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ESB Jazz Radio - New and upcoming releases - January 2012

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Artist: Lee Ritenour
Album: Masterpieces-Best of the Grp Years (Jazz Club)
Release Date: 06 Apr 2012



Artist: Bill Evans
Album: Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra
Release Date: 27 Mar 2012



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Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Album: Radio Music Society:Deluxe
Release Date: 27 Mar 2012



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Artist: Toots Thielemans
Album: Yesterday & Today
Release Date: 26 Mar 2012



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Artist: Ben Webster
Album: In a Mellotone
Release Date: 20 Mar 2012



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Artist: Ken Navarro
Album: Test of Time
Release Date: 20 Mar 2012



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Artist: Esperanza Spalding
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ESB Jazz Radio - New and upcoming releases - December 2011

Artist: Albert Mangelsdorff + Jaco Pastorius
Album: Trilogue Live
Release Date: 27 Mar 2012



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Artist: Bill Evans Trio
Album: Empathy
Release Date: 27 Mar 2012



Artist: Ken Navarro
Album: The Test Of Time
Release Date: 20 Mar 2012



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Artist: Peter White
Album: Here We Go
Release Date: 13 Mar 2012



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Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Album: Radio Music Society
Release Date: 28 Feb 2012



Artist: Greg Adams
Album: East Bay Soul 2.0
Release Date: 28 Feb 2012



Artist: Michael Lington
Album: Pure
Release Date: 14 Feb 2012



Artist: Susan Tedeschi
Album: Live From Austin, TX
Release Date: 14 Feb 2012



Artist: Clifford Brown
Album: Kind of Brown
Release Date: 13 Feb 2012



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seen live:

Aerosmith
U2
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Queen + Adam Lambert
Grinderman
Roger Waters x2
Sade
Deep Purple
David Gilmour
Archive
Kasabian
Parov Stelar
Scorpions
Yann Tiersen
Joe Satriani
Snow Patrol
dEUS
The Kooks
Selah Sue
Lamb
Stephen Marley
Gentelman
Public Image Ltd.
Ray Wilson & Stiltskin
Europe
Nneka
Marcus Miller
The Vaccines
Flogging Molly
I Blame Coco
The Computers
Jonny Greenwood
George Michael
Bobby McFerrin
Buena Vista Social Club
Mona
Marlon Roudette
Leon Hendrix
Electric Light Orchestra
Al Di Meola x2
Ten Years After
Tinariwen
Pat Metheny Trio
Neil Zaza
Bernie Mardsen
Zdeněk Bína
Carlos Johnson x2
Jessie Evans + Toby Dammit
Osibisa
Take Six
Al Jarreau
Vollenweider
Lou Bega
The Ramona Flowers
Publish the Quest
Jay Leighton
Little trouble kids
TAT
Orange Park
Gate Crasher




Kim Nowak
Lao Che x4
Strachy Na Lachy x4
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Artist: Chick Corea + Stefano Bollani
Album: Orvieto
Release Date: 18 Oct 2011



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Artist: Lee Ritenour
Album: Masterpieces-Best of the Grp Years (Jazz Club)
Release Date: 14 Oct 2011



Artist: Deodato
Album: Original Album Classics
Release Date: 07 Oct 2011



Artist: Acoustic Alchemy
Album: Roseland
Release Date: 27 Sep 2011



Artist: Joey DeFrancesco
Album: 40
Release Date: 20 Sep 2011



Artist: Kenny Burrell
Album: Tenderly
Release Date: 20 Sep 2011



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Artist: George Benson
Album: Benson Burner
Release Date: 19 Sep 2011



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Artist: Miles Davis
Album: MILES DAVIS QUINTET - Live In Europe 1967 - Best Of The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
Release Date: 19 Sep 2011



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I still remember when Germany was hit by the 'Al Jarreau feaver' in the 70s (I was born there and did spent the first 39 years of my life in that country). Like the Beatles he had his international breakthrough from Hamburg. When I heard him singing Take Five (watch out for the TV recording of it on YouTube) I was in flames. In my book it is still the best cover version of the famous Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond tune by any musician. But until yesterday I had never see him live on stage. At first I was a bit apprehensive about the title of his 'Greatest Hits' tour. It reminded me a little bit too much of all those albums by so many musicians when their record label doesn't know anymore how to cash in on the artist. This was, fortunately, not the case with Al Jarreau and his great band. As I was close to the stage at the Royal Festival Hall I was able to get the full impact from a very great entertainer with his expressive and ever changing face and gestures. …

New and upcoming releases for ESB Jazz Radio from www.soundamus.net/

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Artist: Billy Joel + Tony Bennett + John Mayer
Album: Last Play at Shea
Release Date: 08 Feb 2011


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Artist: Shakatak
Album: Greatest Hits Fromthe Playhouse
Release Date: 08 Feb 2011

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Artist: Earl Klugh
Album: DREAM COME TRUE, CRAZY FOR YOU
Release Date: 07 Feb 2011

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Artist: Nate Harasim
Album: Rush
Release Date: 01 Feb 2011


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Artist: Rippingtons
Album: Cote D'Azur
Release Date: 01 Feb 2011


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Artist: Steve Cole
Album: Moonlight
Release Date: 01 Feb 2011


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Artist: Shakatak
Album: Greatest Hits Fromthe Playhouse
Release Date: 08 Feb 2011



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Artist: Earl Klugh
Album: DREAM COME TRUE, CRAZY FOR YOU
Release Date: 07 Feb 2011



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Artist: Nate Harasim
Album: Rush
Release Date: 01 Feb 2011



Artist: Corinne Bailey Rae
Album: Love
Release Date: 25 Jan 2011



Artist: Eva Cassidy
Album: Simply Eva
Release Date: 25 Jan 2011



Artist: Keiko Matsui
Album: Road
Release Date: 25 Jan 2011



Artist: Patti Austin
Album: Sound Advice
Release Date: 25 Jan 2011



Artist: Tower Of Power
Album: Tower of Power - 40th Anniversary
Release Date: 25 Jan 2011



Artist: Tony Bennett + Gene Krupa
Album: Guard Sessions
Release Date: 18 Jan 2011



Artist: Akira Jimbo
Album: Jimbojamboree
Release Date: 11 Jan 2011



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Everyone else seems to have one of these, so I figured that I would add mine to the mix. In no particular order, here is a list of artists that I can remember seeing live. The asterisk (*) denotes that I have seen the artist two or more times. So here it goes:

Beyoncé*
Destiny's Child
Jay-Z*
Missy Elliott
Alicia Keys
Maxwell*
Tina Turner
Tyra
Consequence
Robin Thicke*
John Legend
James Galway
Nina Simone
Branford Marsalis*
The Brand New Heavies
Macy Gray*
Kelis
Prince*
Me'Shell Ndegéocello*
Gerald Albright
Wayne Shorter
Herbie Hancock
Abbey Lincoln
Al Green*
Mint Condition
After 7
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Mary J. Blige*
Raven-Symoné
Ginuwine
The Roots
Slum Village
Diggable Planets
Harry Connick, Jr.
Jazmine Sullivan
Justin Stein
Betty Wright
K'jon
The Dells
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions with Jerry Butler
Richgirl
Frankie J
Anita Baker
War circa 2010 (Lonnie Jordan and later members)
Janet Jackson
The Whispers
Peabo Bryson
Jeffrey Osborne
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