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01/07/2020

*Following is the log for the next JAZZ AMERICA program from the Voice of America, heard by an estimated audience of 40 million listeners worldwide each weekend
on the entertainment service VOA1, online and via local radio affiliates around the world.

*Listen to the latest Jazz America program anytime on the Russ Davis MOJA website at
http://russdavismoja.com/voice-america-2/

*Jazz America airs weekends online at the follow sites…
Global English feed (https://www.voanews.com/a/3878432.html)
VOA Africa Stream (https://www.voanews.com/a/3880678.html)

Jazz America with Russ Davis


105 East 16th Street # 7 South
New York, NY 10003
Email…[email protected]

Next Week…SHOW #2136…4-5 JULY 2020
Feature…CELEBRATION TIME…USA TURNS 224 & JAZZ AMERICA TURNS 21!
Join Russ Davis as we give you music to celebrate our nation that began on the 4th of July 1776 and JAZZ AMERICA, which began on the 4th of July 1999 on VOA. It’s jazz songs of celebration, on the next JAZZ AMERICA from VOA1.

JAZZ AMERICA...SHOW #2136…4-5 JULY 2020
DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA…take the “a” train (1941)
JOHN DAVERSA BIG BAND…living in america (American dreamers: voices of hope, music of freedom)
JOHN FINBURY…independence day (quatro)
BOBBY SANABRIA MULTIUNIVERSE BIG BAND…america (west side story revisited)
VIRGINIA SCHENCK…America the beautiful-reprise (battle cry)

CHARLIE HADEN & LIBERATION MUSIC ORCHESTRA…this is not america (not in our name)
CHICK COREA…america (the continents)
CHRISTIAN HOWES…american spirit (American spirit)
PAT METHENY…better days ahead-live (the road to you)

Next Week…SHOW #2137…13-14 JULY 2020
Feature…3 GENERATIONS OF JAZZ GUITAR!
Join Russ Davis as we celebrate the July birthdays of three jazz guitar greats from different generations. We’ll enjoy the evolution of the guitar in jazz with the music of CHARLIE CHRISTIAN, KENNY BURRELL & STANLEY JORDAN, on the next JAZZ AMERICA from VOA1.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, the African diaspora, busine...

15/01/2020

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26/11/2019

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (N.A.R.A.S., AKA The Grammy People) will announce the WINNERS for GRAMMY AWARDS for 2020 on January 26th! Here is a list of JAZZ Artists who have just been nominated for the 62nd Grammy Awards in various jazz categories including the MOdern JAzz (MOJ...

08/10/2019

JAZZ AMERICA is the only full time jazz program heard on the U.S. Government service The Voice of America. JAZZ AMERICA has been programmed and presented by Russ Davis since 1999. The show is two hours long and reaches a potential audience of 40 million listeners worldwide each weekend. It is heard....

05/07/2019

Just back from my annual visit to the Montreal Jazz Festival. Here's the link to my blog sight should you want to read all about it!

https://wp.me/pVbf2-2x

03/06/2019

*Following is the log for the next JAZZ AMERICA program from the Voice of America, heard by an estimated audience of 40 million listeners worldwide each weekend on the entertainment service VOA1, online and via local radio affiliates around the world.
*Listen to the latest Jazz America program anytime on the Russ Davis MOJA website at http://russdavismoja.com/voice-america-2/
*Jazz America airs online at the follow sites and airtimes:
It is heard live online on the Global English feed (https://www.voanews.com/a/3878432.html)
Hour 1 - Saturday 1300 UTC/Hour 2 Sunday 1300 UTC-
VOA1 - The Hits
Saturday…0500 - 0700 UTC 1000 - 1200 UTC
Sunday…0700 - 0900, 1300 - 1500 UTC and 2000 - 2200 UTC
VOA Africa Stream (https://www.voanews.com/a/3880678.html)
Saturday…0700 - 0900 UTC-Sunday…0700 - 0900 UTC
Jazz America with Russ Davis

105 east 16th street/ # 7 south•new york, ny 10003
email…[email protected]
This Week…SHOWS #2067-2068…1-2 JUNE 2019
Feature…BIG BAND JAZZ: THEN AND NOW!
Join Russ Davis as we celebrate a form of jazz that’s been around for over a century. We’ll hear some of the greats of big band from Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Count Basie & the Dorsey Brothers to some of the unique takes on big band today from current greats like Darcy James Argue, Randy Brecker, Dave Holland and the late Joe Zawinul (JOE, RANDY & DARCY pictured below). It’s Big Band: Then & Now on the next JAZZ AMERICA from VOA1.

