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.
Jazz Night In America: Herbie Hancock's Latest VoyageOctober 20, 2016Herbie Hancock and his latest band push the boundaries of jazz in a concert at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival in New York City.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJazz Music Director Gary Vercelli Offers Some Sound Advice On JazzOctober 13, 2016Jazz Music Director Gary Vercelli stops by Insight to share new jazz releases and a track from a highly acclaimed group performing locally this weekend.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJazz Singer Catherine Russell Talks About New AlbumOctober 13, 2016Legendary jazz singer talks about “Harlem On My Mind” as she prepares for her live show in Sacramento.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezMusic Festival Is “Out Of The Box” October 4, 2016The Sacramento Blues Society has teamed up with Blues In The Schools for a one-day outdoor immersive event featuring professional blues musicians and local students. Liz Walker talks about the importance of blues in schools on Insight.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSacramento State Jazz Vocal Group Gears Up For Benefits Concert At Heart GallerySeptember 23, 2016Rated the best in the nation by the Monterey Jazz Festival earlier in April, the Sacramento State Jazz Vocal Group performed with the Monterey Jazz Festival last weekend. We hear details about the concert in studio.
Robert Glasper Talks 'ArtScience,' The Latest From His Adventurous Jazz CrewSeptember 13, 2016The Robert Glasper Experiment includes Casey Benjamin on sax, Derrick Hodge on bass and Mark Colenburg on drums. Their new album was created over just a few weeks in New Orleans.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPhillip Rayburn Previews Night Of Local Soul On InsightSeptember 12, 2016Mama Kim’s Restaurant in Del Paso Heights hosts a night of “Local Soul” on Friday, Sept. 16, featuring local musicians paired farm-to-fork menu featuring locally grown ingredients. Phillip Rayburn from band Kumyn previews music on Insight.
Guitarist Nels Cline On 'Lovers,' An Album 25 Years In The MakingSeptember 9, 2016Known for the avant-garde sound he brings to Wilco, Cline turns to ballads and jazz standards on his new album. He describes it as a "mood-music record" that isn't "cheesy."
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: 'Satchmo At The Waldorf' - A Revealing Portrait Of An American Musical IconSeptember 9, 2016 | Jeff HudsonThis one-man show at the B Street Theatre depicts the legendary Louis Armstrong in the twilight of his career. The script by Armstrong biographer Terry Teachout packs a punch and the actor playing Armstrong gives an equally powerful performance.
Rudy Van Gelder, Definitive Jazz Recording Engineer, Has DiedAugust 26, 2016The man who captured hundreds of jazz's greatest recordings — by Miles Davis and John Coltrane, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock — died Thursday at his home studio. He was 91.