Toronto’s JAZZ.FM91 has announced the launch of three new, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, commercial-free internet radio streams dedicated to great jazz music. High Standards, devoted to classic tracks from legendary jazz vocalists: Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Molly Johnson and Diana Krall just to name a few; The Grooveyard, a channel featuring the best in contemporary jazz: Pat Metheny, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Metalwood, Joshua Redman, Sisters Euclid and many more; and, Cool Docs features documentary profiles of many of the giants of Canadian jazz including: Moe Koffman, Rob McConnell, Lenny Breau and Jane Bunnett.
The three new radio streams are just the latest in a string of new online initiatives by Canada’s Premier Jazz Station. In May of 2008, JAZZ.FM91 relaunched their website www.jazz.fm with a redesigned look, an improved interface and a range of new features including podcasts, streaming video, a searchable playlist, interviews, and new, on-demand jazz documentaries.
Check it all out at jazz.fm
Jazz guitarist and educator Jimmy Bruno has delivered an intimate recording from his basement studio in Philadelphia. With Maplewood Avenue we find Bruno in a non-traditional trio format consisting of guitar (Bruno), vibes (Tony Miceli) and bass (Jeff Pedraz). It’s a combo allowing for plenty of space and room for the performers to stretch… and they take full advantage.