Sacramento high school students selected to represent young women in jazz at Monterey Jazz FestivalPianist Salomé Ospina and clarinetist Paloma Cobbs-Silva both attend Rio Americano High School and met at the Teagarden Jazz Camp in Pollock Pines. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Ear To Ear: CapRadio Jazz Hosts’ Favorite Music Of The DecadeDecember 3, 2019 | Gary G. Vercelli | Andrew Mills | Avery JeffryThe 2010s are coming to an end on Dec. 31, so CapRadio’s jazz hosts are here to tell you about their favorite jazz music from this past decade in this month’s Ear to Ear playlist blog.
Nicholas Payton Reimagines Musical Tradition With 'Black American Symphony'November 27, 2019His radical combination of symphonic and popular music comes eight years after a controversial statement about the word "jazz."
Harry Connick Jr. Celebrates The Music Of Cole Porter On 'True Love'November 14, 2019The singer and pianist says he's loved Porter's music since he was a little kid. Connick's latest album pays tribute to an enduring influence.
Brazilian Musician Bebel Gilberto Celebrates Anniversary Of Bossa Nova At Mondavi CenterNovember 13, 2019Brazilian music stars Sergio Mendes and Bebel Gilberto will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bossa Nova Wednesday night at the Mondavi Center in Davis. Gilberto is the daughter of Joao Gilberto, who was a pioneer of Bossa Nova.
Ear To Ear: Here’s What CapRadio’s Jazz Hosts Are Loving This NovemberNovember 5, 2019 | Gary G. Vercelli | Andrew Mills | Avery JeffryOur jazz music hosts are your tastemakers on the air, but this monthly playlist will give you a peek into their minds (and ears) with some of their favorite pieces.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: CapRadio Jazz Host Gary Vercelli Previews New Jazz ReleasesOctober 17, 2019 | Cody DrabbleCapRadio’s Gary Vercelli shares four new releases for jazz fans: tracks from Jimmy Cobb, Mark Winkler, Sara Gazarek and Steve Kahn.
Ear To Ear: Here’s What CapRadio’s Jazz Hosts Are Loving This OctoberOctober 1, 2019 | Gary G. Vercelli | Andrew Mills | Avery JeffryOur jazz music hosts are your tastemakers on the air, but this monthly playlist will give you a peek into their minds (and ears) with some of their favorite pieces.
Miles Davis' Illustrations Drive A Classic Recording In New Video For 'Moon Dreams'September 27, 2019The video, part of a series in which pre-MTV artists retroactively join the video age, brings Davis' late-life visual art in dialogue with a classic piece of his music.
Constructing Jazz Inside Fine Art, And Vice-VersaSeptember 20, 2019The jazz pianist has pulled the curtain off his polymathic abilities, bringing his fine art exhibition — which includes video, installations and performance — home to New York.
The Voice That Shattered GlassSeptember 11, 2019In the 1970s, Fitzgerald became the face (and glass-shattering voice) of Memorex tapes. It fueled a career revival that extended her relevance and positioned her to pass the torch to a new generation.