Real Jazz
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Real Jazz is a Sirius XM Satellite Radio station devoted to classic and contemporary jazz
and bebop
music. It can be heard on XM
channel 67 (previously it was on 70), Sirius
channel 67 (previously 72) and Dish Network
channel 6072. Until February 9, 2010
, it was heard on DirecTV
channel 850. The current program director for the channel is Mark Ruffin; former PD Maxx Myrick is still heard as an on-air personality.
The channel bills itself as "Swinging From Coast To Coast".
Real Jazz replaced the Sirius
channel Pure Jazz
, whose logo, as of April 2009
, is now the Real Jazz logo.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and bebop
Bebop
Bebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...
music. It can be heard on XM
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
channel 67 (previously it was on 70), Sirius
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
channel 67 (previously 72) and Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
channel 6072. Until February 9, 2010
2010 in radio
The following events occurred in radio in 2010.-Events:*Date Unknown: CHOI/Quebec City flips from Alternative Rock to News/Talk.*January 4: KJCS/Lufkin, Texas goes silent....
, it was heard on DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
channel 850. The current program director for the channel is Mark Ruffin; former PD Maxx Myrick is still heard as an on-air personality.
The channel bills itself as "Swinging From Coast To Coast".
Real Jazz replaced the Sirius
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
channel Pure Jazz
Pure Jazz
Pure Jazz was a Jazz radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 72 and DISH Network channel 6072. As a result of the Sirius-XM merger, it has been replaced by Real Jazz.-External links:* * *...
, whose logo, as of April 2009
2009 in radio
The following events occurred in radio in 2009.- Events :* January 1: Kurdish TV starts broadcasting in Turkey.* January: Michael Smerconish, morning host at talk radio WPHT Philadelphia, begins syndication of his morning show to WHFS in Washington and WOR in New York City.* January 17: Two well...
, is now the Real Jazz logo.
Featured Shows
- American Jazz with Dick Golden and Tony BennettTony BennettTony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
- Ben SidranBen SidranBen Sidran is an American jazz and rock pianist, organist, vocalist and writer born in Chicago, noted for his work with the early Steve Miller Band.-Biography:...
On Record - In the Swing Seat with Wynton MarsalisWynton MarsalisWynton Learson Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Marsalis has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music often to young audiences...
- The French Quarter
- Riverwalk JazzRiverwalk jazzRiverwalk Jazz is a popular weekly public radio series distributed by Public Radio International.- History :The series began broadcasting in 1989 and is produced by PVPMedia. The principal performing band on Riverwalk Jazz is the Jim Cullum Jazz Band. The series co-hosts are bandleader Jim Cullum,...
- The Blue NoteBlue noteIn jazz and blues, a blue note is a note sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Typically the alteration is a semitone or less, but this varies among performers and genres. Country blues, in particular, features wide variations from the...
Hour with Bruce Lundvall