sad day for jazz lovers?
sorry about the above guys?
anyway i just feel like getting on my soap box (after all it is monday morning).
i recently found out that one of my favourite radio stations,jazz fm, here in the uk, has rebranded, calling it self smooth fm,, at first i thought, oh well, it's probably just a name change, to attract a wider audience. then to my horror i recently tuned in and found out that it was much more than just a name change, i tuned in at several different times to find that most of the music being played was 60's to 90's soul, mowtown etc, (don't get me wrong i really like those styles of music i grew up listening to them). jazz fm was an major factor that influenced my desire to play jazz... and whereas it's quite easy to find those other types of music on other radio channels, the music that once permeated jazz fm is hard to find in abundance on the airways unless you are willing to go surfing... i haven't had the time to listen all hours so there may be a period during the day when you can still hear some jazz.. i just feel sad that things had to come to this... anyway that's just my monday morning moan...
anyway i just feel like getting on my soap box (after all it is monday morning).
i recently found out that one of my favourite radio stations,jazz fm, here in the uk, has rebranded, calling it self smooth fm,, at first i thought, oh well, it's probably just a name change, to attract a wider audience. then to my horror i recently tuned in and found out that it was much more than just a name change, i tuned in at several different times to find that most of the music being played was 60's to 90's soul, mowtown etc, (don't get me wrong i really like those styles of music i grew up listening to them). jazz fm was an major factor that influenced my desire to play jazz... and whereas it's quite easy to find those other types of music on other radio channels, the music that once permeated jazz fm is hard to find in abundance on the airways unless you are willing to go surfing... i haven't had the time to listen all hours so there may be a period during the day when you can still hear some jazz.. i just feel sad that things had to come to this... anyway that's just my monday morning moan...
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from what i remember it didn't play any credible jazz for years before it finally rebranded (apart from the dinner jazz slot which, lets be honest, is something of a cliche). i used to enjoy mike chadwick's 'cutting edge' sets, but even they went downhill. radio 3 is the button to hit now my man.
you hit the nail on the head there.., what first turned me onto jazz fm ( in early 1993) was hearing "dinner jazz" (that used to me by most frequented slot (but then again i can be quite cheesy!). anyway thanks for the tip about radio 3 i'll check them out, i honestly thought all hope was lost and it would be impossible for me to find any decent jazz on the uk airwaves...
i gave up on jazz 'fa' a long time ago. there was the odd bit of mike chadwick to keep the interest and occasionally dinner jazz but not much more than that.
in the north west the transformation to smooth fm happened some time ago and after getting a measure of the new content i've stopped listening to it altogether.
in the north west the transformation to smooth fm happened some time ago and after getting a measure of the new content i've stopped listening to it altogether.
losing an old friensd is always a very sad thing--even if its a favourite radio station. now that we are in the opening phases of the computer age however, happily we have the means of accessing radio stations around the world!
i strongly recommend searching out cjrt 91.1 in toronto, who declare themselves the 'best jazz station the world'
this may be so, i couldn't say myself, but they are very good, playing real jazz 24/7.
what i'm grateful for especially is they do shy away from real over-the-top avant-garde, and very scratchy poorly produced 'historic' material--as well as avoiding what is often--and wrongfully termed- as 'cool jazz' such as kenny g. they occaisionally will play some local newcomer--that can be a real treat at times too.
i strongly recommend searching out cjrt 91.1 in toronto, who declare themselves the 'best jazz station the world'
this may be so, i couldn't say myself, but they are very good, playing real jazz 24/7.
what i'm grateful for especially is they do shy away from real over-the-top avant-garde, and very scratchy poorly produced 'historic' material--as well as avoiding what is often--and wrongfully termed- as 'cool jazz' such as kenny g. they occaisionally will play some local newcomer--that can be a real treat at times too.
losing an old friend is always a very sad thing--even if its a favourite radio station. now that we are in the opening phases of the computer age however, happily we have the means of accessing radio stations around the world!
i strongly recommend searching out cjrt 91.1 in toronto, who declare themselves the 'best jazz station the world'
this may be so, i couldn't say myself, but they are very good, playing real jazz 24/7.
what i'm grateful for especially is they do shy away from real over-the-top avant-garde, and very scratchy poorly produced 'historic' material--as well as avoiding what is often--and wrongfully termed- as 'cool jazz' such as kenny g. they occaisionally will play some local newcomer--that can be a real treat at times too.
i strongly recommend searching out cjrt 91.1 in toronto, who declare themselves the 'best jazz station the world'
this may be so, i couldn't say myself, but they are very good, playing real jazz 24/7.
what i'm grateful for especially is they do shy away from real over-the-top avant-garde, and very scratchy poorly produced 'historic' material--as well as avoiding what is often--and wrongfully termed- as 'cool jazz' such as kenny g. they occaisionally will play some local newcomer--that can be a real treat at times too.
i thought this thread was going to be about new orleans and how
jazz's holly land, has all its historical sites underwater right now
damaged and most likely unrepairable forever.
jazz's holly land, has all its historical sites underwater right now
damaged and most likely unrepairable forever.
check out launchcast radio it is a great site you can get the music you like by voting for the song that is playing and tailor the station pretty specifically to the type of music you dig. good luck charlie
if you are interested web-based music i have to recommend our local, all-volunteer jazz station. it is excellent! http:/www.kmhd.fm
always missing a slash!! https://www.kmhd.fm
hi all!
monday shift's almost over now... didn't realise there were others out there thinking the same way as myself, sounds like you guys had the veil removed way before me way before me... anyway you've inspired me to go in search for other stations... it seems like there must be jazz out there that will really blow my head off..
