[JPL] Pat Metheny Birthday week on XM 72-Beyond Jazz

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XM 72…BEYOND JAZZ/WEEKLY FEATURES   (6-12 August 2007) 
This Monday, August 6th we’ll present another edition of MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on Beyond Jazz featuring an hour of the music of PAT METHENY! It’s the kick-off of our week-long celebration of Pat Metheny’s birthday on Sunday the 12th. You’ll hear his solo work, his work with The Pat Metheny Group, his collaborations with artists like Jaco Pastorius, Ornette Coleman, Gary Burton, John Scofield and more, all interspersed with some of Pat’s own words to shed light on his wonderful career. Listen for MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS every Monday at Noon Eastern/9 AM Pacific, with a replay Monday night at 11 PM Eastern/8 PM Pacific, and as PAT METHENY turns 53 on Sunday the 12th and we’ll get a jump on the celebration with MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS featuring an hour of his music this Monday on Beyond Jazz.
 This week enjoy another edition of our show JAMMIN’ JAZZ…JAZZ FOR THE NEW GENERATION hosted by Michelle Sammartino ...an hour of jamband jazz, acid jazz, brass band, swamp boogie, funk influenced, booty movin' tunes. Listen for JAMMIN’ JAZZ three times each week…Tuesday night at 9P Eastern-6P Pacific, Thursday morning at 9A/Eastern-6A Pacific, and Sunday at 7P/Eastern-4P Pacific. This week Michelle features tons of new music from Soulive... Charlie Hhunter...  and new Marco Benevento live at Tonic.
This Wednesday and Sunday, we’ll continue our week-long celebration of the birthday of one of the greats of Modern jazz with THE PAT METHENY GROUP LIVE IN TOKYO on LIVE @ BJ'S ! Every Wednesday night at 8 PM Pacific/11 PM Eastern and Sunday at 7 PM Eastern/4 PM Pacific spend an hour in the world's only imaginary modern jazz club, BJ's, for rare live performances by the biggest stars of Modern Jazz.  You'll hear music you can't hear anywhere but on XM, and this week, you’ll hear one of the most dynamic live bands in jazz history as Pat and the band play some of the their concert favorites at Tokyo’s NHK Hall.  It’s “Are You Going With Me?” “Last Train Home,” “Song For Bilbao,” “The Roots Of Coincidence,” and some surprises. It’s THE PAT METHENY GROUP LIVE IN TOKYO on this week’s addition of LIVE @ BJ'S!
 Listen for the Fusion-Era contributions of PAT METHENY on a special edition of IF IT’S FRIDAY, THIS MUST BE FUSION!  Every Friday we present an exclusive Beyond Jazz feature that focuses on the moment in jazz history when the music became electric and all the musical influences of the world blended with jazz to create the Fusion Era. And this week, as we continue our week-long celebration of  the great guitarist’s birthday on Sunday, we’ll begin each hour from 7 AM Eastern/4 AM Pacific until midnight Eastern/9 PM Pacific with a classic fus ion piece featuring Pat solo, sitting in with Jaco Pastorius and others plus the first recordings of the original Pat Metheny Group.  It’s the Fusion-Era contributions of PAT METHENY on a special edition of IF IT’S FRIDAY, THIS MUST BE FUSION!
THE MOJA REPORT with MARK RUFFIN! This weekend Beyond Jazz presents another edition of "THE MOJA REPORT with MARK RUFFIN!” Join the newest voice on Beyond Jazz, award-winning presenter, producer and writer Mark Ruffin in our studios in Chicago as he covers the many aspects of the world of modern jazz from his perspective.  Listen twice each weekend for THE MOJA REPORT , Saturday mornings at 11 AM Eastern/8 AM Pacific, just before Words & Music begins, and Sunday nights at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific, part of the Sunday Specials. It’s "THE MOJA REPORT with MARK RUFFIN,” and on this week’s edition Mark joins in our celebration of Pat Metheny’s birthday week with a special show he calls “The Vocal Work of Pat Metheny” featuring Pat songs sung by the likes of Kurt Elling, David Bowie, Poland’s Anna Maria Jopek (pronounced YO-peck) and more!
 Every Saturday is a chance to get to know the stars of Modern Jazz a little better with WORDS & MUSIC on BEYOND JAZZ, and on Saturday, August 11th, we'll celebrate the life, times & music of PAT METHENY, one of the masters of modern jazz, on a special presentation titled HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAT!   As we close out our week-long celebration of Pat’s birthday this Sunday, we’ll enjoy his comments as well as cuts from his solo works, his various collaborations and of course the brilliant music of The Pat Metheny Group. Interview segments followed by music air each hour beginning at Noon and lasting through Midnight Eastern time (9 AM-9 PM Pacific).   It's HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAT on WORDS & MUSIC, Saturday from BEYOND JAZZ.
 Every Sunday it’s the EMAIL REPLY HOUR…from 6-7 PM Eastern/3-4 PM Pacific, Russ Davis spends an hour responding to email mes sages by playing requested songs, answering listener questions and reading listener comments that have been emailed to him at beyondjazz at xmradio.com.
 PREMIER SUNDAY on Beyond Jazz…XM 72
If you want new music then get ready this Sunday night,  August 12th for another Premier Sunday as we play 7 new releases for you here on Beyond Jazz! 
Various Artists…“Billie Holiday: Remixed & Reimagined.”
Marco Benevento…“Live At Tonic.”
Russell Malone…“Live At Jazz Standard Vol. 2.”
Wil Blades…“Sketchy.”
Oz Noy…“Fuzzy.”
Scott Sawyer…“Go There.”
Beledo…“Montevideo Jazz Dreams.”
It’s seven new releases and it’s all coming your way beginning at 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific, right after THE MOJA REPORT with MARK RUFFIN on another Premier Sunday…part of The Sunday Specials, from XM 72, Beyond Jazz. 
 
Russ Davis
Program Director
Beyond Jazz 

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