JAZZ AMERICA...SHOW #2067…1-2 JUNE 2019
GLENN MILLER…in the mood (next train home)
AL JARREAU…cold duck (al jarreau & the metropole orchest)
* Dave Holland Interview
DAVE HOLLAND BIG BAND…razor’s edge (what goes around)
LISA MAXWELL’S JAZZ ORCHESTRA…shiny! remix (shiny!)
COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCHESTRA…one o’clock jump (1942)
YOLANDA DUKE & TITO PUENTE ORCHESTRA…til you come back to me (contigo)
* Joe Zawinul Interview
JOE ZAWINUL & WDR BIG BAND…black market (brown street)
ED PALERMO BIG BAND…like lee morgan (a lousy day in harlem)
KENNY BURRELL & THE LOS ANGELES JAZZ ORCHESTRA…mama ya ya (unlimited 1 live at catalina’s)

JAZZ AMERICA...SHOW #2068…1-2 JUNE 2019
MICHEL CAMILO…and sammy walked in (essence)
ELLA FITZGERALD & DUKE ELLINGTON…cotton tail (ella at duke’s place-1964)
* Randy Brecker Interview
RANDY & MICHAEL BRECKER & WDR BIG BAND…sponge (some skunk funk)
THE 14 JAZZ ORCHESTRA…rice pudding (the future ain’t what it used to be)
COLEMAN HAWKINS…the man I love (coleman Hawkins & his orchestra-1940)
JEFF GOLDBLUM & IMELDA MAY…straighten up & fly right (the capitol studio sessions live)
* Darcy James Argue Interview
DARCY JAMES ARGUE SECRET SOCIETY…transit (infernal machines)
THE DAVID RICHARD BIG BAND…come out swingin’ (parallels)
SWISS JAZZ ORCHESTRA…paredon (swiss jazz orchestra & Guillermo klein)
ARTIE SHAW & HIS ORCHESTRA…begin the beguine (1938)

Next Week…SHOWS #2069-2070…8-9 JUNE 2019
Feature…JAZZ MEETS THE BEATLES!
Join Russ Davis as we investigate how jazz musicians have taken the music of rock legends The Beatles and turned it into jazz. Instead of ignoring the effect of John, Paul, George & Ringo many jazzers embraced their songs turning many of them into part of the jazz songbook. We’ll celebrate almost 50 years of the effect of The Beatles on Jazz on the next JAZZ AMERICA from VOA1.

26/05/2019

Since 1999 I have programmed and presented the 2-hour weekly show JAZZ AMERICA for the U.S. Government service Voice of America. It's been posted on the MOJA Radio website as it is right now on russdavismoja.com for your free listening on demand each week. As a matter of fact you can check out the newest show right now at this link...http://russdavismoja.com/voice-america-2/

*All week long you can listen to the latest show with this feature…NEW & NOTABLE RELEASES! You'll also see the complete list of every song played on the program.

Here's a quick rundown on what you'll hear when you click and listen…

This Week…SHOWS #2065-2066…25 MAY-2 JUNE 2019

Feature…NEW AND NOTABLE JAZZ RELEASES!

Join Russ Davis as we give you a look at and listen to some of the newest releases that have just come out helping define what the second century of jazz is like today. We’ll talk to four of the current artists with brilliant new work and hear lots of new flavors of jazz for the 21st century on the next JAZZ AMERICA from VOA1.

