Bright Moments w/ Redwood Jazz Alliance
Fridays 8PM-10PM
- Hosted by Michael Eldridge, Dan Aldag, Michael Quam
Fridays 8PM-10PM
Michael Eldridge, Dan Aldag and Michael Quam of the Redwood Jazz Alliance rotate host duties, bringing you their best blend of contemporary Jazz, Improvised, Modern Creative and New Music and previewing upcoming performances sponsored by the RJA.
Explore Bright Moments w/Redwood Jazz Alliance playlists
Michael Eldridge's Links Galore:
Artists we like with websites we like:
- Ben Allison
- Scott Amendola
- David Binney
- Burnt Sugar
- Don Byron
- Bill Carrothers
- Graham Collier
- John Coltrane
- Dave Douglas | Green Leaf Music
- Marty Ehrlich
- Andrew Hill
- Dave Holland
- ICP Orchestra
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk
- Jason Lindner
- Myra Melford
- Charles Mingus
- Jason Moran
- Butch Morris
- Miles Okazaki
- Greg Osby
- Rick Parker
- Chris Potter
- Rova Saxophone Quartet
- Jenny Scheinman
- Maria Schneider
- Marcus Shelby
- Helen Sung
- Matthew Shipp
- UMO Jazz Orchestra
- David S. Ware
- Kenny Werner
- John Zorn | Tzadik Records
Labels we like with websites we like:
- ACT
- American Clavé
- Atavistic
- AUM Fidelity
- CIMP
- Clean Feed
- Criss Cross
- Cryptogramophone
- Dune
- ECM
- Fresh Sound
- Mosaic
- New World
- OmniTone
- Palmetto
- Pirouet
- Sunnyside
- Thirsty Ear
- Thrill Jockey
- Winter & Winter
Jazz News, Journalism, Podcasts & Weblogs:
- A Blog Supreme (NPR)
- About.com: Jazz
- AllAboutJazz.com
- The Checkout (WBGO)
- Consumer Guide (Robert Cristgau)
- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
- Destination: Out
- Do the Math (Ethan Iverson)
- Downbeast (Cryptogramophone)
- EyeShotJazz (Daniel Sheehan's jazz photography)
- The Gig (Nate Chinen)
- Jazz Beyond Jazz (Howard Mandel)
- Jazz.com
- The Jazz Corner
- Jazz It Up! (Greg Thomas)
- Jazz Review.com
- The Jazz Session with Jason Crane
- Jazz Times
- Jazz Video Cafe (Mosaic Records)
- Jazzblog.ca (Peter Hum)
- JazzHouse.org (Jazz Journalists Association)
- Jazzmatazz (new & upcoming releases)
- JazzWax (Marc Myers)
- JazzWest.com
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Night Lights (WFIU, Indiana University)
- One Final Note: Jazz & Improvised Music Webzine
- Paris Transatlantic (New Music)
- Point of Departure
- Rifftides (Doug Ramsey)
Jazz on the Radio / Internet Jazz Radio:
- AccuJazz.com
- BBC Radio 3 Jazz
- NPR Jazz
- Listen Here! The Jazz Review with Neil Tesser & Mark Ruffin
- Jazz on KHSU (M-F 8-10 pm) | KHUM (The Jazz Underground, T 7-9 p.m.) | KMUD (Lester Leaps In, Su 7-9 p.m. & The Jazz Feast, W 4-5:30 p.m.) | KMFB(Moody's Mood, M 6:00-9:00 p.m.) | KCSM (24 hours) | KUSP (Tanganyika Strut with Nathaniel Mackey, Su 3-5 p.m.)
Commerce & Charity:
- Allegro Music
- Cadence Jazz Records
- CDHut
- Downtown Music Gallery
- ejazzlines.com
- IndieJazz.com
- Jazz Corner
- Jazz Foundation of America (helping musicians in need)
- Jazz Jukebox
- The Jazz Loft
- Jazz Messengers
- North Coast Brewing Co.'s Brother Thelonious
More Redwood Jazz:
- Center Arts
- Humboldt Arts Council / Morris Graves Museum of Art
- Humboldt Music.com
- Jazz at Benbow
- Redwood Coast Music Festivals
- Relevant Music (Gregg Moore)
- Westhaven Center for the Arts
Other California Jazz Allies:
- Angel City Jazz Festival
- Generations in Jazz Foundation (Lafayette)
- Healdsburg Jazz Festival
- Jazz Fresno
- JazzWest.com (San Francisco & beyond)
- Kuumbwa Jazz Center (Santa Cruz)
- Los Angeles Jazz Society
- Marin Jazz Arts Society
- Monterey Jazz Festival
- Palo Alto Jazz Alliance
- San Jose Jazz
- Santa Barbara Vocal Jazz Foundation
- Santa Cruz Jazz Festival
- SF Jazz
- Stanford Jazz Workshop
Jazz Education/Jazz Studies:
- Brilliant Corners: Jazz and its Cultures (Humanities Institute, SUNY - Stony Brook)
- Center for Improvisational Music
- Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies
- Critical Studies in Improvisation
- International Association for Jazz Education (defunct--though this site offers a brief history of the IAJE, along with a passel of other useful jazz education links)
- International Association of Schools of Jazz
- Jazz Education: A Timeline (DistanceEducation.org)
- Jazz Museum in Harlem
- JazzDiscography.com
- JazzReach
- Jazzschool (Berkeley)
- Jazzinstitut Darmstadt
- NEA Jazz in the Schools
- New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
- Rutgers University Institute of Jazz Studies
- Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
- University of Northern Colorado Jazz Studies
- University of North Texas Jazz Studies
Selected Festivals: