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'''Detroit JazzStage'''<ref>[http://www.jazzstageproductions.com/index.php?option=com_weblinks&task=view&catid=19&id=6 JSP Media Kit | JazzStage Productions]</ref> is a monthly [[podcast]] about [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]] [[jazz musician]]s. Detroit Jazzstage receives approximately 20,000 downloads per month and is consistently the number one rated independent jazz [[podcast]]. It has charted as high as the 22nd most popular music [[podcast]] and is downloaded in almost every country. Its format is a mixture of interview and musical selections highly influenced by [[National Public Radio]].

The podcast was the brainchild of Dean Sahutske, musician and IT specialist, and Rodney Reeves, musician and Elementary music teacher. Detroit Jazzstage was first aired in November 2005 at a time when the term was still unknown to most people. Their first guest, Mark Byerly, is the leader of the [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] group Bop Culture and soon became DJS's sound engineer. Mark has toured with the [[Artie Shaw Orchestra]], [[RCA Records|RCA recording artists]] [[Verve Pipe|The Verve Pipe]], [[Jive records|Jive]] recording artist [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] recording artist and [[Neo-soul]] singer/songwriter/producer [[Dwele]] and, most recently, [[Capitol records|Capitol recording artist]], [[Bob Seger]].

In March, of 2006, Jim Gallert replaced Dean Sahutske as co-host so Mr. Sahutske could focus on producing the show. Jim Gallert is a veteran jazz broadcaster, researcher and writer. He has over twenty-five years of radio experience as producer and host of "Jazz Yesterday and "Detroit Jazz Alive" on [[WDET-FM]], [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], and "Swing City" on [[WEMU-FM]], Gallert has participated in every [[Detroit International Jazz Festival]] as staff writer, emcee or host of "Meet The Artist" sessions. Jim has authored numerous biographies of Detroit jazz musicians and is also the co-author of Before Motown: A History of Jazz In Detroit, 1920 - 1960 by Lars Bjorn with Jim Gallert.

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