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 GonzalezJazz Harpist Motoshi Kosako PerformsFebruary 14, 2018 | Chris RemingtonJazz harpist Motoshi Kosako performs live in-studio ahead of a Valentine's Day concert in Grass Valley.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezElement Brass Band Blows The Roof Off Mardi GrasFebruary 12, 2018 | Chris RemingtonElement Brass Band previews a Fat Tuesday performance and album release party for "Cali Got A Brass Band."
Insight With Vicki GonzalezVeteran Guitarist Tom Rizzo Talks Life As A Session PlayerFebruary 9, 2018 | Gary G. VercelliVeteran guitarist Tom Rizzo talks with CapRadio’s Gary Vercelli about life as a session player and what he’s doing to help other musicians find their financial footing in an unpredictable profession.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Jazz With Gary VercelliFebruary 8, 2018 | Cody DrabbleJazz music director Gary Vercelli spotlights two world-class singers who will be performing locally and two new releases by rising young jazz artists in Sound Advice.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJazz Saxophonist Mike McMullen Performs Songs From 'Picture Book'January 31, 2018 | Chris RemingtonNow a professor of jazz music at Sacramento State, Mike McMullen is releasing a new album entitled Picture Book with a special release show this weekend at Antiquité Maison Privée.
Benny Goodman Week In ReviewJanuary 26, 2018With the 80th anniversary of his famous Carnegie Hall concert as the focal point, clarinetist/bandleader and cultural icon Benny Goodman took the spotlight on CapRadio Jan. 16-19.
Area Students Treated To Swinging Matinee Concert With Ken PeplowskiJanuary 24, 2018In advance of our January 19th Benny Goodman tribute concert featuring Ken Peplowski and the Sacramento Jazz Orchestra, we hosted a student matinee at the Harris Center. Nearly 300 students attended.
More Than The Swing King: Benny Goodman Broke Through Hollywood's Color BarrierJanuary 19, 2018In the 1930's, Hollywood was segregated as was most of American society. That made the appearance of Benny Goodman's integrated quartet remarkable in the film Hollywood Hotel. Journalist John McDonough describes just what a watershed moment that was.
More That The Swing King: Benny Goodman Expanded The Classical Clarinet RepertoireJanuary 18, 2018Like many jazz musicians, the King of Swing was classically trained. He performed and recorded works by Mozart and other major classical composers. He also expanded the classical clarinet repertoire by commissioning new works.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezClarinetist Ken Peplowski Recounts His Time Working For Benny Goodman And Performs In-StudioJanuary 18, 2018 | Paul ConleyClarinet virtuoso Ken Peplowski headlines with the Sacramento Jazz Orchestra at a special concert honoring Benny Goodman.