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.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNext Generation Jazz Festival Shifts OnlineApril 8, 2020Young musicians are performing and competing as scheduled in the 50th Annual Next Generation Jazz Festival, but it’s happening online. We take a look.
Ear To Ear: Jazz To Bring Us Connection & Hope During The COVID-19 PandemicApril 7, 2020 | Andrew MillsCapRadio Jazz Host Andrew Mills shares music that has brought him comfort and given him hope during this trying time.
Bucky Pizzarelli, Jazz Guitarist And Prolific Session Musician, Dead At 94April 2, 2020Bucky Pizzarelli, a tasteful sage of jazz guitar who spent the first phase of his career as a prolific session player and the latter as a celebrated patriarch, died on Wednesday in Saddle River, N.J.
Ellis Marsalis, Patriarch Of New Orleans' Most Famous Musical Family, Has DiedApril 2, 2020Jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis has died at the age of 85, according to tweets from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Wallace Roney, Intrepid Jazz Trumpeter, Dies From COVID-19 Complications At 59March 31, 2020The pugnacious post-bop player and composer, who was mentored by Miles Davis and Clark Terry, had been hospitalized since last Wednesday.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezLocal Jazz Lineup With Composer Joe MazzaferroMarch 5, 2020Composer and jazz artist Joe Mazzaferro will be performing this Sunday. Along with other colleagues, Mazzaferro is in concert at the Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts Auditorium in Midtown Sacramento.
Ear to Ear: Rare Gems From ECM RecordsMarch 3, 2020 | Gary G. VercelliCapRadio’s Gary Vercelli runs through some great pieces from the catalogue of ECM Records, founded 51 years ago this year.
Vocalist Ellen Johnson Sings The Praises of Legendary Jazz Master Charles MingusFebruary 26, 2020Northern California vocalist Ellen Johnson has been enamored with the music of Charles Mingus for over three decades and has recorded six of his compositions. In advance of her upcoming tribute concert she describes why she loves Mingus so much.
Ear To Ear: 10 Jazz Artists To Watch In 2020February 4, 2020 | Gary G. Vercelli | Andrew Mills | Avery JeffryAs CapRadio’s jazz hosts review new releases, they find some that just have that magic about them. Here are 10 artists to watch in 2020 who have that something special.
Jazz Pianist Joey Alexander On "Channeling That Groove"January 31, 2020 | Paul ConleyBalinese-born jazz piano player Joey Alexander has released 5 albums, been nominated for three Grammys, been profiled on 60 Minutes and has played top venues from the Newport Jazz Festival to a sold-out Carnegie Hall to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert.
