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 Host Gary Vercelli Samples Foot-Tapping Tracks On Sound AdviceJune 15, 2017 | Gary G. VercelliIt's a good time to be a jazz lover. On Sound Advice, Gary Vercelli joins us with five new selections recently released and sure to get your foot tapping. We'll hear tracks from Bria Skonberg and Terry Gibbs.
2018 NEA Jazz Masters Class Honorees Include Dianne Reeves, Pat MethenyJune 14, 2017The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters award, which comes with a $25,000 prize, is widely described as United States' highest honor for jazz.
After 7 Decades, Sonny Rollins Can't Get Music Off His MindJune 12, 2017Saxophonist Sonny Rollins recently donated his personal archives, which cover a seven-decade career, to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library.
Nat Hentoff On Piano JazzJune 12, 2017A prolific author and jazz critic for more than half a century, the late Nat Hentoff (1925 — Jan. 7, 2017) wrote for publications including the Village Voice, Down Beat, The New Yorker and The Washington Post.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCity Of Trees Brass Band: A Louisiana Tour And Preview Of New MusicMay 30, 2017 | Chris RemingtonThe City of Trees Brass Band is back in Sacramento with new music and concerts in the region this summer. They join Insight for a live performance.
Area Musicians Tout Traditional Jazz's Cross-Generational AppealMay 26, 2017 | Paul ConleyThere are many styles of music featured at the Sacramento Music Festival. But traditional, New Orleans-style jazz has been always been at the festival’s core. We asked musicians from different generations what attracts them to traditional jazz.
Insight MusicInsight Encore: Joy And Madness Blends Funk And Soul With A Positive MessageMay 26, 2017Joy and Madness is an eight-piece soul band that formed after the split of early 2010s band The Nibblers. We revisit our 2012 interview with the group.
Insight MusicInsight Encore: Award-Winning Sounds From The American River College Vocal Jazz EnsembleMay 26, 2017The American River College Vocal Jazz Ensemble has received recognition across the country, recently performing at the Next Generation Monterey Jazz Festival. We revisit our interview with the group as part of our Insight Music showcase.
Insight MusicFulton Street Jazz Band: A Sacramento Institution Famous For Its New Orleans Style MusicMay 26, 2017The only band to have played the Sacramento Music Festival every single year since it was established in 1974 is the Fulton Street Jazz Band, led by pianist Bob Ringwald. CapRadio Music's Paul Conley spoke about their long history of making music.
Insight MusicThe Kortet: Young Foursome Shows Off Its Swinging StyleMay 26, 2017CapRadio Music's Paul Conley sits down with The Kortet, who will play in this year's Sacramento Music Festival.