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: Here’s What CapRadio’s Jazz Hosts Are Loving This SeptemberSeptember 3, 2019Our 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 personal favorite pieces.
Billie Full Of GraceAugust 20, 2019The only place Holiday received formal vocal instruction also gave her bad-girl cred and an ambitious spiritual discipline. It was The House Of The Good Shepherd For Colored Girls, a Catholic convent.
Empress Of The StageAugust 12, 2019How do we understand the music of the early 20th Century if we consider Bessie Smith — seriously — as an actress?
Ear To Ear: Here’s What CapRadio’s Jazz Hosts Are Loving This AugustAugust 6, 2019Our 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 personal favorite pieces.
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João Gilberto, Master Of Bossa Nova, Dies At 88July 8, 2019The Brazilian singer and guitarist, who won wide acclaim for his abundant technical skill and minimalist style, was behind one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, 1964's Getz/Gilberto.
Ear To Ear: Here’s What CapRadio’s Jazz Hosts Are Grooving To This JulyJuly 2, 2019You hear them all the time on the radio, but our CapRadio jazz hosts have put together a new monthly playlist to give you a peek into their personal library.
Joel Ross And His (Exceptionally) Good VibesJune 19, 2019The vibraphonist has a "love-hate relationship" with his instrument that has been helpful in perfecting his craft — but it wouldn't mean much without the deep emotional well he pulls from.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: New Releases By Top Female Jazz VocalistsJune 13, 2019 | Cody DrabbleCapRadio’s Jazz Music Director Gary Vercelli highlights notable new releases by today’s top female jazz vocalists, including Calabria Foti, Tierney Sutton, Mary Stallings, and Nicki Parrott.
Smithsonian Folkways Celebrates 50 Years Of Jazz Fest's SerendipityJune 8, 2019The 50th anniversary Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival box set, out now, focuses on jazz legends and rising stars from the region.