Luckily, they've replaced it with Tonic, which airs weeknights on CBC Radio. Katie Malloch and Tim Tamashiro hosted it until April 2012, when Katie stepped down. While a huge loss for her follwers, she's earned the right to step back and hand the reins over to someone else. The show givs you a great introduction to the world of jazz...just keep a pen and paper handy to jot down the names of artists you like.
I don't have satellite radio, so I have no idea what's there. However, some other sources are
Digital TV
Radio (Internet or otherwise) (Hopefully the streaming content on some of those sites will be available to more than just Internet Explorer and the Windows Media format...us Linux users would like to listen, too!) And, if at all possible, support your local jazz scene, or get out to a festival (like the one here in Ottawa). |
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