Jazz great Bria Skonberg embraces the music she loves on her newest albumA regular performer in Sacramento, trumpet player Bria Skonberg celebrates New Orleans with her new album, “What It Means.” Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
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.
Rubén Blades Swings Big Band Jazz And Rumba On New AlbumNovember 2, 2018The iconic actor and musician teams with Jazz At Lincoln Center to sing big band swing tunes and songs from his catalog.
Insight MusicThe “tRio” From Rio Americano HighOctober 26, 2018Pianist Jake Nalangan, bassist Maddy Hill and drummer Joseph Bly make up the tRio.
Insight MusicFolsom High Jazz ComboOctober 26, 2018This pianoless quartet includes Brian Nipper on tenor sax, Matthew Wang on trombone, Sophia Augustine on bass and Eli Strombom on drums.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Jazz Concert PreviewOctober 18, 2018 | Cody DrabbleCapRadio jazz host Devan Kortan previews upcoming concerts by Stanley Jordan, Karrin Allyson, Cyrille Aimee, and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Student Musician Showcase: Folsom High School Jazz QuartetSeptember 28, 2018As a part of CapRadio’s inaugural Student Musician Showcase Week, a jazz quartet from Folsom High School joined us in the studio for a live performance and interview.
Student Musician Showcase: Rio Americano High School Jazz ‘tRio’September 25, 2018As a part of CapRadio’s inaugural Student Musician Showcase Week, we welcomed the Rio Americano High School Jazz "tRio" into the studios on Monday for a live performance and interview.
At 83, Herb Alpert's Still In Love With The MusicSeptember 14, 2018 | Gary G. VercelliThe influential leader of the Tijuana Brass and founder of A&M Records is still recording and touring, including a stop this weekend in Modesto.
