Comments on: theJazz to close http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close The world according to marky moo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:05:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Mark http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143501 Mark Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:42:05 +0000 http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143501 Hi all, we've been listenig to theJazz since its initial broadcast on that happy christmas day. We too looked down the DAB line, got a laptop instead so we could listen in bed on the rare Sunday mornings when we are both off and drink a pot of coffee up there. The two hours broadcast between midnight and 2am are available for the week after whenever you want in the 'listen again' section, but it is poor pickings really. There are stations out there that play great jazz, its just a case of finding them! The frenck station Novaplanet.com plays some good music but have no idea what they are going on about between tracks! We will give WGBO a try as recommended, thank you. Keep it cool and happy listening to you all :O) Hi all, we’ve been listenig to theJazz since its initial broadcast on that happy christmas day. We too looked down the DAB line, got a laptop instead so we could listen in bed on the rare Sunday mornings when we are both off and drink a pot of coffee up there. The two hours broadcast between midnight and 2am are available for the week after whenever you want in the ‘listen again’ section, but it is poor pickings really. There are stations out there that play great jazz, its just a case of finding them! The frenck station Novaplanet.com plays some good music but have no idea what they are going on about between tracks! We will give WGBO a try as recommended, thank you. Keep it cool and happy listening to you all :O)

]]> By: Dean http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143423 Dean Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:01:53 +0000 http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143423 Jazz between midnight and 2am, what a good deal (not) for all of us Jazz lovers. Believe it or not most of us are sleeping during those hours. It is a travesty to close down "The Jazz" since there are so few radio stations broadcasting Jazz in the first place. I suppose the "bean counters" at GCap Media are happy. Anyway, I am with Alastair, listen to WBGO from Newark N.J. on-line, I get great results using Windows Media Player on my computer and they play a very good selection of music. Jazz between midnight and 2am, what a good deal (not) for all of us Jazz lovers. Believe it or not most of us are sleeping during those hours. It is a travesty to close down “The Jazz” since there are so few radio stations broadcasting Jazz in the first place. I suppose the “bean counters” at GCap Media are happy.
Anyway, I am with Alastair, listen to WBGO from Newark N.J.
on-line, I get great results using Windows Media Player on my computer and they play a very good selection of music.

]]> By: Mark http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143401 Mark Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:08:27 +0000 http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143401 I quite a agree - it's a pretty lame effort.... unless they actually want us to record it and listen the next day. But isn't that illegal? I quite a agree - it’s a pretty lame effort…. unless they actually want us to record it and listen the next day. But isn’t that illegal?

]]> By: S Steet http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143400 S Steet Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:19:48 +0000 http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143400 Thanks but no thanks for broadcasting jazz between midnight and 2am. I don't know about everyone else but I'm usually asleep at that time especially on a weekday!! Regards Thanks but no thanks for broadcasting jazz between midnight and 2am. I don’t know about everyone else but I’m usually asleep at that time especially on a weekday!!

Regards

]]> By: Mark http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143379 Mark Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:00:55 +0000 http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143379 Thanks Alastair - I'll give it a try! Thanks Alastair - I’ll give it a try!

]]> By: Alastair Bawden http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143378 Alastair Bawden Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:39:50 +0000 http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143378 Can I suggest WBGO? A real, great, public broadcasting jazz station from Newark, USA. The Winamp stream that I pick it up on is excellent. Also includes great blues and 50's stuff on Saturdays. http://www.wbgo.org Let me know if you'd like further suggestions. Alastair Can I suggest WBGO? A real, great, public broadcasting jazz station from Newark, USA. The Winamp stream that I pick it up on is excellent. Also includes great blues and 50’s stuff on Saturdays.

http://www.wbgo.org

Let me know if you’d like further suggestions.

Alastair

]]> By: Mark http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143377 Mark Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:36:22 +0000 http://www.sweeting.org/mark/blog/2008/02/11/the-jazz-to-close#comment-143377 I emailed theJazz last night to say how disappointed I was by their demise and got the following response. I don't expect they'll mind me publishing this as it seems quite generic: <blockquote>Dear Mark, Thank you for your support of theJazz over the past 15 months. We do understand how disappointed you must be because of the changes to our programmes that we announced this week. However, the costs of running theJazz had become unsustainable we therefore had to take this very difficult decision. We remain committed to supporting jazz music and the musicians who make it. From February 25, Classic FM will broadcast two hours of jazz music between midnight and 2am, seven days a week. This programme will be available on FM as well as DAB and will therefore reach a far wider audience. In addition, these programmes will be available to listen to any time of the day or night, up to seven days after broadcast via Classic FM's listen again service. You will be able to access this service online at www.classicfm.com/listenagain. We will also be adding a rolling jazz music stream to myclassicfm.com which will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The service allows users to rate tracks, giving you control over what you hear. I very much hope you will continue to listen to our jazz programming using one of these three options. Thank you for taking the trouble to get in touch. Kindest regards, Darren Henley Managing Director theJazz </blockquote> The myclassicfm.com thing sounds interesting... may have to give that a try. I emailed theJazz last night to say how disappointed I was by their demise and got the following response. I don’t expect they’ll mind me publishing this as it seems quite generic:

Dear Mark,

Thank you for your support of theJazz over the past 15 months. We do understand how disappointed you must be because of the changes to our programmes that we announced this week. However, the costs of running theJazz had become unsustainable we therefore had to take this very difficult decision.

We remain committed to supporting jazz music and the musicians who make it. From February 25, Classic FM will broadcast two hours of jazz music between midnight and 2am, seven days a week. This programme will be available on FM as well as DAB and will therefore reach a far wider audience.

In addition, these programmes will be available to listen to any time of the day or night, up to seven days after broadcast via Classic FM’s listen again service. You will be able to access this service online at www.classicfm.com/listenagain.

We will also be adding a rolling jazz music stream to myclassicfm.com which will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The service allows users to rate tracks, giving you control over what you hear.

I very much hope you will continue to listen to our jazz programming using one of these three options.

Thank you for taking the trouble to get in touch.

Kindest regards,

Darren Henley

Managing Director

theJazz

The myclassicfm.com thing sounds interesting… may have to give that a try.

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