All That Java (and Jazz) On-air hosts at KJZZ and KBAQ share their favorites for a cup of joe and a show. Compiled by David M. Brown
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XTREME BEAN in my Tempe neighborhood used to be a bank. I think they still use the drive-thru window, so if you’re in a hurry you don’t have to leave your car. It’s cozy and
has a quiet room, free Wi-Fi, books and games, a piano and great coffee and people. Live performances take place monthly the first and third Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and ragtime Monday nights.
SACRED GROUNDS has live jazz every Thursday night, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. You’ll hear some national talent, as well as some of Arizona’s finest, such as pianists Dan Delaney, Armand Boatman and Bob Ravenscroft.
Wavelength
Blaise Lantana
Randy Kinkel
Xtreme Bean, 1707 E. Southern Ave., Tempe; 480-820-0333; xtremebean.com
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It’s just a dressed-up cafeteria with a coffee bar and cakes, but the music is killin’ and the audience is listening.
Sacred Grounds, Scottsdale Congregational United Church of Christ, 4425 N. Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale; 480-9462900; scucc.com/sacred_grounds.cfm My favorite is DRIP COFFEE LOUNGE bordering the Coronado Historic District where I live. Excellent coffee, tea, cookies, cupcakes and breakfast and lunch, too. The place is always full of great people, and it’s a good place