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.
Vocalist Sandy Cressman's Brazilian Odyssey Brings Return To SacramentoJuly 19, 2017 | Paul ConleyBay area vocalist Sandy Cressman loves Brazilian music. Her sensitive, studied approach has won praise from Brazilian musicians and has earned her invitations to perform in that country. This week Cressman performs in Sacramento, supporting a new CD.
In New Orleans, There's A Piece Of Music History Around Every CornerJuly 17, 2017A group of NOLA music lovers has created "A Closer Walk," an interactive map of landmarks like the birthplace of jazz, a recording studio-turned-laundromat and the home of a legendary cornetist.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJazz Director Gary Vercelli Discusses New Releases From International ArtistsJuly 13, 2017Jazz music director Gary Vercelli examines fresh new releases by an Italian pianist, a Brazil-loving vocalist, an Argentine saxophonist, and an iconic jazz fusion group paired with a German big band.
Dee Dee Bridgewater Explores Her Memphis Roots With 'Hound Dog'July 12, 2017The jazz-vocal superhero moved to Michigan when she was only 3, but the city of her birth left an indelible impression. Hear it in the first single from her forthcoming album, Memphis.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezA Law Career Behind Him, Dave Bass Resumes His Passion For Jazz MusicJuly 11, 2017Former State Deputy Attorney General Dave Bass is taking his talents out of the legal world and back into music. He discusses his pivotal accident, his longtime in law and his passion for jazz ahead of a performance this weekend.
On Steve Coleman's 'Morphogenesis,' Art Becomes SportJune 30, 2017The jazz saxophonist and composer's new album is a dense work that musically maps the sport of boxing.
Still Dreaming: Joshua Redman's Tribute To A TributeJune 23, 2017The saxophonist opens up about the legacy of his father, Dewey Redman, and performs with Still Dreaming — his own nod to the quartet his dad once helped convene as an homage to Ornette Coleman.
Newly Uncovered Recordings Find Thelonious Monk In His PrimeJune 21, 2017Released for the first time this year, Monk's spirited musical contributions to the 1959 French film Les Liaisons Dangereuses expand listeners' understanding of his creative genius.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezDebop, A Band With A Modern Take On Traditional JazzJune 21, 2017 | Chris RemingtonThe college ensemble Debop comes to Insight for a live performance of modern takes on traditional jazz tunes. They will be performing at Etorre’s this Friday and at the California State Fair in July.
Hear Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Live At World CafeJune 19, 2017Enjoy a live performance from the trumpet virtuoso who's stretching modern jazz music to include flavors of hip-hop, trap and West African percussion.