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.
Eric Reed On Piano JazzAugust 2, 2016Hear the young pianist and composer give a solo performance of "Cedar's Blues" in a 1995 session.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSacramento Vocalist Beth Duncan Swings Her Presence Into Jazz SceneJuly 25, 2016Beth Duncan is a Sacramento-based jazz vocalist. She is the singer for the Beth Duncan Swing'n Jazz Band and will join us on Insight to talk about their music and latest releases.
EclecticFirst Watch: Hannah Gill & The Hours, 'Austin'July 20, 2016Watch the 18-year-old belter sing "Austin" as a brass band follows her through the city's streets.
Gregory Porter: Tiny Desk ConcertJuly 18, 2016Watch an entrancing set by the decorated soul singer, who'd visited NPR on a difficult day. Porter's music can be serious and heartwarming, but it never loses its sense of wonder and delight.
Carla Bley And Steve Swallow On Piano JazzJuly 18, 2016Bley and Swallow join host Marian McPartland for trio renditions of Carla Bley originals.
With 'In My Room,' Jazz Phenom Jacob Collier Is Bringing Jubilation BackJuly 12, 2016The YouTube star's virtuosic debut album, actually recorded in his room in the house where he was raised, reveals a young artist unafraid of gleefully trying it all.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezMusician Zyah Belle New Album: Modern Romance Through A Video Game LensJuly 7, 2016Sacramento soul singer Zyah Belle has a new project and a new album. She’s celebrating both with a headlining show Friday, July 8 at Harlow’s in Sacramento. Today on Insight, we catch up with Belle since her Sammie award in April.
At Former Al Capone Hangout, The Hammond B3 Is The StarJuly 6, 2016These days the Green Mill is a respectable jazz club. As part of the series "Musicians In Their Own Words" producer David Schulman introduces us to Chris Foreman who plays the Hammond B3.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJazz Vocalist Valerie V Previews PerformanceJuly 6, 2016Outdoor jazz in the summer is popular at many regional restaurants and it’s back at Piatti Restaurant in the Pavilions, after a two-year hiatus. Vocalist Valerie V is performing July 29. She returns to Insight to preview her music.
On Parliament-Funkadelic And A Less 'Squeaky-Clean Picture' Of BlacknessJune 28, 2016Parliament showed me that being black has liabilities, but that it's also a powerful gift.