Monday, September 24, 2012

James Baldwin picture

James Baldwin http://t.co/tXQHQUMR (https://twitter.com/uptownjazznet/status/250226048212533248)

Friday, September 21, 2012

TGIF

DJ A-Train (@uptownjazznet) tweeted at 0:30 PM on Fri, Sep 21, 2012: DJ A-Train - UJN Mix - 2012-09-21 - Jazz, Electronic, Afro Beat, Latin House & Hip Hop http://t.co/wF6oQLtX on #SoundCloud (https://twitter.com/uptownjazznet/status/249183795423625216) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Treme - Season 3

For your eyes only: Sneak peak from HBO's Treme, Season 3 http://t.co/BfuGvoKA (https://twitter.com/OffBeatMagazine/status/248457484543602689)

Friday, August 31, 2012

Tribute to Cal Tjader.

A Tribute to Cal Tjader: One of the most talked about September shows in San Francisco http://t.co/Mn8eW880 #SF #BayArea #LatinJazz #bop -- Yoshi's SF-Oakland (@yoshisjazz)

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Detroit Jazz festival schedule

Detroit Jazz Festival complete schedule - Detroit Free Press http://t.co/o1CYC670 -- Jazz Crowd (@JazzCrowd)

Monday, May 14, 2012

Bela Fleck / Marcus Roberts Trio collaboration

Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio will collaborate on an album and tour. http://t.co/SRnwjk2e -- DJ A-Train (@uptownjazznet)

Monday, May 7, 2012

Jazz Fest sees 'biggest crowd ever'

New Orleans Jazz Festival Sees 'Biggest Crowd Ever' - Huffington Post http://t.co/vUYk5SKl -- DJ A-Train (@uptownjazznet)

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Clearwater Jazz

Just announced! Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society has been added to our line-up! Catch her performance on... http://t.co/Ag933Peo

Monday, April 23, 2012

East Coast Songwriters Conference

The East Coast Songwriters Conference's annual contest will award one grand prize winner with $500 in cash and prizes: http://t.co/zlU9qtjm

Friday, April 20, 2012

Filmmaking in NOLA

As Filmmaking Surges, New Orleans Becoming Serious Challenger To L.A. #NOLA #NOLAfilm #HollywoodSouth - http://t.co/DTzbLERU -- NOLA Film Events (@NOLA_FilmEvents)

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

New Designs at the Blue Note store

Cool new designs now available in the official Blue Note merch store http://t.co/K7OFofxu #jazz #bluenote -- blue note records (@bluenoterecords)

No concerns from Sammy

Samuel L. Jackson shrugs off concerns over slavery in Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' http://t.co/imzbmiPd -- NOLA Film Events (@NOLA_FilmEvents)

Thursday, April 12, 2012

New Orleans Jazz Festival App

The #jazzfest2012 smartphone app is back for Android users too! More updates to come. https://t.co/q6qanE3E -- N.O. Jazz Festival (@jazzfest)

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Ottawa International Jazz Festival 2012

TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival - June 21-July 1: The TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival’s crosso... http://t.co/6dX1TxGp #jazz -- JazzCorner.com (@jazzcorner)

Friday, April 6, 2012

Maison in NOLA

I'm at Maison for Those Peaches, The Big Easy Brawlers and Buena Vista Social Latin Dance Party (New Orleans, LA) http://t.co/qXGz9qKB -- DJ A-Train (@uptownjazznet)


Thursday, April 5, 2012

Lorrraine Feather CD release

Grammy nominee Lorraine Feather to release new CD "Tales From The Unusual" Fri April 20 @ Vitello's - http://t.co/PK8mm6D6 for tix! -- LAjazz.com Team (@lajazznews)

Performers wanted

Performers sought for Apex Jazz Festival - The Apex Herald http://t.co/Kyxktdm9 -- Jazz Crowd (@JazzCrowd)

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Treme wins Peabody

HBO's New Orleans-based series "Treme" wins Peabody: “The storylines snake and swoop like an unhurried jaz... http://t.co/1Fy7yzn1 #jazz -- New Orleans Jazz (@NewOrleansJazz_)

Friday, March 30, 2012

Miles being Miles

See Miles Davis make a fool of Harry Reasoner during a 1989, 60 minutes interview on today's JazzWax http://t.co/Tpnyts4b -- JAZZFM91 (@JAZZFM91)

Thursday, March 29, 2012

New DJ Promo from GiantStep

NEW DJ PROMO: Sebastian Ingrosso + Alesso – “Calling (Lose My Mind)” ft. Ryan Tedder http://t.co/119QW2ps -- GiantStep DJ Service (@GiantStepDJ)

Bob Mintzer Big Band - UJN-TV

Bob Mintzer Big Band - New York City http://vimeo.com/30140409

New Wes Montgomery material

New Wes Montgomery Material!! Read this @DownBeatMag article! http://t.co/PaMFx8lh -- Scullers Jazz Club (@ScullersJazz)

Peter White teams up.with David Sandborn

Guitarist Peter White Teams Up With David Sanborn and Kirk Whalum on New Heads Up Release. #constantcontact http://t.co/9gXvpkh0 -- JazzCorner.com (@jazzcorner)

