DJAZZ.tv - Profile
The FIRST and ONLY TV channel in the world fully dedicated to JAZZ!
Made by passionate and knowledgeable programmers, selecting the best productions from major and specialized producers.
We broadcast the greatest Jazz concerts from all over the globe - from exclusive blues venues in New Orleans to major festivals in Europe, America and Asia.
We focus on literally all Jazz genres, from the youngest Jazz styles of Snoop Dogg and Kyteman, mainstream Jazz, the Big Band swing of Duke Ellington, and the inimitable Bebop sessions of Charlie Parker, to the Jazz Fusion of Miles Davis.
DJAZZ.tv offers a platform to all contemporary Jazz artists, labels and producers.
Also the various genres of World Music (Tango to Reggae to Flamenco – no ethnic world music) and all jazz-related genres belong to DJAZZ.tv’s schedule: Soul, Gospel, Funk, Latin and of course Blues.
All genres are broadcast in an attractive mix of festival & venue concerts, Jazz movies, club recordings, clips, portraits, documentaries and even Jazz ballets.
Our 100% across-the-board schedule consist of varied formats, with every night a prime-time concert or show. We present great artists like Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Steely Dan, renowned band leaders like Count Basie and Paul Whiteman, famous orchestras and popular singers like Billie Holiday, Joss Stone and Frank Sinatra.
DJAZZ.tv presents the best-ever films, portraits and documentaries on artists, the history of Jazz and more.
DJAZZ.tv’s broadcasts are a balanced mix between new programs shot in Full HD with Dolby stereo, and historical material up converted to HD standard.
And… the programs of DJAZZ.tv are not interrupted by commercials.
Willard Jenkins continues his series on grassroots jazz organizations in the US with a look at a remarkable success story in Burlington Vermont
In an era when drummers consider it a default performance practice to navigate a global template of rhythmic expression, it is important to remember that Max Roach (1924-2007) is the single most important figure in this development.
Impersonating singer Paolo Conte and other Italian cultural icons comes as naturally to pianist Stefano Bollani as interpreting the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Michael Jackson, Brian Wilson, or Maurice Ravel—or indeed, writing novels.