Here are the top albums for jazz so far this January! This quarter's schedule will begin this upcoming week. We will have an AFRO-BEAT show on Thursdays 4-6 and Jazz Kitty will still be with us! This new schedule will…
What does football and jazz have in common? Usually, not that much. Sure they are American treasures, but these jewels are often in entirely separate treasures chests at best. That is until tonight at the Colts v. Giants game. Grammy…
Howdy all. October is more than in fully swing now. Students are rushing about to find a costume and the last moments of NorCal sun are slowly disappearing, yet some things do not change as drastically. The charts for Jazz…
Charts: 1 CARMEN LUNDY Soul To Soul Afrasia 2 KIKI EBSEN Scarecrow Sessions Painted Pony 3 STANLEY CLARKE BAND Up Mack Avenue 4 JOSHUA REDMAN Trios Live Nonesuch 5 HIROMI Alive Telarc 6 JULIET GREEN Think About That Self-Released 7…
As always, our weekly adds and charts from the world of jazz here at KZSC. Some new artists are infiltrating what has otherwise been a summer dominated by a few great artists. This week we have introduced Afro Bop Alliance,…
Social music. This is how up and coming artist, John Batiste refers to his music and jazz music in general as during a live set of Jon Batiste & Stay Human.* At first, this phrase may seem pretentiously effusive. After…
Summer may be ending, but things are really heating up with in terms of Jazz in the area. The 57th annual Monterey Jazz Festival has come to to town as well as some great sounds to KZSC. The charts remain…
Greetings Jazz fans and aficionados alike. A lot has changed since I last checked in, in the great big bad world that is jazz here at the Great 88. Emerging young artist Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio have notably climbed to the…
Hey there cool cats. Summer is sure heating up and as to be expected so is our jazz department. So without further ado here are the charts and adds for the third week of July. KZSC, fearless college radio. Adds:…
Summer is in full swing. Kids are running around with sticky popsicle stained fingers. People zum by on Easter egg colored beach crusiers. And we are at the Great 88, keep you updated on what's new and spinning in the…
As it is apparently, all goods things must come to an end. Lucky for us at KZSC, things are just starting to heat up for the jazz and blues department thanks to some great adds and tunes. Most notable, the…
Sweat out that warm summer Santa Cruz heat with some cool jazz at the Great 88. I'm excited to have some greats come into the station from Grammy award winning vocalist Gregory Porter to rock icon Ginger Baker. I anticipate…
All is swell at Great 88 here in the Jazz/Blues department. Your new Jazz/Blues Director to happy to report her first official adds and top played tracks from the Great 88's Jazz/Blues Department. I know many here are particularly excited…
CHARTS 1 TRIOLOGY Triology Cellar Live 2 AMY CERVINI Jazz Country Anzic 3 ARTURO O'FARRILL The Offense Of The Drum Motema 4 CATHERINE RUSSELL Bring It Back Jazz Village 5 RICHIE KAYE'S MUSIC AND MIRTH The Last Whoop Dee Doo…
Omar Sosa and his group have released a new CD entitled Eggun- a tribute to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. Melodies are constructed by taking bits and pieces of Miles' various solos throughout the album and, in the process, a…
If you weren't at Kuumbwa Jazz Center for progressive jazz-fusion group Synapse(!) last Saturday night, you surely missed out! The dynamic, sharp styling of saxophonist Nikki Mokover and trumpeter Nick Bianchini was backed by an amazing rhythm section; featuring percussion…
If you didn't know, today, April 30th, is International Jazz Day! Around the world, musicians and listeners alike are celebrating the both the historical and contemporary significance of America's greatest musical treasure. Featuring performances by renowned artists all over the…
As we barrel towards summer, don't let the heat get to your head, hepcats. Stay cool and enjoy what's swinging high this week in KZSC's Jazz Department. TOP TEN CHARTS: 1 ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ The Invasion Parade Mack Avenue 2 LISA…
CHARTS: 1 LISA HILTON Kaleidoscope Self-Released 2 AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint Blue Note 3 BRAD MEHLDAU AND MARK GUILIANA Mehliana: Taming The Dragon Nonesuch 4 CATHERINE RUSSELL Bring It Back Jazz Village 5 BOSSA…
It is my understanding that springtime is the best time to hear good jazz- and boy, is there plenty of it. Here's just a few of the fine musical fruits that you can pick this Spring, and what's been hot…
Ambrose Akinmusire (ah-kin-moo-sir-ee) and his new album The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint really cooks! His second release on Blue Note records since his debut in 2011, Ambrose truly takes you on a auditory exhibition for over an…