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Tuesday, May 5 2009

  • The real jazz icon May 5, 2009

    At first, today's Smackdown topic seems an easy one to answer. Which instrument has had the bigger impact on jazz, the sax or the trumpet? Gotta be the sax, right? I mean, sure, the... (article)

  • Sax and Violence May 5, 2009

    Today, it's the sax versus the trumpet. In our weekly Soundcheck Smackdown debate we ask which instrument rules jazz. Also: Branford Marsalis joins us to discuss his new album and the... (episode)

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