XM is expanding their jazz music programming with two new shows, "Live from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola" and "Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center," set to launch in October.
Both new jazz shows will feature live performances from notable jazz musicians recorded direct from the Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) and XM's New York broadcast studios (see photos from the opening reception here).
"Live from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola" will broadcast concerts recorded live from the famed New York jazz club Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, located in Frederick P. Rose Hall. Artistic Manager Todd Barkan, will serve as host for this weekly series, airing a variety of musical performances from the club Tony Bennett called "the best jazz room in this city." Premiere episode will debut Friday, October 19th at 8pm ET on Real Jazz (ch 70), featuring a performance by jazz pianist Cedar Walton.
"Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center" is a weekly series that takes listeners into the "House of Swing" with Wynton Marsalis leading the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), now in its 21st concert season. Premiere episode will air Saturday, October 20th at 8pm ET on Real Jazz (ch 70), kicking off the "Benny Carter Centennial," on what would have been his 100th birthday, as the JLCO performs music and arrangements by the legendary trumpeter/saxophonist.
JALC Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis is kicking off a new season of his critically-acclaimed original XM series "In the Swing Seat with Wynton Marsalis" on September 28th. The hour-long, monthly series takes listeners on a journey through the world of jazz while exploring the genius of artists like John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Thelonious Monk.
"In the Swing Seat with Wynton Marsalis" premieres Friday, September 28 at 2pm ET also on Real Jazz (ch 70). You'll be able to hear the premiere episode all day Friday on XMX (ch 2).
didn't Sirius just do a programming shuffle that lost a Jazz station? If so.. could this be XM being "fiesty"? I am not sure cause I have not seen this ....ever from XM.
I'd drink to that.
But please tell me that this is a precursor to XM taking over the music programming after the proposed merger.