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.
Paul Bley, Influential Jazz Pianist, Has DiedJanuary 7, 2016Bley's long-standing commitment to thoughtful yet intuitive performance proved adaptable to many different settings for nearly seven decades. He was 83.
EclecticA Year Of In-Studio Performances - 2015December 31, 2015 | Melody StoneEvery year dozens of musicians come through Insight and CapRadio Music. This is a collection of the most compelling performance videos shot at CapRadio in 2015 - presented in an interactive graphic.
For John Scofield, Everything Old Is New Again — Even The Hard PartsDecember 28, 2015The jazz guitarist has a new record out with an old quartet, playing music that deals, in part, with the death of Scofield's son.
Close Enough For Jazz: How The 2015 NPR Jazz Critics Poll Was Fit To Be TiedDecember 21, 2015It wasn't exactly a tie. But then again, it was a rather bountiful year for jazz albums. The pollmaster breaks down the result, and by extension, the year in jazz.
A Prog-Jazz Suite About Architecture? Jacob Garchik Does It AllDecember 14, 2015The composer and trombonist has covered a lot of territory, from jazz to Balkan brass bands to arranging for Kronos quartet. His latest album enlists three guitars and one very esoteric concept.
The Guy Who Makes The Best CowbellsDecember 11, 2015He has no signs, no store, no advertising. He's in his late 70s and makes all his instruments by hand. But, as percussionists around the world know, nothing sounds like a Cali Rivera cowbell.
At 60, Wayne Horvitz Is Protecting — And Expanding — His Musical LanguageDecember 7, 2015Horvitz is one of those musicians who does almost everything — from leading a small group of improvisers to conducting a big band, and from composing for symphony orchestra to running a nightclub.
Wayne Horvitz: The Pianist And The PoetDecember 3, 2015In Seattle, he books a club, teaches college and high-school kids, and leads a lot of different bands. So it makes sense that his new project was inspired by the locally born writer Richard Hugo.
EclecticArray Of Shows In Sacramento Area For The HolidaysDecember 3, 2015Looking to get out and enjoy some live music this holiday season? We’ve compiled a diverse collection of interesting, inspiring and entertaining shows you might want to check out.
100 Years Of Billy Strayhorn, Emotional Architect Of SongNovember 30, 2015The composer and arranger spent the bulk of his career in service to the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He wrote some of the most popular songs of the 20th century — without ever hiding who he was.