and mike, the sad day you're talking about makes my sad day seem quite insignificant, i must read the news more.. (doh, the paper's sitting right next to me!)
monday shift's almost over now... didn't realise there were others out there thinking the same way as myself, sounds like you guys had the veil removed way before me way before me... anyway you've inspired me to go in search for other stations... it seems like there must be jazz out there that will really blow my head off..
and mike, the sad day you're talking about makes my sad day seem quite insignificant, i must read the news more.. (doh, the paper's sitting right next to me!)
thx casparus, that's right it's a nice radio station you mentionned : cjrt 91.1 in toronto ( https://www.cjrt.fm )
here where i live (nice, france), we also have a super one : tsf jazz cote d'azur 98.1 their web site gives this link : https://www.tsfjazz.com (under reconstruction, click on "ecouter la radio" (link to a canadian radio i think).
here where i live (nice, france), we also have a super one : tsf jazz cote d'azur 98.1 their web site gives this link : https://www.tsfjazz.com (under reconstruction, click on "ecouter la radio" (link to a canadian radio i think).
jmderay--thank you for the 98.1 recommendation. sounds great! two stations are certainly much better than one!
..and did you know that nice, france, and toronto canada are at the same degree latitude? we have no palm trees though.
..and did you know that nice, france, and toronto canada are at the same degree latitude? we have no palm trees though.
wow... i just went to that toronto jazz site... ....what planet have i been on? thanks guys..
casparus -- you must be right about the latitude, and for sure we have alot of palm trees and nice lolitas too, but i'd prefer jazz clubs instead : you can count them on fingers as we say.
that's why listening to web jazz radios is fun, and i just tried to play along with them (numeric piano - computer - headphones) it's funny, but i'm too "young" in jazz to perform that, but i'll achieve it !!
that's why listening to web jazz radios is fun, and i just tried to play along with them (numeric piano - computer - headphones) it's funny, but i'm too "young" in jazz to perform that, but i'll achieve it !!
jmderay--jamming along with recordings, or other musicians is an excellent excercise in exploring the world of jazz. you will find all these doors opening for you all over the place. doing just that pretty well did the most for me inasfar as honing my craft as a jazz player. and remember, if it sounds good, it is good!
re online music, i have to put in that my subscription to rhapsody is one of the most valuable resources i have. i can find dozens to hundreds (summertime = 727 hits) of versions of nearly any standard tune, plus tons of other music of every type. it's like having a huge cd collection that's perfectly indexed. costs me $100/yr. very, very worthwhile. https://listen.com/
.. ok, ok, i'll keep this advice in mind, play with others (or play along) to progress. as scot says :
1 - practice
2 - repeat step one :-)))
as this thread is about why we might feel sad, i would add :
1 - new o. the jazz city seems devastated after this hurricane !! hope they will recover rapidly.
2 - dr whack feels like not posting anymore in this forum. would miss his humour and good advices.
1 - practice
2 - repeat step one :-)))
as this thread is about why we might feel sad, i would add :
1 - new o. the jazz city seems devastated after this hurricane !! hope they will recover rapidly.
2 - dr whack feels like not posting anymore in this forum. would miss his humour and good advices.
another on-line jazz station to try... accujazz
https://www.accuradio.com/jazz/#
you can select the instrument you want to hear (piano,sax,guitar,vocal). if you dont like a track you can even skip on to the next one.
cj
https://www.accuradio.com/jazz/#
you can select the instrument you want to hear (piano,sax,guitar,vocal). if you dont like a track you can even skip on to the next one.
cj
hmmm... this is not jazz related, but the same happened to my favorite salsa radio station, salsoul, now it doesnt plays salsa all day long, it plays some chity things , though, u can still hear some good salsa on the station, bad thing also is the quantity of the radio programs, though they all r about comedy (they make u laugh a lot and make u feel better ,xpecialy when u r working with ur jefe eating ur brains and not leaving u alone) but u dont hear that much of music ... hope i maked sense
att
alex, peace :)
att
alex, peace :)
by the way anyone knows a good salsa radio station on the web?
sorry about the above guys?
anyway i just feel like getting on my soap box (after all it is monday morning).
i recently found out that one of my favourite radio stations,jazz fm, here in the uk, has rebranded, calling it self smooth fm,, at first i thought, oh well, it's probably just a name change, to attract a wider audience. then to my horror i recently tuned in and found out that it was much more than just a name change, i tuned in at several different times to find that most of the music being played was 60's to 90's soul, mowtown etc, (don't get me wrong i really like those styles of music i grew up listening to them). jazz fm was an major factor that influenced my desire to play jazz... and whereas it's quite easy to find those other types of music on other radio channels, the music that once permeated jazz fm is hard to find in abundance on the airways unless you are willing to go surfing... i haven't had the time to listen all hours so there may be a period during the day when you can still hear some jazz.. i just feel sad that things had to come to this... anyway that's just my monday morning moan...
anyway i just feel like getting on my soap box (after all it is monday morning).
i recently found out that one of my favourite radio stations,jazz fm, here in the uk, has rebranded, calling it self smooth fm,, at first i thought, oh well, it's probably just a name change, to attract a wider audience. then to my horror i recently tuned in and found out that it was much more than just a name change, i tuned in at several different times to find that most of the music being played was 60's to 90's soul, mowtown etc, (don't get me wrong i really like those styles of music i grew up listening to them). jazz fm was an major factor that influenced my desire to play jazz... and whereas it's quite easy to find those other types of music on other radio channels, the music that once permeated jazz fm is hard to find in abundance on the airways unless you are willing to go surfing... i haven't had the time to listen all hours so there may be a period during the day when you can still hear some jazz.. i just feel sad that things had to come to this... anyway that's just my monday morning moan...
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