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.
Excellence In Jazz On CampusStudent DJ Series Continues With Rio Americano's Nick AugustaJune 15, 2016Excellence In Jazz On Campus continues with pianist Nick Augusta, who says if he gets accepted to a music college back east, he welcomes the snow! Nick's picks include Ella Fitzgerald, Taylor Eigsti, Gerald Wilson and Peter Bernstein.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJazz-Blues Duo Fulkerson And Clarke Perform In StudioJune 9, 2016Fred Fulkerson and Caitlin Clarke met at Sacramento State, performing together in award-winning vocal jazz bands. Today they join us in studio for a live performance.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezBeth Duncan Live In StudioJune 8, 2016Jazz vocalist Beth Duncan joins Insight for a live in-studio performance.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSuddenly PineapplesJune 7, 2016Insight has a performance from 4th, 5th and 6th graders from Mission Avenue Open Elementary with their director Mica Dugan. Their jazz combo is called “Suddenly Pineapples.”
From Duke To The Dead, Ralph J. Gleason Loved It AllMay 26, 2016Two new volumes of work by the legendary music writer Ralph J. Gleason are out this spring. Though he grew up during the Jazz Age, Gleason loved acts like Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead too.
Young Musicians Keeping Festival's Jazz Roots AliveMay 26, 2016 | Steve MilneMembers of The Kortet - some of the youngest musicians playing at the Sacramento Music Festival this weekend - are helping to keep the event's oldest traditions alive by playing classic jazz.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSaxophonist Jacam ManricksMay 26, 2016 | Jen PicardJazz saxophonist and composer Jacam Manricks will perfom this weekend at the Sacramento Music Festival. He joins us in studio to talk about his career background, the music that inspired him most and how he ended up a West Coast transplant.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Sacramento Music Festival PreviewMay 26, 2016Executive Director of the Sacramento Music Festival Tom Duff joins us with a preview of some of the bands set to perform during this year's festival happening over Memorial Day Weekend.
Candice Hoyes Sings Blackness, Womanhood And History On Her Debut Jazz AlbumMay 24, 2016When Candice Hoyes sings, she's channeling a legacy of black women in jazz. Her album, On a Turquoise Cloud, celebrates the genre's storied roots.
Excellence In Jazz On CampusExcellence In Jazz On Campus: Hannah OldfieldMay 18, 2016Talented saxophonist/vocalist and Rio Americano High School senior Hannah Oldfield is headed for Berklee College of Music this fall. She talks about her love for jazz, in between tracks by favorites Paul Desmond, Brad Meldau, Anita O'Day and others.