Sacramento Music Festival Ends Its 44 Year RunDecember 18, 2017 | Steve MilneAfter 44 years as a Memorial Day Weekend tradition, the Sacramento Music Festival is ending. Organizers of the event made the announcement today citing diminishing audiences, increased costs and heavy competition. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Violinist Regina Carter Champions Ella's Positive VibesOctober 27, 2017 | Steve MilneJazz violinist Regina Carter says, considering the mood of the country and the world right now, "Accentuate the Positive" was the perfect title for her new album, a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. Carter performs Saturday at the 2017 Brubeck Festival. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Hudson Valley Home Inspires Jack DeJohnette And His All-Star Jazz QuartetOctober 20, 2017Veteran jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette has worked with everyone from Miles Davis and John Coltrane to Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny. His current working group, Hudson, will perform this Saturday in Davis. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Canadian Jazz Star Bria Skonberg Keeps Strong Ties To SacramentoAugust 4, 2017 | Paul ConleyJazz trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg was born in Canada and now lives in New York, but she's been playing and teaching in Sacramento since 2001. She’ll be doing both here this week, while also celebrating the release of her new CD, With A Twist. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
JazzJoe Gilman Deconstructs Dave Brubeck's Explorations In TimeApril 14, 2017 | Paul ConleyThis weekend the Joe Gilman Quartet will commemorate jazz great Dave Brubeck's famous recording "Time Out" with a concert featuring all of the selections that appeared on the groundbreaking album. Gilman helps explain what made the record so unique. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
JazzRevisiting A Masterpiece: When Frank Sinatra Collaborated With Antonio Carlos JobimApril 11, 2017Sinatra was well into his Rat Pack era, the reigning American embodiment of masculine suavity and aplomb, when he teamed up with the Brazilian maestro for one of the best albums of his career.
JazzGrammy Award-Winning Latin Jazz Flutist Dave Valentin Dies At 64March 9, 2017Dave Valentin became one of the pre-eminent flutists in Latin jazz. He was known for his creative combination of fusion, pop and R&B.
JazzA New Documentary Explores The Troubled, Brilliant Life Of Pianist Bill EvansFebruary 27, 2017Filmmaker Bruce Spiegel speaks with Weekend Edition about the eight-year process behind Bill Evans: Time Remembered.
60's Cool: Sergio Mendes And The Timeless Sound He CreatedJanuary 26, 2017 | Gary G. VercelliFifty years ago, as British rockers were descending on the American music scene, Sergio Mendes mounted his own Brazilian invasion, delivering a sound that became the epitome of “60’s cool.” Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
JazzTony Adamo: Hipper Than HipJanuary 25, 2017 | Gary G. VercelliTony Adamo has been described as a beatnik who arrived sixty years late, but if you ask him, he’s just a raconteur who describes his environment. Adamo celebrates urban life and the jazz masters with "hip-speak" over intense rhythms. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
