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Hitting the ground running in 2008 including a ton of cool, new music to add!
 
Russ Davis
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Beyond Jazz 
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XM 72…BEYOND JAZZ/WEEKLY FEATURES   (7-13 January, 2008) 
 
This Monday, January 7th, we’ll present another edition of our special feature…MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on Beyond Jazz featuring an hour of one of the great living masters of modern jazz, GEORGE DUKE! As we celebrate George’s birthday this Saturday, we’ll present a full hour of his music from his collaborations with Jean-Luc Ponty, Frank Zappa, Billy Cobham & Stanley Clarke to his own incredible solo work as a master keyboardist and vocalist. Plus you’ll get the mojo behind the music as George himself talks about his brilliant career. Listen Monday at Noon Eastern/9 AM Pacific, with a replay Monday night at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific. It’s the beginning of a week-long birthday celebration of one of the true greats of MOJA on this MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS featuring an hour of the music of the birthday boy George Duke on Beyond Jazz.
 
This week enjoy another edition of our show JAMMIN’ JAZZ…JAZZ FOR THE NEW GENERATION hosted by Michelle Sammartino.   What’s it all about?  Well here’s how Michelle describes what you’ll hear on the show…”anything with that "jamband" jazz, acid jazz, brass band, swamp boogie, funk influenced, booty movin' feel that ya just can't hear anywhere else.” Listen for JAMMIN’ JAZZ three times each week…Tuesday night at 9P Eastern-6P Pacific, Thursday morning at 9A/Eastern-6A Pacific, and Sunday at 7P/Eastern-4P Pacific. It’s JAMMIN’ JAZZ…JAZZ FOR THE NEW GENERATION with Michelle Sammartino and this week Michelle presents some organ groove from three of the masters, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Barbara Dennerlein and Robert Walter…some of the great groups like Funki Porcini, California Guitar Trio and Brooklyn Funk Essentials and just for a little extra spice, a Frank Zappa classic!
 
This Wednesday and Sunday, we’ll continue our celebration of the birthday week of one of the greats of Modern Jazz as we present GEORGE DUKE ON STAGE on LIVE @ BJ'S! Every Wednesday night at 8 PM Pacific/11 PM Eastern and Sunday at 8 PM Eastern/5 PM Pacific spend an hour in the world's only imaginary modern jazz club, BJ's, for rare live performances by the biggest stars of Modern Jazz.  You'll hear music you can't hear anywhere but on XM, and this week, you’ll hear the great George Duke in three settings…his 1969 performance with Jean-Luc Ponty at the famous Los Angeles club Thee Experience, The George Duke/Billy Cobham Band and The Clarke-Duke Project with Stanley Clarke, both Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and a funk-filled celebration from Tokyo’s Shibuya Hall in 1983. It’s GEORGE DUKE ON STAGE...this week’s addition of LIVE @ BJ'S!
 
IF IT’S FRIDAY, THIS MUST BE FUSION!  Every Friday we present an exclusive Beyond Jazz feature that focuses on the moment in jazz history when the music became electric and all the musical influences of the world blended with jazz to create the Fus ion Era. This Friday is the birthday of one of the greats of the Fusion era so we’ll continue our celebration of the birthday of the great keyboardist, composer, producer and bandleader GEORGE DUKE, with one of George’s fusion classics to begin each hour from 7 AM Eastern/4 AM Pacific until midnight Eastern/9 PM Pacific, this week on IF IT’S FRIDAY, THIS MUST BE FUSION from XM 72, BEYOND JAZZ.
 
THE MOJA REPORT with MARK RUFFIN! This weekend Beyond Jazz presents another edition of "THE MOJA REPORT with MARK RUFFIN!” Join award-winning presenter, producer and writer Mark Ruffin as he covers the many aspects of the world of modern jazz from his perspective. Listen twice each weekend for THE MOJA REPORT, Saturday mornings at 11 AM Eastern/8 AM Pacific, just before Words & Music begins, and Sunday nights at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific, part of the Sunday Specials. It’s "THE MOJA REPORT with MARK RUFFIN,” and on this week’s edition Mark joins in on our week-long celebration of the birthday of the great George Duke with a show that features a look at the many facets of George’s music, as a keyboardist, vocalist, composer, sideman and producer. You’ll hear George solo as well as with Jean-Luc Ponty, Billy Cobham, Cannonball Adderley, Dianne Reeves and more!
 
On Saturday, January 12th, Beyond Jazz presents a very special edition of “WORDS & MUSIC” with a show titled "HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE DUKE!” Join Russ Davis as he talks to the great keyboardist, composer, vocalist, producer, bandleader and all-around wonderful human being. We’ll talk to George about his beginnings in the San Francisco Bay area, his early straight ahead jazz work, his emergence as one of the greats of the fusion era, his love of Brazilian music and funk…well as you can see there’s a lot to talk about with George and it all starts at Noon and lasts through Midnight Eastern time (9 AM-9 PM Pacific) as we follow our conversation with some if his awesome music.  It’s "HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE DUKE,” this week’s edition of “WORDS & MUSIC.”
 
Every Sunday it’s the EMAIL REPLY HOUR…from 6-7 PM Eastern/3-4 PM Pacific, Russ Davis spends an hour responding to email messages by playing reques ted songs, answering listener questions and reading listener comments that have been emailed to him at beyondjazz at xmradio.com.
 
PREMIER SUNDAY on Beyond Jazz…XM 72
We’ve got a ton of new projects for the new year to spring on you this Sunday, January 13th, as we present another Premier Sunday here on Beyond Jazz.
 
First, it’s a trip to South Florida as Miami-based and Cuban-born violinist, Pedro Alfonso, with a little help from the likes of Al Di Meola and Paquito D’Rivera, unleashes his unique brand of modern Latin groove on his new CD “Strings To Your Heart.” We’ll follow that with the South Florida guitar groove of Jon Zeeman on his new one titled “Zeeland.”
 
Then it’s a trip to Sweden for some of that unique MOJA like only the Scandinavians can create.  Thanks to the good people of The Swedish Music Information Centre you’ll hear two great, new works, first from the group known as Alea blending electronics and acoustics on their new work titled “The Skin We’re In,” followed by music from a man who could probably be called the John Medeski of Sweden, Mathias Landaeus, who plays 7 different keyboards on his new CD titled “Goes A Long Long Way.” 
 
Then we’ll travel over to the funky side of town for the music of a funky little band from Tennessee called  Mr. Groove with the help of saxman Bill Evans on their new one they call “Little Things.” Then it’s an international band led by Canadian-born multi-instrumentalist David Levy that calls themselves Out To Lunch. The band includes members from Boston, Virginia and even the Czech Republic and they groove from the giddy-up on their new CD “Excuse Me While I Do The Boogaloo.” 
 
Listen for cuts from these six cool, new releases beginning at 5 PM Eastern/2 PM Pacific, on another Premier Sunday…part of The Sunday Specials from XM 72, Beyond Jazz.