April 29: Giacomo Gates stays No. 1

No. 1 for a second week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Giacomo Gates Miles Tones: Sings The Music Of Miles Davis (Savant); the CD is again also the most reported (53 stations). Most added (+23) and the biggest gainer (+82) is Christian McBride & Inside Straight People Music (Mack Avenue). The highest debut of the week (No. 30) is Tommy Flanagan … Read more

April 22: Giacomo Gates is No. 1

No. 1 this week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Giacomo Gates Miles Tones: Sings The Music Of Miles Davis (Savant); the CD is also the most reported (50 stations). Most added (+17) is Charnett Moffett The Bridge (Motema) and the biggest gainer (+71) is Phil Woods Right to Swing (Jazzed Media). The week’s highest debut (No. 26) is Barbara Morrison A … Read more

Jazz radio a key part of JazzApril

Jazz broadcasters around the U.S., Canada, and around the world are poised to be a key part of JazzApril, a project of the Jazz Journalists Association. The JazzApril campaign aims to provide media support by networking media outlets to tell their audiences about Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day as well as many local jazz … Read more

April 15: Aaron Diehl is No. 1

No. 1 this week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Aaron Diehl The Bespoke Man’s Narrative (Mack Avenue). The most added (+23) and biggest gainer (+93) is Eldar Djangirov Trio Breakthrough (Motema). The week’s highest debut (No. 30) is Ben Sidran Don’t Cry For No Hipster (Nardis) and the most reported CDs (50 stations) are Monty Alexander Uplift 2 (Jazz Legacy Productions) and Eric … Read more

April 8: Monty Alexander No. 1

The new No. 1 this week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Monty Alexander Uplift 2 (Jazz Legacy Productions). It’s also the most reported CD of the week (50 stations). Most added (+21) is Gerald Clayton Life Forum (Concord). Biggest gainers (+55) are Eric Alexander Touching (HighNote) and Nilson Matta Nilson Matta’s Black Orpheus (Motema). Top Debut (No. 26) is Mark Winkler The Laura Nyro Project (Cafe … Read more