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.
Veteran Bandleader David Hardiman On Duke, Dancing And Calls To The PostMay 21, 2018 | Gary G. VercelliJazz trumpeter David Hardiman has led all star big bands for four decades but he began reaching his largest audiences as a solo act, once he was hired as the bugler for Bay Meadows. Now he plays "Call To The Post" every weekend at Golden Gate Fields
Highlights Worth Hearing From The Excellence In Jazz ArchivesApril 30, 2018In celebration of International Jazz Day on April 30, we've plumbed the Excellence In Jazz archives for highlights from features we've done over the years, from interviews with Jimmy Smith and Joey Alexander to the story behind "Take Five."
Insight MusicMino Yanci Explores Musical Freedom With A Jazz Fusion StreakApril 27, 2018 | Cody DrabbleSacramento jazz fusion group Mino Yanci has performed at SXSW, the San Jose Jazz Festival and across Northern California. The band’s name translates from two African languages into “musical freedom.”
Bob Dorough, Jazz Musician Best Known For 'Schoolhouse Rock!,' Dead At 94April 24, 2018Dorough spent two decades as a jazz player, singer, conductor and arranger in New York before being approached, at his advertising day job, to explain math to children via music.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSacramento State Features Jazz Trumpeter Dave Douglas in ConcertApril 13, 2018Known for his contributions to improvised music, Dave Douglas will perform with the Jazz Ensembles as part of The Festival of the Arts.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNew Jazz Festival Planned For Memorial Day Weekend In RosevilleApril 11, 2018Pianist Jim Martinez continues an annual tradition with a new jazz-focused festival in Roseville that will take the place of the recently canceled Sacramento Music Festival.
Live Jazz Event Listings April 6, 2018This handy list is just what you need if you're wondering where you can catch some great live jazz throughout our region.
Jazz, Freed: On Cecil Taylor's Expansive BrillianceApril 6, 2018Over a career that sprawled across six full decades, Taylor maintained an unwavering standard of expedition. And what he discovered — in an endless, boundless process — was a world unto himself.
Cecil Taylor, Jazz Icon Of The Avant-Garde, Dies At 89April 6, 2018Taylor stretched the beats in a measure and played notes outside the chords of a song. A pioneer of free jazz, the pianist and composer remained true to his vision even through financial struggle.
Jazz's Bleeding Edge? You Can Find It, Briefly, In Eastern TennesseeMarch 28, 2018The Big Ears Festival in Knoxville always books a wide range of artists, but this year something particular was afoot.
