Jazz Charts – 2nd Week of March
I hope your week is going well! Is spring in the air, or is it just me? Oh well, Here's what's happening with Jazz @ KZSC: Top Ten Charts: 1 KRIS BOWERS Heroes + Misfits Concord Jazz 2 ANTON SCHWARTZ…
The Jazz Charts: First Week of March
CHARTS:1 BRAD MEHLDAU AND MARK GUILIANA Mehliana: Taming The Dragon Nonesuch 2 TAKUYA KURODA Rising Son Blue Note 3 BEN FLOCKS Battle Mountain West Cliff 4 DANILO PEREZ Panama 500 Mack Ave. 5 ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ The Invasion Parade Mack Avenue…
The Jazz Charts: February 24th
Happy Monday! We here at KZSC are absolutely overwhelmed with excitement about the new titles that have been coming in! There's almost too much stuff to fit on a top ten chart, but we'll do our best. Here's what's hot…
The Jazz Charts: Second Week of February
We're glad you made it through the first week! CHARTS: 1 CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT WomanChild Mack Ave. 2 JOHN ABERCROMBIE QUARTET 39 Steps ECM 3 CATHERINE RUSSELL Bring It Back Jazz Village 4 ANTON SCHWARTZ Flash Mob Antonjazz 5 BRIAN…
The Jazz Charts: First Week of February
Yo! February's off to a lovely start - continuous rain and good Jazz! Although a staple for most at this time of the year, things are really heating up here at KZSC, see for yourself: CHARTS: 1 KNEEBODY The Line…
Jazzuary at it’s End – The Charts and Adds
Here's what's happening with Jazz at KZSC! There's been tons of material dropping in lately, courtesy of all of our lovely promoters: CHARTS: 1 BEATA PATER Golden Lady Self-Released 2 JOHN ABERCROMBIE QUARTET 39 Steps ECM 3 MICHELLE ZANGARA Songs…
John Hanrahan Quartet & Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”
The hosts of "Stirrin' the Soup" had the pleasure of hosting two members from the Chicago-based group known as the John Hanrahan Quartet last week. John (the leader/drummer, now based in Santa Cruz) and his longtime bandmate/tenor saxophonist Brian Kephart,…
Mid-Jazzuary Music Charts
Greetings! I hope your new year is off to a good roll, and I know we're all looking forward to the good things ahead! Speaking of, here's whats happening in the Jazz department at KZSC: CHARTS: 1 CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT …
End of 2013: Hot Jazz
I'd like to personally congratulate Northern California for surviving the Third Ice Age. Big cold front just passed through Santa Cruz, which made for ideal conditions to sit inside and listen to records all day. Here's what's happening in jazz…
KZSC JAZZ – First of December
The new year is fast approaching! I can't believe that it's already December. Here's the adds and charts for this week at KZSC: CHARTS: 1 ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT Black Radio 2 Blue Note 2 AHMAD JAMAL Saturday Morning JazzVillage 3 …
KZSC Jazz, the Charts and Adds – End of November
Whether you're eating tofu or turkey this year, its normally a time when people from most any background can reflect upon what they're thankful for. As for me, I'm thankful for having Coltrane's A Love Supreme to enjoy on vinyl,…
Mid-November New Jazz Releases
What's happenin' in jazz? Here it is: Top New Jazz Releases: 1 BEATA PATER Golden Lady Self-Released 2 ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT Black Radio 2 Blue Note 3 BILL MAYS AND THE INVENTIONS TRIO Life's A Movie Chiaroscuro 4 DAVID SILLS …
KZSC Jazz Charts First Week of Spetember
I hope you had a good long labor day weekend! Unless you're like some of us who face the irony of working on labor day, the long weekend is an indicator that summer is on it's way out. As the…
New Jazz for September
Our jazz department at The Great 88 has received some great new music, especially the latest release from Derrick Hodge. Here's what's happening in early September: DERRICK HODGE Live Today (Blue Note) APERTURISTIC TRIO Truth And Actuality (Inner Circle) CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE TRIO…
Hristo Vitchev Interview
In my interview with Bulgarian-raised guitarist Hristo Vitchev, he largely spoke of the 'Impressionistic" ideas behind his unique style of music. A composer of 6 albums since 2009, his sound is expressed much like a painter expresses what he sees…
Hot Jazz of July
As we all may know, summer is slow. Regardless, a few new titles have been coming in here and there, and some of it's hot. Check it out: CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE TRIO Out Here HRISTO VITCHEV QUARTET Familiar Fields ETIENNE CHARLES …
Radio: All In The Family
Father's Day came up fast June 16th. My situation involved receiving a small package in the mail from my pops the other day, and inside the cardboard box was a small recyclable doggie-poo bag. Despite that informality, I found gold…
KZSC Jazz Charts 5/6 and Featured Artist Sarah Elizabeth Charles
All of the cats at KZSC have been enjoying a huge influx of the finest jazz in lieu of the recent JAM (Jazz Appreciation Month) of April. Now that April has ended, the fun hasn't stopped in May and we…
Passing of the Horn
Happy Friday. A great thanks to all of our promoters for providing premiums for our pledge drive a couple of weeks ago . Our listeners thoroughly enjoy all of the new material, as well as their new gifts from our…
Charts and Adds 3/8/2013
Here are KZSCs latest jazz charts and adds for the week. We had an error in our CMJ subscription the past week, but it is now fixed and here are the results for the past two weeks. Charts: 1 JOSE…
KZSC Jazz Charts 2/19
After what felt like a week of summer weather it's finally a chilly 50 degrees with rain in California. For a second I thought winter was over. Your Charts and Adds for the week as follows: KZSC Jazz Charts 1…