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 GonzalezGary Vercelli Features New Jazz Releases For Sound AdviceJanuary 17, 2019 | Cody DrabbleCapRadio Jazz Music Director Gary Vercelli features exciting discoveries from the 2019 Jazz Congress in New York City.
Remembering Nancy Wilson And Her Benefit Concert For CapRadioDecember 15, 2018From the time CapRadio first signed on the air in 1979, Nancy Wilson has been one of our core artists and an audience favorite. In 1994, Ms. Wilson performed in a special concert celebrating our 15th anniversary. Beforehand she sat for an interview.
Nancy Wilson, Legendary Vocalist And NPR 'Jazz Profiles' Host, Dies At 81December 14, 2018Wilson, who won three Grammy awards and recorded more than 60 albums, died at her California home Thursday after a long illness. From 1996-2005, she hosted NPR's documentary series Jazz Profiles.
Jazz, Love and Letting Loose: Brooklyn's Surprising Senior Jazz SceneDecember 14, 2018Jazz 966 is a senior center by day, but, on Friday nights, it transforms into a swinging jazz club catering to seniors who love to hear live music.
A Century Later, An Illuminated Eulogy For A Jazz PioneerDecember 7, 2018Pianist Jason Moran calls James Reese Europe "basically the 'big bang' of jazz." Moran's tribute to the composer and WWI "Hellfighter" pulls his contributions to the genre out of history.
Kendrick Lamar, Brandi Carlile Among Top Nominees For 2019 GrammysDecember 7, 2018The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced its list of nominees for the 2018 Grammy Awards, including Brandi Carlile, Janelle Monae and "Black Panther."
Here Are CapRadio’s Picks For The Best Music Of 2018December 7, 2018We brought together the brightest musical minds our station has to offer to choose the best tracks and albums of 2018 as the year draws to a close.
What Are You Thankful For? Let Us Know So We Can Share Your Story.November 17, 2018On the eve of Thanksgiving during Excellence in Jazz, Gary Vercelli will be sharing stories from listeners about gratitude. What are you thankful for? Share your story with us and the CapRadio community.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Jazz With Gary VercelliNovember 15, 2018For this week’s Sound Advice, CapRadio jazz music director Gary Vercelli previews new releases from Benny Green, Harold Mabern, Yellowjackets, Doug Webb, and Miki Yamanaka.
Roy Hargrove, Grammy-Winning Jazz Trumpeter, Dies At 49November 4, 2018Hargrove first emerged in the late 1980s, at a cultural moment when his precocity and poise amounted to a form of currency in jazz, quickly earning the approval of the genre's elders.