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International Women’s Day Celebration Sunday, March 8th Midnight-Midnight Sunday, March 8th is International Womens' Day and KCSM will be celebrating by featuring Jazz women musicians, composers, arrangers, producers and vocalists all day and night long. From foremothers Carline Ray, Billie Holiday and Vi Redd, to current movers and shakers Terri Lynne Carrington, Helen Sung and Cyrille Aimee. Join Jayn Pettingill, Clint Baker, Keith Hines, Clifford Brown Jr., Chuy Varela, Carl Sonny Leyland, Richard Hadlock, Harry Duncan and Ron Pelletier for our 22nd Annual International Womens' Day Celebration. 24 hours of Women in Jazz, Sunday, March 8th, Midnight to Midnight.

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I'M TALKIN' JAZZ Sunday at 8 am 3/1

Saxophonist Andrew Speight with Michael Burman

3/8  Saxophonist Kris Strom & Vocalist/Pianist Jennifer Scott with Alisa Clancy 3/15

Bassist Richard Bona with Chris Cortez

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Pianist/Educator Billy Taylor with Dick Conte

3/29  Vocalist Jacquie Naylor & Pianist Art Khu with Alisa Clancy

THE ANNALS OF JAZZ WITH RICHARD HADLOCK Sundays at 7 pm

The sound of surprise describes both jazz itself and the enduring premise of "The Annals of Jazz." Since 1959, host Richard Hadlock has been improvising on historical themes and bringing forth worthy performers—from Armstrong to Zorn. Each Sunday, we may find Annals in Europe, Asia, Latin America or Back of Town anywhere.

Connect to College A Night of Information for High School Seniors and Parents

Thursday, April 16, 2015 6:00–8:00 pm Free and Open to the Public College Center Building 10, Second Floor 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo, CA RSVPs received by March 31 will be eligible for a scholarship drawing.

RSVP one of three ways: Facebook event page collegeofsanmateo.edu/connectrsvp; email csmoutreach@smccd.edu; or call (650) 574-6646.

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SONG TRAVELS WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN Monday at 9 pm

3/2  Nellie McKay

Vocalist/composer/actress Nellie McKay's music has been featured on Weeds, Grey’s Anatomy, and Boardwalk Empire. McKay and host Feinstein team up for Pennies from Heaven and The Nearness of You, and she performs her original Beneath the Underdog.

3/9  Marilyn & Alan Bergman

Marilyn and Alan Bergman have penned the themes for TV programs and have earned multiple Emmys, Grammys, and Academy Awards, including for The Way We Were, written with Marvin Hamlisch. Feinstein performs There’s You, co-written with the Bergmans.

3/16 Somi

American vocalist/songwriter Somi combines the music of her African heritage with American-style jazz, pop, and soul. She discuss the cultural roots of her music, performs her original Last Song and joins Feinstein for Embraceable You.

3/23 Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk

The dynamic classical duo of violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk have been recording and performing together in the classical repertoire for years, and perform selections which connect the dots between French Impressionism and Gershwin.

3/30 Lily Frost

Canadian vocalist and songwriter Lily Frost launched her career with her band The Colorifics, which packed cubs up and down the West Coast of the US and Canada for years. She performs her original song Forest Fire along with a few old favorites.

JAZZ Night in America with christian mcbride Tuesday at 9 pm 3/3

Marcus Roberts and The Modern Jazz Generation

It’s all piano all the time from Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Marcus Roberts and The Modern Jazz Generation pay tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, and Chick Corea.

3/10 Hip Hop + Jazz = Revive Big Band

What would it sound like if someone bridged the gap between big band jazz and classic hip-hop anthems? Thomas aligns a multi-generational ensemble with a black music tradition that leads to the present day.

3/17 Spokfrevo Orquestra: Carnival + Jazz

In Brazil, during Carnival, music fills the streets. The Spokfrevo Orquestra bring the joyous music from the streets of Brazil to the Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Hear highlights from this exhilarating performance while tracing the origins of Brazilian Carnival music.

3/24 SFJAZZ (TBD) 3/31 Anat Cohen: Roots of Rio from Jazz at Lincoln Center

Choro, which means “to cry” in Portuguese, is a genre often referred to as “The New Orleans Jazz of Brazil.” Israeli clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen leads Choro Aventuroso.