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22/05/2019

*Following is the log for the next JAZZ AMERICA program from the Voice of America, heard by an estimated audience of 40 million listeners worldwide each weekend on the entertainment service VOA1, online and via local radio affiliates around the world.
*Listen to the latest Jazz America program anytime on the Russ Davis MOJA website at http://russdavismoja.com/voice-america-2/
*Jazz America airs online at the follow sites and airtimes:
It is heard live online on the Global English feed (https://www.voanews.com/a/3878432.html)
Hour 1 - Saturday 1300 UTC/Hour 2 Sunday 1300 UTC-
VOA1 - The Hits
Saturday…0500 - 0700 UTC 1000 - 1200 UTC
Sunday…0700 - 0900, 1300 - 1500 UTC and 2000 - 2200 UTC
VOA Africa Stream (https://www.voanews.com/a/3880678.html)
Saturday…0700 - 0900 UTC-Sunday…0700 - 0900 UTC
Jazz America with Russ Davis

105 east 16th street/ # 7 south•new york, ny 10003
email…[email protected]
This Week…SHOWS #2063-2064…18-19 MAY 2019
Feature…2019 JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATON AWARDS!
Join Russ Davis as we honor the many artists who’ve just been named winners in the 2019 JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AWARDS. We’ll hear the comments of four living legends who won this year, WAYNE SHORTER, AHMAD JAMAL, KENNY BARRON & DR. LONNIE SMITH and hear music by as many of the winners as we can on the next JAZZ AMERICA from VOA1.

JAZZ AMERICA...SHOW #2063…18-19 MAY 2019
BOBBY SANABRIA MULTIUNIVERSE BIG BAND…america (west side story reimagined)
KURT ELLING…lonely town (the questions)
* Wayne Shorter Interview
WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET…orbits (without a net)
INGRID JENSEN…captain jon (at sea)
LINDA OH…yoda (sun pictures)
BILL FRISELL…rumble (guitar in the space age)
* Ahmad Jamal Interview
AHMAD JAMAL…poinciana (Poinciana-1963)
ORRIN EVANS CAPTAIN BLACK BIG BAND…presence (presence)

JAZZ AMERICA...SHOW #2064…18-19 MAY 2019
NICOLE MITCHELL…ice (renegades)
CECILE McLORIN SALVANT…one step ahead (the window)
ANAT COHEN…das neves (rosa dos ventos)
* Kenny Barron Interview
KENNY BARRON…l’s bop (concentric circles)
CHRIS POTTER…snake oil (traveling mercies)
JOHN COLTRANE…impressions (both directions at once: the lost album)
PEDRITO MARTINEZ…travelling riverside blues (the pedrito martinez group)
* Dr. Lonnie Smith Interview
DR. LONNIE SMITH…zimbabwe (jungle soul)
MIGUEL ZENON…entre las raices (tipico)
JOE LOCKE…last ditch wisdom (love is a pendulum)

Next Week…SHOWS #2065-2066…25-26 MAY 2019
Feature…NEW AND NOTABLE JAZZ RELEASES!
Join Russ Davis as we give you a look at and listen to some of the newest releases that have just come out helping define what the second century of jazz is like today. We’ll talk to four of the current artists with brilliant new work and hear lots of new flavors of jazz for the 21st century on the next JAZZ AMERICA from VOA1.

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23/04/2019

Jazz community...it is with the deepest sadness that I have to inform those who haven't heard that the great master of vibes & marimba, composer, bandleader, Grammy award winner and enormous talent & spirit DAVE SAMUELS passed away yesterday at the age of 70.

I first met and interviewed Dave at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in the last '80's when he played there with Spyro Gyra. As time went on I connected with him in NYC and after moving there myself became friends with not only Dave but his wonderful wife and daughter Linda and Sarah. I will always recall the many fun times my family had with his and the multiple times I enjoyed hearing him live in the various settings in which he performed.

The last 5 or so years have been especially tough for him and those who loved him as his health has declined dramatically during this time. A memorial gathering will happen soon and I'll keep the list informed. Below you can read the Wikipedia entry on Dave and be astounded by all the many fellow greats of jazz, latin & popular music he played with. Just check on the DISCOGRAPHY link and you'll see what I mean.

