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: Marcus Roberts And The Modern Jazz GenerationFebruary 25, 2015Marcus Roberts recently returned to Jazz at Lincoln Center with The Modern Jazz Generation for a five-night run at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. See the show, online-only, starting at 6 p.m. PST, with an archive available shortly after the performance.
Gettin’ Moody With Devin: Getting Pumped UpFebruary 24, 2015 | Devin YamanakaDevin suggests some jazzy tunes to get you in the zone and ready for what life throws at you.
Falling In Love Supreme: John Kuster Squeezes In A Late EntryFebruary 20, 2015CapRadio member John Kuster brings us this story of how he fell in love with jazz.
Falling In Love Supreme Essay Contest Winners AnnouncedFebruary 18, 2015 | Gary G. VercelliOver the past month we've collected stories of how our staff and listeners fell in love with jazz. We thoughtfully read all the listener submissions and chose the ones that stood out. It was no small task, there were so many wonderful entries.
Falling In Love Supreme: Flutist Ali RyersonFebruary 17, 2015Ali Ryerson, who has been active as an educator with the National Flute Association and at the Hidden Valley Music Seminar every summer in the Carmel Valley, brings the flute front and center on her most recent album, Game Changer on Capri Records.
Falling In Love Supreme Finalist: George ErdoshFebruary 14, 2015The Falling In Love Supreme essay tells the story of discovering jazz in a place it was outlawed. We'll announce the winners for the essay contest on Wednesday Feb. 18 at noon.
Falling In Love Supreme Finalist: Angelo WilliamsFebruary 14, 2015We received so many wonderful submissions, it was hard to narrow it down to the top five finalists, but we did it. Here is one of the essays that stood out to us.
Falling In Love Supreme Finalist: Bob StanleyFebruary 14, 2015Poet and former CapRadio intern, Bob Stanley, threw his hat in the ring for our "Falling In Love Supreme" essay contest and came out a finalist. Read his story of jazz discovery here.
Falling In Love Supreme Finalist: Scott MortimoreFebruary 14, 2015We got a plethora of moving and wonderful stories of Jazz discovery. This is one of the ones that stood out. We'll announce the winner of our "Falling In Love Supreme" essay contest on Feb. 18 at noon.
Falling In Love Supreme Finalist: Christopher CasselsFebruary 14, 2015This is one of our five finalists for our "Falling In Love Supreme" essay contest. We'll announce the winner on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at noon.