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Jazz Charts – 2nd Week of March

I hope your week is going well! Is spring in the air, or is it just me? Oh well, Here's what's happening with Jazz @ KZSC: Top Ten Charts: 1 KRIS BOWERS Heroes + Misfits Concord Jazz 2 ANTON SCHWARTZ…

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RPM Charts – March 10th

Top 1o: 1 ILLUM SPHERE - Ghosts Of Then And Now / Ninja Tune 2 LEE BANNON - Alternate/Endings / Ninja Tune 3 ACTRESS - Ghettoville / Werkdiscs-Ninja Tune 4 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - R Plus Seven / Warp 5…

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Newest World Music

The Ides of March turned out to be a bummer for Caesar, however it also marked the beginning of the new year for the Romans. It's a new season of world music releases at KZSC including station favorites from the experimental fusion…

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RPM Charts – March 4th

Top 10: 1 MACHINEDRUM - Fenris District [EP] / Ninja Tune 2 HASTA - Floral [EP]  / Apothecary 3 CASHMERE CAT - Wedding Bells [EP] / LuckyMe 4 BURIAL - Rival Dealer  / Hyperdub 5 LEE BANNON - Alternate/Endings / Ninja Tune 6 ACTRESS -…

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The Jazz Charts: First Week of March

CHARTS:1    BRAD MEHLDAU AND MARK GUILIANA    Mehliana: Taming The Dragon    Nonesuch 2    TAKUYA KURODA    Rising Son    Blue Note 3    BEN FLOCKS    Battle Mountain    West Cliff 4    DANILO PEREZ    Panama 500    Mack Ave. 5    ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ    The Invasion Parade    Mack Avenue…

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The Jazz Charts: February 24th

Happy Monday! We here at KZSC are absolutely overwhelmed with excitement about the new titles that have been coming in! There's almost too much stuff to fit on a top ten chart, but we'll do our best. Here's what's hot…

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The Jazz Charts: Second Week of February

We're glad you made it through the first week! CHARTS: 1    CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT    WomanChild    Mack Ave. 2    JOHN ABERCROMBIE QUARTET    39 Steps    ECM 3    CATHERINE RUSSELL    Bring It Back    Jazz Village 4    ANTON SCHWARTZ    Flash Mob    Antonjazz 5    BRIAN…

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End of January World Charts

Hey folks! The first month of the new year is over, and here are your world charts for its close. Check it! 1 SULTANS OF STRING Symphony Red River-McKhool 2 BEATS ANTIQUE A Thousand Faces, Act I Beats Antique 3…

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Jazzuary at it’s End – The Charts and Adds

Here's what's happening with Jazz at KZSC! There's been tons of material dropping in lately, courtesy of all of our lovely promoters: CHARTS: 1    BEATA PATER    Golden Lady    Self-Released 2    JOHN ABERCROMBIE QUARTET    39 Steps    ECM 3    MICHELLE ZANGARA    Songs…

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New RPM in Mid-January

How are you doing with 2014 so far? Here's how new releases look in electronic/RPM music at KZSC: 1 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 2 POLICY Postscript 100% Silk 3 BURIAL Rival Dealer Hyperdub 4 SPECIAL REQUEST Soul Music Houndstooth…

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Mid-Jazzuary Music Charts

Greetings! I hope your new year is off to a good roll, and I know we're all looking forward to the good things ahead! Speaking of, here's whats happening in the Jazz department at KZSC: CHARTS: 1    CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT   …

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End of 2013: Hot Jazz

I'd like to personally congratulate Northern California for surviving the Third Ice Age. Big cold front just passed through Santa Cruz, which made for ideal conditions to sit inside and listen to records all day. Here's what's happening in jazz…

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RPM Charts – Mid-December

Before KZSC leaves our spot on the FM dial until January, here's a quick look at the most popular Electronic/RPM New Releases featured mid-December on The Great 88: 1 GESAFFELSTEIN Aleph Bromance 2 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 3 IMAMI…

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KZSC JAZZ – First of December

The new year is fast approaching! I can't believe that it's already December. Here's the adds and charts for this week at KZSC: CHARTS: 1    ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT    Black Radio 2    Blue Note 2    AHMAD JAMAL    Saturday Morning    JazzVillage 3   …

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Early December’s Spins-RPM

Call it RPM, call it Electronic Music...whatever you call it, here's what we're calling early December's Top 10: 1 M.I.A. Matangi N.E.E.T.-Interscope 2 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 3 LAUREL HALO Chance Of Rain Hyperdub 4 D33J Gravel Anticon 5…

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