Rest in Peace dear friend...

Russ Davis
Voice of America
Jazz America
www.russdavismoja.com
jazzamerica@...

Dave Samuels
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Dave Samuels
Birth name David Alan Samuels
Born October 9, 1948
Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Died April 22, 2019 (aged 70)
Genres Jazz, contemporary jazz,Latin jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Vibraphone
Years active 1974–2019
Labels Enja, ECM, MCA, GRP,Heads Up, Verve
Associated acts
Double Image
Spyro Gyra
Caribbean Jazz Project
Dave Samuels (October 9, 1948 – April 22, 2019) was an American vibraphonist and marimba player who spent many years with the contemporary jazz group Spyro Gyra. His recordings and live performances during that period also reflect his prowess on the steelpan, a tuned percussion instrument of Trinidadian origin.
Contents

1Biography
2Discography
3As sideman
4References
5External links
Biography[edit]
Samuels was born in Waukegan, Illinois. At the age of six he started playing drums and piano. He learned vibesand marimba while a student at Boston University. He continued his studies at the Berklee College of Music, also in Boston, and studied with vibraphonist Gary Burton. He taught percussion at Berklee before moving to New York City in 1974. Soon he was recording and performing with Gerry Mulligan, Carla Bley, and Gerry Niewood. He played in a vibe/marimba duo with David Friedman, who had been his teacher at Boston, releasing albums under the name Double Image.[1][2]
In 1979 he began recording with Spyro Gyra, eventually becoming a member of the band in 1986 and remaining with it through the 1990s. During the 1980s he also recorded with Paul McCandless, Art Lande, Anthony Davis, and Bobby McFerrin. In 1993 he created the Caribbean Jazz Project.[1]
Samuels wrote columns for the magazines Modern Percussionist and Modern Drummer, a method book, and made an instructional video. He has taught at Berklee and at the New England Conservatory of Music.[1][3]
On April 22, 2019, the official Spyro Gyra page reported that Samuels had died at age 70, due to an undisclosed long-term illness.[4]

25/11/2018

JACO BIRTHDAY WEEK & “NEW” MILES DAVIS! …this week on MOJA Radio! -

JACO BIRTHDAY WEEK & “NEW” MILES DAVIS!…this week on MOJA Radio This Saturday, December 1st, John Francis “JACO” Pastorius would have been 67 years old. Just imagine what he might have created if he hadn’t died at the age of 35. This week on “The World’s MOdern JAzz Radio Channel” ...

18/11/2018

RANDY & All Things BRECKER!…this week on MOJA Radio! -

12/11/2018

ROY HARGROVE…GARY BURTON…THANK YOU!…this week on MOJA Radio! -

04/11/2018

HISTORY LESSONS, LISTENING SESSIONS & MUCH MORE…this week on MOJA Radio! + RIP-Roy Hargrove! -

Lots of radio channels/stations simply crank out sets of songs, but here on “The World’s MOdern JAzz Radio Channel” we want to go deeper and give you “The MOJO behind the MUSIC!” This week we’ll do just that with a rare, live performance by Joe Zawinul, a look at the very beginnings of J...

29/10/2018

A WHOLE LOTTA JOHN McLAUGHLIN + A LITTLE BIT OF HALLOWEEN & MORE…this week on MOJA Radio! -

26/10/2018

And don't forget that after it airs on the VOA website and around the world this weekend...*Listen to the latest Jazz America program anytime on the MOJA Radio website at http://russdavismoja.com/voice-america-2/

The Stan Getz Group live at Munich Philarmonie, Munchen, 1990 Stan Getz - Tenor Saxophone Kenny Barron - Piano Eddie Del Barrio & Frank Zottoli - Synthesizer...

