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.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezRio Americano Jazz Band Basks In The Limelight Of SuccessMay 28, 2019Rio Americano band director Josh Murray discusses a banner year of success for the school’s jazz program.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezAustralian Jazz Musician Sarah McKenzie’s New Album Has An International FlavorMay 16, 2019Sarah McKenzie is hard to categorize. She joins Insight to talk about her unique style, her new album and her upcoming performances.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezVirtuoso Pianist Vijay Iyer Brings His Sextet To The Mondavi CenterMay 7, 2019Composer, bandleader, pianist and Harvard professor Vijay Iyer brings his sextet’s unique brand of jazz to the Mondavi Center at UC Davis.
More Than 'Kind Of Blue': In 1959, A Few Albums Changed Jazz ForeverMay 1, 2019Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus all cut timeless classics, each pointing the form in a different direction.
Oakland Collective SOL Development Preserves The 'The SOL Of Black Folk'May 1, 2019Members of the West Coast jazz and hip-hip group discuss SOL Development's debut album and the role music plays in community activism.
The All-Female Big Bands That Made History During World War IIApril 25, 2019NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Christian McBride of Jazz Night in America about the forgotten all-female big bands that toured the United States during World War II.
ClassicalAndré Previn, Musical Polymath, Has Died At Age 89February 28, 2019André Previn died Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was a composer of Oscar-winning film music, conductor, pianist and music director of major orchestras.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJazz Multi-Instrumentalist Mikel Paul Brings Laid Back Vibes To Nevada CityFebruary 25, 2019 | Cody DrabbleMikel Paul is performing at the Golden Era in Nevada City on Friday, March 1.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez14th Annual Teagarden Jazz Festival Features Bandleader Jim CullumFebruary 7, 2019The Sacramento Jazz Education Foundation previews the Teagarden Jazz Festival with special guest Jim Cullum.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSheila Jordan Will Perform At Roseville Jazz Festival Benefit This WeekJanuary 29, 2019Jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan spoke with CapRadio's Gary Vercelli about her life and career before her performance at a benefit for the Roseville Jazz Festival this Thursday.