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.
Toots Thielemans, Jazz Harmonica Baron, Dies At 94August 23, 2016The Belgian-American musician, also known for his guitar playing and whistling, performed with the stars of postwar jazz and was widely heard on film scores and commercial jingles.
Eddie Palmieri: Tiny Desk ConcertAugust 19, 2016An icon for both modern and Latin jazz, the veteran performer continues to break tradition and innovate within many musical styles, including salsa, fusion, Latin funk and more.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Gary Vercelli On Jazz Great Bobby HutchersonAugust 18, 2016Vibraphone virtuoso, celebrated composer and NEA Jazz Master Bobby Hutcherson died this week at the age of 75. Jazz music director Gary Vercelli joins us to remember the musician who inspired many.
Jazz Great Bobby Hutcherson In His Own WordsAugust 17, 2016 | Paul ConleyLegendary jazz vibraphonist and composer Bobby Hutcherson reflects on his life and career in these excerpts from a 2001 documentary for NPR's Jazz Profiles series, hosted by singer Nancy Wilson and produced by CapRadio's Paul Conley.
Bobby Hutcherson, Jazz Vibraphone Modernist, Has DiedAugust 16, 2016Bobby Hutcherson, a vibraphonist whose improvising and composition helped to define modernity for jazz as a whole, has died. He had long struggled with emphysema. He was 75.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSteve and Francesca Homan's Jazz 'n' Samba Trio Performs Live On CapRadioAugust 16, 2016One of Sacramento's favorite jazz couples, Steve and Francesca Homan perform live on today's show, previewing their appearance Wednesday at Westminster Presbyterian's popular Music at Noon series.
Herbie Hancock On His Next Album, Flying Lotus And Jupiter's SatelliteAugust 8, 2016Next week the great pianist presents a new lineup in concert. As he sees it, he's borrowing from the techniques of young cutting-edge musicians — who were themselves preceded by Miles Davis.
Callaway Celebrates The Art Of Storytelling Through MusicAugust 8, 2016 | Steve MilneJazz singer Ann Hampton Callaway performs at Lake Tahoe tonight. She's recorded albums and sung throughout the world. But her most lucrative gig was singing the theme to a sitcom. Callaway says "it's the song my accountant calls my finest work..."
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJazz Singer Ann Hampton Callaway On Cabaret, Broadway For Orlando, And 'The Nanny'August 8, 2016Jazz singer and Broadway veteran Ann Hampton Callaway performs tonight at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. She joins us to discuss the craft of cabaret singing and her role in the recent all-star single benefiting victims of the Orlando shooting.
Ann Hampton Callaway: A Singer's SingerAugust 8, 2016 | Gary G. VercelliIf you're a regular listener of Excellence in Jazz you know the voice of Ann Hampton Callaway, one of the most widely respected jazz singers of her generation. She performs August 8 in a benefit concert at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.