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May 2: 2nd week at No. 1 for Russell Malone

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At No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart for a second week and most reported (60 stations) is Russell Malone All About Melody (HighNote). Highest debut (No. 41) and biggest gainer (+67) is Bill Evans Some Other Time: The Lost Sessions from the Black Forest (Resonance). Most added (+27) is Chico Freeman 4-Tet Spoken Into Existence (Jive Music).

April 25: Russell Malone is No. 1

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At No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Russell Malone All About Melody (HighNote). Biggest gainer (+68 spins) for a second consecutive week is George Coleman A Master Speaks (Smoke Sessions). Most added (+18 stations) is Marcus Strickland’s Twi-Life Nihil Novi (Blue Note / Revive). Most reported (58 stations) is Jim Rotondi Dark Blue (Smoke Sessions). The week’s highest debut (No. 29) is Tom Tallitsch Gratitude (Posi-Tone).

April 18: Jim Rotondi repeats at No. 1

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At No. 1 for a second week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Jim Rotondi Dark Blue (Smoke Sessions). It’s also the most-reported CD (59 stations). Highest debut (No. 21) and biggest gainer (+83 spins) is George Coleman A Master Speaks (Smoke Sessions). Most added (+22 stations) is Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom Otis Was A Polar Bear (Royal Potato Family).

April 11: Jim Rotondi is No. 1

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At No. 1 this week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart  is Jim Rotondi Dark Blue (Smoke Sessions). Highest debut (No. 10), biggest gainer (+125), and most reported (54 stations) is Russell Malone All About Melody (HighNote). Most added is George Coleman A Master Speaks (Smoke Sessions).

April 4: Jae Sinnett is No. 1

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At No. 1 this week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Jae Sinnett Zero To 60 (J-Nett Music). Most added (+27) and biggest gainer (+54) is Russell Malone All About Melody (HighNote). The week’s top debut (No. 37) is Oscar, with Love Oscar, with Love (Two Lions). Most reported (53 stations) is Jim Rotondi Dark Blue (Smoke Sessions).

March 28: Third week at No. 1 for Renee Rosnes

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At No. 1 for a third straight week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Renee Rosnes Written in the Rocks (Smoke Sessions). Most added (+19) is Jane Monheit The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald (Emerald City Sessions). Biggest gainer ( +66) is Larry Young Larry Young In Paris (Resonance). The week’s highest debut (No. 31) is Clayton Brothers Soul Brothers (ArtistShare). Most reported … Read more

March 21: Renee Rosnes repeats at No. 1

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At No. 1 for a second week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart — and most-reported (56 stations) — is Renee Rosnes Written in the Rocks (Smoke Sessions). Most added (+30) and biggest gainer (+79) is Kevin Mahogany The Vienna Affair (Mahogany Jazz).  The week’s top debut (No. 25) is Dena DeRose United (HighNote).

Joel Dorn keynote speech, JazzWeek Summit 2004

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The passing of Joe Ascione on Friday, March 11 reminded some of us when Joel Dorn was the keynote speaker at the 2004 JazzWeek Summit in Rochester, N.Y. Joel brought Joe and the group he had with Frank Vignola — The Frank and Joe Show — to perform. Here’s Joel’s keynote from that JazzWeek Summit. … Read more

March 14: Renee Rosnes is No. 1

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At No. 1 on this week’s JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Renee Rosnes Written in the Rocks (Smoke Sessions). Most added (+41) and biggest gainer (+129) is Jim Rotondi Dark Blue (Smoke Sessions). The week’s top debut (No. 17) Ed Cherry Soul Tree (Posi-Tone). Most reported (61 stations) is Dr. Lonnie Smith Evolution (Blue Note).

March 7: Dr. Lonnie Smith reaches No. 1

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At No. 1 on this week’s JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Dr. Lonnie Smith Evolution (Blue Note). Most added (+29) is Hendrik Meurkens Harmonicus Rex (Height Advantage). Highest debut (No. 31) and biggest gainer (+80) is Willie Jones III Groundwork (WJ3). Most reported (58 stations) is Jeremy Pelt #JIVECULTURE (HighNote).