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.
Falling In Love Supreme: Stockton Educator Roy Childs Recalls Hearing Dave Brubeck The First TimeMay 7, 2015One music educator recount his introduction to jazz through a jazz legend.
Akua Dixon At Central Brooklyn Jazz FestivalMay 6, 2015It's not as if there were ever clear paths for cello players beyond the European classical tradition, but Akua Dixon made one for herself.
CommentaryGettin’ Moody: Feel Like Communing With NatureApril 28, 2015 | Devin YamanakaDevin provides a perfect soundtrack for enjoying the great outdoors.
Falling In Love Supreme: Greg Rodriguez's StoryApril 25, 2015My story begins back in the early eighties, a high school kid, in Fair Oaks, living with my parents with an AM/FM transistor radio. It was during that time that I began listening to KXPR.
Listen To Excellence In Jazz This Monday Thru Wednesday Nights For Your Chance To Win Eliane Elias: Made In Brazil!April 24, 2015 | Gary G. VercelliApril is Jazz Appreciation Month and April 30 has been declared International Jazz Day. This occasion is celebrated worldwide, including a great concert in Paris, France featuring Herbie Hancock, Hugh Masekela, Wayne Shorter, Till Bronner, and Elaine
Jazz Night In America: Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz In ConcertApril 22, 2015Jazz Night In America presents Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz during a recent stateside sojourn, from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola within New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center. Online-only video webcast starts at 6 p.m. PDT, with archive available afterward.
Jazz's 'Sound Seeker' Finds Ancient Strings From Hungary And GreeceApril 20, 2015Saxophonist Charles Lloyd has built his career on merging musical styles, places and times. For his latest album, the newly minted NEA Jazz Master worked in two old European instruments.
Jazz Night In America: Home Cooking: The Philadelphia Jazz Organ Tradition In ConcertApril 15, 2015Jazz Night visits Philadelphia's World Cafe Live for a B-3 jam featuring many of the city's finest musicians with a tribute to organ master Jimmy Smith. Watch the video webcast at 6 p.m. PDT right here, with an archive available after the show.
Tune In to Excellence In Jazz For Chance To Win Cassandra Wilson CDApril 13, 2015 | Gary G. VercelliTune in to Excellence In Jazz April 13, 14 or 15 for your chance to win Cassandra Wilson’s new CD!
Remembering Ralph Sharon, Tony Bennett's PianistApril 9, 2015Pianist Ralph Sharon, the longtime accompanist for Tony Bennett, died March 31 at age 91. Walter Ray Watson filed this remembrance for NPR Music.