Coformations for the Derry Jazz & Big Band Fest

Van Morrison, Troyka, Ruby Turner, and David Lyttle confirmed for the Derry Jazz and Big Band Fest http://t.co/EW4VHsja -- Jazzwise (@Jazzwise)

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Cindy Blackman on the drums

Check out this video of Cindy Blackman working hard on the drums! http://t.co/pdssGGH5 -- Jazz Standard (@JazzStandardNYC)

Dr. John doing show at Final Four

This Sunday: Dr. John (@akaDrJohn) to Play Free Show in New Orleans for NCAA Big Dance Concert Series http://t.co/fvE3Ircd -- Nonesuch Records (@NonesuchRecords)

Festival contest

Two more weeks to submit designs for our T-shirt Contest! Submit your designs now! http://t.co/NXTC3mMq -- JazzReggae Festival (@JazzReggaeFest)

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Revolutions Per Minute - episode III



RPM - Episode 3 - Part 1
RPM Open
1 - Leon Parker - All My Life - Above & Below
2 - Fred Wesley - Chocolate Soop - Full Circle - Fron Be Bop to Hip-Hop
3 - Leroy Jones - Rebirth Shuffle - Back to My Roots
4 - Funky Mustard - Nawlins - Jazza Mundo
5 - Barbara Sfaga and Center Search Quest - Hang On Fly Home - Timelessness Frozen In Time

RPM - Episode 3 - Part 2
1 - Rocky Dawuni - Master Plan [DJ O-BaH Remix featuring Jimmy Lopez]
2 - Souljazz Orchestra - Mista President - Freedom No Go Die
3 - Either Orchestra - Soul Song - Afro-Cubism
4 - Oliver Lake Steel Quartet - Dat Love - Dat Love
5 - Distant Relatives - Land Of Promise

RPM - Episode 3 - Part 3
1 - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Fanon: Revolutionary - Prison Radio Essays
2 - LTD - Love To The World - Love To The World
3 - Rufus featuring Chaka Kahn - Everlasting Love - Ask Rufus
4 - Jean Carn - I'm In Love Once Again - Jean Carn
5 - Natural Four - Can This Be Real - The Natural Four
6 - BT Express - Do You Like It - BT Express
7 - Faze O - Riding High

RPM - Episode 3 - Part 4
1 - KRS - One Loves Gonna Get Ya
2 - Common Sense - Resurrection
3 - Queen Latifa - U-N-I-T-Y
4 - Tribe Called Quest - Jazz [We Got It]
5 - Craig G & Marley Marl - Droppin' Science
6 - Doug E. Fresh - Keep It Going
7 - Keith Murry - The Rhyme [inst]

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Big Easy Brawlers @ Balcony Music Club-New Orleans - New Years 2012


Revolutions Per Minute - episode two




Jazz Music And a whole Lot More with DJ A-Train
Part 1 - 36:27 RPM Opening
1 - Freddie Hubbard - Asiatic Raes - Going Up
2 - Blue Mitchell - Booty Shakin' - Vital Blue
3 - Michael Breaker - Outrance - Time Is Of The Essence
4 - Pete Zimmer Quintet - Common Man - Chillin' Live @ Jazz Factory

Part 2 - 30:50
1 - Little Milton - I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
2 - Amos Milburn - Bewilderd
3 - Joe Louis-Walker - High Blood Pressure
4 - James Brown - Like it Is, Like It Was (The Blues)
5 - James Brown - Mind Power
6 - James Brown - Down And Out In New York City - Black Caesar Soundtrack

Part 3 - 30:00 1 - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Of Idiots And Sages - Prison Radio Essays
2 - Isley Brothers - The Pride - Go For Your Guns
3 - The JB's - Same Beat
4 - Kool & The Gang - Rhyme Tyme People
5 - Gil-Scott Heron - B-Movie

Part 4 - 22:10 1 - Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Be Like This
2 - Herbie Hancock - Doin' It (Remix)
3 - Ohio Players - Far East Mississippi
4 - Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
5 - Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man - Trouble Man Sound Track

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

DJ A-Train Podcast - Revolutions Per Minute - episode one



Part 1 -32:31
1 - Alvin Atkinson and the Sound Merchants - Bolivia
2 - Gato Barbieri - Fiesta
3 - Dey Suffer featuring Yasmeen - Kaytronik Dem Beat Suffer Remix
4 - N.Y.C. Peech Boys - On A Journey [Dub]

Part 2 - 28:02
1 - Gregory Porter - 1960 what?
2 - Five Apple - Maples
3 - Branford Marsalis & Buckshot LeFonque - Breakfast at Denny's
4 - John Scpfield - Thee Sisters
5 - Ronny Jordan - Laidback
6 - The Jones Girls - Kinghts Over Egypt

Part 3 - 26:55
1 - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Whos King
2 - Last Poets with Chuck D - Down To Now
3 - Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Hihache
4 - Asafo Beesuon - Obaa Yaa Aya Me Bone [medley]
5 - DJ Jazzy Jeff - Jazzy Jeff's Theme
6 - Africanism feat. Salome De Baha

Part 4 - 36:37
1 - Cindy Blackman - Eternal Justice
2 - David Murray Latin Big Band - Crystal
3 - Arthur Blythe - Besame Mucho
4 - Al Hirt - Harlem Hendoo
5 - Jimmy Smith - Root Down [and Get It]


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