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3:05 pm
Wed December 5, 2012

Jazz and Improvisation Program at the University of Michigan celebrates 25 years

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Current University of Michigan Jazz Faculty
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Ahmad Jamal with Ellen Rowe
University Of Michigan Jazz Ensemble in Recording Studio
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By and Patrick Holubik

Ellen Rowe, jazz pianist and composer, the current Chair of the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation along with flugelhornist, Music School Professor, and program founder Ed Sarath sit down with Linda Yohn of WEMU to talk about 25 years and beyond of the Jazz and Contemplative Studies Programs at the University of Michigan.

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3:09 pm
Thu November 8, 2012

2-man jam band Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola top "Sweet 16" 2 weeks in a row!

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By Linda Yohn

A week after their Magic Bag Theater show, WEMU hosts continued to feature the timely and topical CD "Not Getting Behind Is The New Getting Ahead" by 7-string guitarist Charlie Hunter and drummer Scott Amendola.  Both musicians are based in San Francisco and have been improvising partners for over 20 years.  Neither has permitted their long association to allow them to slip in to cliches, reliable patterns or tawdry tricks.  Rather, the two are stretching the definition of the jazz - jam band sound to include their duets and creative compositions.   In WEMU's quest to identify the best new

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