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Excellence in Jazz

The Giants of Mainstream Jazz plus today's most exciting straight-ahead emerging artists with contemporary vocals and spices of Blues and Latin Jazz.

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Talkin' Jazz

Talkin' Jazz is a two minute feature that includes music, narrative segments, and interviews with the greats of jazz. Beginning Monday, March 31, Talkin' Jazz will air weeknights at 8 pm and Sunday at 3 pm on KXJZ. To find out more, visit the Talkin' Jazz web site.

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Mingus' Magnum Opus: 'Epitaph' In Concert

Charles Mingus' monumental masterpiece "Epitaph" never saw the light of day during his lifetime. But the tempestuous jazz legend left his ambitious score to be discovered by new generations. Hear the full piece, a 2 1/2-hour affair for 31 musicians.

Karrin Allyson Sings For Kansas City

Allyson keeps enormously busy on the road and in the studio. This summer and fall, she's in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Europe, and Turkey, as well as all over the U.S. If you ask her where she started to put it all together, she'd surely say Kansas City. Here, she performs from the city's Repertory Theater with her band.

Stages of Grief For The 'BPP': Depression

With two shows left, the Bryant Park Project moves to another stage of grief. Producer Ian Chillag serves up his Best Song in the World Today, a musical moment for depression.

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America's Great Cultural Export - Jazz

One of the popular traditional jazz bands appearing at this year's Sacramento Jazz Jubilee is Jazzin' Jacks. The sextet specializes in New Orleans style jazz, but the band's homebase is a long way from Louisiana. They're from Sweden.

The Many Musical Colors of Chiara Civello

Tony Bennett called her the best jazz singer of her generation. But jazz is just one facet of Chiara Civello's approach to music. The Italian-born singer/songwriter who recently released her second CD performs this week in Davis.

Deepak Ram: Intercontinental Improvisations

Classically-trained jazz musician Deepak Ram was born in South Africa, moved to India in his late teens to study flute, and now lives in the U.S. Ram is one of the featured performers at the 2008 Brubeck Festival in Stockton.

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