Her group will play waltzes, mazurkas and African-Brazilian rhythms such as the Lundu, all of which help characterize the essence of Choro.

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piano jazz WITH marian mcpartland Wednesday at 9 pm

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Arturo Sandoval

Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is one of Cuba’s best-known musical exports. On this Piano Jazz from 2002, Sandoval he joins McPartland for a duet of his composition Blues in F, and Sandoval solos on Surena and Romantio.

3/11 Mercer Ellington

Copyist/arranger/musician Mercer Ellington (1919 –1996) worked for his father, Duke Ellington, as a horn player in Duke’s band before becoming manager of the group. He also composed for the group, resulting in his original tune, Things Ain’t What They Used to Be. On this 1994 Piano Jazz, he reprises some of his father’s gems, such as In My Solitude.

3/18 Remembering Marian

Remembering Marian: A Celebration of the Music and Life of Marian McPartland was held on March 20, 2014. On what would have been her ninety-sixth birthday, the Piano Jazz family gathered at 92Y in New York to say goodbye. Hosted by Jon Weber, friends and family celebrated McPartland’s remarkable life in music. Guests featured on the broadcast of this memorial concert include Tony Bennett, Barbara Carroll, Bill Charlap, Michael Feinstein, Chris Brubeck, Jon Faddis, and many more.

3/25 Dardanelle Hadley

Jazz vocalist and pianist Dardanelle Hadley (1917 – 1997) was born Marcia Marie Mullen, the daughter of vocalist/pianist Marcius Mosely “Buck” Mullen. In the 1940s, she formed a trio that played regularly at the Copacabana Club in New York, and she went on to work with jazz greats such as Bucky Pizaarelli and Grady Tate. In this Piano Jazz session from 1984, Hadley shows off her chops on All the Things You Are and and duets with McPartland on It’s Delovely.

in the moment with jim bennett Thursday at 9 pm 3/5  Tammy Hall

Pianist Tammy Hall, in a rare solo performance on February 8th, 2015, as part of the Barbara Higbie Piano Series, at Kassman Fine Pianos, in Berkeley

3/12 Kavita Shahcelebrated

New York-based and globally minded vocalist & composer Kavita Shahcelebrated at the California Jazz Conservatory, on July 6th, 2014. With Pat Carroll, Steve Newcomb, Noah Garabedian, Guilhem Flouzat, and special guest Rohan Krishnamurthy.

3/19 Myra Melford

Pianist Myra Melford, recorded at the Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland, on December 13, 2013, performing solo for the first time in the Bay Area, in celebration of her first ever solo CD, Life Carries Me This Way and as a benefit for KCSM’s In The Moment.

3/26 Sara Gazarek

Vocalist Sara Gazarek, recorded August 14th, 2012, at Yoshi’s in San Francisco. With Josh Nelson, Dave Robaire and Zach Harmon.

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WITH RON PELLETIER

THE JAZZ GALLERY

WITH HARRY DUNCAN

IN THE SOUL KITCHEN

THE ANNALS OF JAZZ WITH RICHARD HADLOCK

RHYTHM RETROSPECTIVE WITH CARL SONNY LEYLAND

LATIN JAZZ WITH JESSE "CHUY" VARELA

AMERICAN JAZZ COUNTDOWN WITH CLIFFORD BROWN JR.

A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ WITH KEITH HINES

I'M TALKIN' JAZZ

BREAKFAST, DANCE & BBQ WITH CLINT BAKER

SUNDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

(M/W/F), LEE THOMAS (T/TH)

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WITH CHRIS CORTEZ

A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ WITH ALISA CLANCY (M-F)

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DESERT ISLAND JAZZ

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SONG TRAVELS WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN

PIANO JAZZ WITH MARIAN MCPARTLAND

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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

JAZZ WITH BOB PARLOCHA

GREG BRIDGES

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KEITH HINES

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JAZZ WITH BOB PARLOCHA

KATHLEEN LAWTON

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DAVE RAMIREZ (M) P ETE FALLICO (T) RON PELLETIER (W)

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JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON WITH JESSE "CHUY" VARELA (M/T), MELANIE BERZON (W/TH/F)

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