Grammy-nominated collective säje takes vocal jazz in new directionsCapRadio’s Paul Conley spoke with Sara Gazarek, member of the vocal quartet säje. The group is performing in Sacramento on Oct. 17. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Student Musician Showcase: Folsom High School Jazz QuartetSeptember 28, 2018As a part of CapRadio’s inaugural Student Musician Showcase Week, a jazz quartet from Folsom High School joined us in the studio for a live performance and interview.
Student Musician Showcase: Rio Americano High School Jazz ‘tRio’September 25, 2018As a part of CapRadio’s inaugural Student Musician Showcase Week, we welcomed the Rio Americano High School Jazz "tRio" into the studios on Monday for a live performance and interview.
At 83, Herb Alpert's Still In Love With The MusicSeptember 14, 2018 | Gary G. VercelliThe influential leader of the Tijuana Brass and founder of A&M Records is still recording and touring, including a stop this weekend in Modesto.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezHerb Alpert Remembers His Tijuana Brass DaysSeptember 13, 2018Trumpeter, producer, and A&M Records founder Herb Alpert speaks with CapRadio’s Gary Vercelli ahead of his concert this weekend at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto.
Esperanza Spalding Is The 21st Century's Jazz GeniusSeptember 7, 2018The ways in which Spalding's music is the most radical are perhaps the most easily overlooked: how, through her singing and playing, she challenges gender norms across styles.
All The Things You Are: Aretha's Life In JazzAugust 17, 2018Jazz was central to Franklin's musicianship, however far she rambled. Without it we'd be remembering a different artist now, and celebrating a different body of work.
Jazz, Law And Vocalist Tiffany AustinAugust 16, 2018Before Bay Area vocalist Tiffany Austin got serious about a career in music, she had a run in with the law... law school, that is.
Tony Bennett Revisits 1949 Debut Single With Help From Diana KrallAugust 10, 2018Tony Bennett paired up with Diana Krall to perform George Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm." An entire album from the pair is due out Sept. 14.
Brubeck Brothers Honor Their Father's 1958 Eurasian Tour With New CDAugust 9, 2018 | Paul ConleyA year before the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s famous album Time Out was released with its now classic tunes "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk," the group toured Eurasia, which profoundly affected Dave, international audiences and two of his sons.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: New Jazz Releases With Gary VercelliJuly 26, 2018CapRadio Jazz Music Director Gary Vercelli brings you some new jazz releases in Sound Advice.