22/10/2018

You can hear this show anytime you like this week on my MOJA Radio website. Just visit http://russdavismoja.com/voice-america-2/

On this week's , join Russ Davis as he chops it up with another great performer at the Detroit Jazz Festival - the master of the trumpet - Randy Brecker. We'll hear some to the great music Randy has recorded this past year as both a soloist and guest artist. We'll also hear Randy's insights on his career, and the state of jazz today.

You can catch streaming online on VOA1 Saturday 0500 – 0700 UTC/GMT and Sunday 1300 – 1500/GMT UTC -->> https://www.voanews.com/t/92.html

15/10/2018

LOS ANGELES FUSION, MODERN BIG BAND, NEW JAZZ-ROCK-TECHNO & MORE…this week on MOJA Radio! -

08/10/2018

WEATHER REPORT LIVE , MMW & CHARLIE HUNTER JAMMIN’, MOJA GREATS TALK AMONG THEMSELVES, NEW CHRISTIAN McBRIDE & MORE…this week on MOJA Radio! -

WEATHER REPORT LIVE FUSION HITS, MMW & CHARLIE HUNTER JAMMIN’, MOJA GREATS TALK AMONGST THEMSELVES, NEW CHRISTIAN McBRIDE & MORE…this week on MOJA Radio!

01/10/2018

NEW SCOFIELD, MOJA RARITIES, FUSION GUITARISTS, REMEMBERING BIRD, MONK & TRANE & MORE…this week on MOJA Radio! -

24/09/2018

JEAN-LUC PONTY turns 76 & we CELEBRATE…this week on MOJA Radio! -

17/09/2018

Hangin’ With The Dudes (Chico, Nick, David, Grant & more)…this week on MOJA Radio! -

Hangin’ With The Dudes (Chico, Nick, David, Grant & more)…this week on MOJA Radio!Here on “The World’s MOdern JAzz Radio Channel” we’re very proud of the fact that we constantly emphasize the importance of the Ladies of MOJA, as there’s an undeniable current Women’s movement in jazz....

10/09/2018

Hello Monterey-Thank you Detroit, Remembering 2 Legends-new music from 3 Superstars, Fusion Duos & more…this week on MOJA Radio!

This week on “The World’s MOdern JAzz Radio Channel” we’ll give you special shows that focus on the end of Summer and with it Jazz Festival Season with the thoughts and tunes of the greats who just played Detroit and those who’ll play this year in Monterey. Plus we’ll place the spotlight on two MOJA greats who are gone but certainly never forgotten. There’s some exciting new music from three of the greats of MOJA to debut and lots more on tap. So click on the link below for all the details.

https://mailchi.mp/mojaradio/hello-monterey-thank-you-detroit-remembering-2-legends-new-music-from-3-superstars-fusion-duos-morethis-week-on-moja-radio

Hello Monterey...Thank you Detroit...Remembering 2 Legends...New music from 3 Superstars...Fusion Duos & more…this week on MOJA Radio!

27/08/2018

JAN HAMMER…from Prague, to New York, to Stardom…this week on MOJA Radio! -

24/08/2018

20/08/2018

Hello DETROIT…Here We Come…This Week on MOJA Radio! -

13/08/2018

We’re Talkin’ EURO-JAZZ…This Week on MOJA Radio! -

06/08/2018

*Listen to the latest Jazz America program anytime on the MOJA Radio website at http://russdavismoja.com/voice-america-2/
That was the link...and here's the scoop!
This Week…SHOWS #1985-1986...4-10 AUGUST 2018
Special Feature…JOHN COLTRANE’S LOST 1963 ALBUM!
Join Russ Davis as he uncovers the mystery and majesty of the newly discovered 1963 release from John Coltrane and his brilliant quartet that has just been found and has become a sensation in jazz. We’ll hear cuts from this exciting new release and talk to four jazz greats, Joe Lovano, Stanley Clarke, Jean-Luc Ponty and the late George Duke as they give his their thoughts on the effect of Coltrane on them on the next Jazz America.

05/08/2018

PAT METHENY BIRTHDAY Week on MOJA Radio! -

30/07/2018

SINGERS GALORE, SCO with MMW, DeJOHNETTE & MORE…This Week on MOJA Radio! -