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Nominations Announced for 2019 JazzWeek Awards

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Nominations have been tabulated for the 2019 JazzWeek Awards, which will be presented on August 8 in San Jose, California, at the JazzWeek Summit. In addition to these awards selected by voters, the Duke Dubois Humanitarian Award and the Scott Willis Jazz Impact Award will also be presented. Voting begins July 1 and runs through July 10 for JazzWeek.com subscribers and participants in JazzWeek’s Jazz Programmers List, an email and online forum for jazz radio programmers, broadcasters, and others involved in jazz radio and records.

July 1: Six weeks at No. 1 for Dave Stryker

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No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart for a sixth consecutive week is Dave Stryker Eight Track III (Strikezone).  Most added (+36) and biggest mover (+92) is Al Foster Inspirations & Dedications (Smoke Sessions). Highest debut (No. 23) is Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet The Rhythm of Invention (Patois). Most reported (59 stations) is George Cables I’m All Smiles (HighNote).

June 24: Dave Stryker is No. 1 for a fifth week

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No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart for a fifth week and again most reported (62 stations) is Dave Stryker Eight Track III (Strikezone). Biggest mover (+113) and highest debut (No. 18) is George Cables I’m All Smiles (HighNote). Tied for most added (+29) are Avishai Cohen Arvoles (RAZDAZ Recordz) and Yoko Miwa Keep Talkin’ (Ocean Blue Tear Music).

June 17: Fourth week at No. 1 for Dave Stryker

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No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart for a fourth week and once again most reported (60 stations) is Dave Stryker Eight Track III (Strikezone). Most added (+35) and biggest mover (+113) is Michel Camilo Essence (Resilience Music Alliance). Highest debut (No. 30) is Rick Germanson Turquoise Twice (WJ3).

June 10: Three weeks at No. 1 for Dave Stryker

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No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart for a third week and once again most reported (62 stations) is Dave Stryker Eight Track III (Strikezone). Most added (+29) is The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra Along for the Ride (Summit). Biggest mover (+78) is Gerry Gibbs Thrasher People Our People (Whaling City Sound). Highest debut (No. 26) is Theo Croker Star People Nation (Sony … Read more

June 3: Dave Stryker repeats at No. 1

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No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart for a second week and again most reported (62 stations) is Dave Stryker Eight Track III (Strikezone). Most added (+32) is Tierney Sutton Band Screen Play (BFM Jazz). Biggest mover (+79) is Wayne Alpern Skeleton (Self-Released). Highest debut is Larry Koonse New Jazz Standards, Vol. 4 (Summit).

May 27: Dave Stryker is No. 1

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No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart and most reported (60 stations) is Dave Stryker Eight Track III (Strikezone). Biggest mover (+83) and highest debut (No. 15) is Mary Stallings Songs Were Made to Sing (Smoke Sessions). Most added (+33) is Nicki Parrott From New York to Paris (Arbors).

May 20: Eric Reed is No. 1

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No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart and most reported (60 stations) is Eric Reed Everybody Gets the Blues (Smoke Sessions). Most added (+39) and biggest mover (+111) is Mary Stallings Songs Were Made to Sing (Smoke Sessions). Highest debut (No. 37) is Josh Lawrence Triptych (Posi-Tone).

May 13: Fourth week at No. 1 for Herlin Riley

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No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart for a fourth week is Herlin Riley Perpetual Optimism (Mack Avenue). It’s tied for most reported (57 stations) with Eric Reed Everybody Gets the Blues (Smoke Sessions). Most added (+31) is Greg Abate Gratitude: Stage Door Live at the Z (Whaling City Sound). Biggest mover (+119) and highest debut (No. 21) is Dave Stryker Eight Track … Read more

May 6: Three weeks at No. 1 for Herlin Riley

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No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart for a third week and most-reported (61 stations) is Herlin Riley Perpetual Optimism (Mack Avenue). Biggest mover (+91) is Holly Cole Holly (Shanachie Entertainment). Most added (+29) is Dave Stryker Eight Track III (Strikezone). Highest debut (No. 38) is Ulysses Owens, Jr. Songs Of Freedom (Resilience Music Alliance).