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The Early Bird Catches The 91 CD’s!!!

Hey there jazz fans! Spring has sprung and KCSM Jazz 91 is springing into action. We invite all of you to get in early for our Early Bird raffle for 91 Primo Jazz CDs. 91 CDs! It’s a great way add to your collection or start one. As an added incentive, everyone that signs up as an Early Bird subscriber to our Spring Membership drive, will get the Crazy Bout The Blues T-Shirt as well as the new Mid-Day Jazz T-shirt with cool images of Chris Cortez, Lee Thomas and Sonny Buxton. For details check out www.kcsm.org and remember the early bird catches the 91 CDS! The 91 CD Raffle Winner will be drawn on Wednesday, May 6th on Midday Jazz!

Specials ‘R Us!

Joni Mitchell, Nat King Cole, Muddy Waters, Charlie Parker, The Buena Vista Social Club, Gil Evans and Miles Davis, The Seattle Music Scene, A Hammond B-3 Blowout and a Tribute to the late Orrin Keepnews! Join us for our May Musical Madness! The fun begins on Wednesday, May 6th!

Check out our website for more details www.kcsm.org

Kick Off Memorial Day Weekend In Style!

On Friday, May 22nd, from 2 to 4pm, Jazz in the Afternoon will feature Highlights from the 2014 Montclair Jazz Festival, hosted by S. Epatha Merkerson, featuring Christian McBride, Antonio Sanchez, John Scofield, Chuchito Valdés, Melissa Walker and the Jazz House Ambassadors. Then at 4, we’ll celebrate the 88th Birthday of Bay Area Treasure and Living Legend, the one and only, Barbara Dane with A Wild Woman Sings the Blues…The Life and Music of Barbara Dane. Kick off Memorial Day Weekend in style, on Friday, May 22nd, from 2-6pm, right here on KCSM, the Bay Area’s Jazz Station.

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I'M TALKIN' JAZZ Sunday at 8 am 5/3

Bassist Jeff Denson with Alisa Clancy

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Pianist/Singer Macy Blackman with Kathleen Lawton

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Drummer Elvin Jones with Dick Conte (from the archives)

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Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson with Chris Cortez

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Bassist Kyle Eastwood 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.

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SONG TRAVELS WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN Monday at 9 pm 5/4

Emily King

Grammy-nominated vocalist and songwriter Emily King's musical journey has taken her far, touring with John Legend and Sara Bareilles and the release of duets with Jose James and Taylor McFerrin. In this edition of Song Travels, King performs her original songs Distance and Georgia.

5/11 Jitterbug Vipers

Austin, TX based quartet the Jitterbug Vipers (vocalist Sarah Sharp, guitarist Slim Richey, bassist Francie Meaux Jeaux, and percussionist Masumi Jones ) play 1930s-style viper jazz, music that recalls classics by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Cab Callaway. On this Song Travels, the band presents a set sure to make you want to get up and dance!

5/18 Kat Edmonson

Vocalist and songwriter Kat Edmonson has played major stages across the country. She performed on The Tonight Show and Austin City Limits. Her 2014 album, The Big Picture, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. This week, Edmonson shares her original song Champagne and teams up with Feinstein for Long Way Home.

5/25 Jean-Yves Thibaudet

French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is one of the leading performers on today’s classical music scene. He has more than forty albums to his credit, including interpretations of the classical repertoire as well as music by George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Bill Evans. On this edition of Song Travels, Thibaudet brings his unique perspective to Alec Wilder’s I’ll Be Around and Gershwin’s Embraceable You.

JAZZ Night in America with christian mcbride Tuesday at 9 pm 5/5

Prestige Records at 65!

Two years ago 26-year-old drummer, Jamison Ross, took first place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. His trio celebrates Prestige Records’ 65th anniversary, live at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

5/12 Remembering Kenny Wheeler at the Royal Room in Seattle

Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen sings Composer/Trumpeter Kenny Wheeler’s praises and revisit his music in saxophonist’s Steve Treseler’s home town of Seattle.

5/19 A Celebration of Joe Temperley at Jazz at Lincoln Center

For the past 25 years, saxophonist and clarinetist Joe Temperley, now 85, has been the heart and soul of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. In his honor, his band mates debut arrangements of Temperley’s Ellington favorites as well as his original music.

5/26 Our Point of View

Our Point of View is a leaderless super group of Blue Note artists featuring Lionel Loueke, Marcus Strickland, Ambrose Akinmusire, Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge and Kendrick Scott, at Blue Note Record’s 75th anniversary in New York. Label president Don Was and the musicians will tell stories about how Blue Note impacted their lives.

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piano jazz WITH marian mcpartland Wednesday at 9 pm

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Sharon Freeman

In addition to being a lauded pianist, composer, and arranger, Sharon Freeman is an accomplished French horn player. She has worked with many jazz greats, including Gil Evans, Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, and Charlie Haden. On this 1988 Piano Jazz, she demonstrated her skill as a pianist on standards such as Body and Soul and Heaven, along with her own composition Waltz for Achim.

5/13 Gonzalo Rubalcaba

The music of pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba is a potent mixture of Cuban and American jazz.

His style is both melodic and rhythmic, filled with exciting and intriguing influences. He plays everything from jazz to classical as well as music from his native land, Cuba. On this 1995 Piano Jazz he dazzled with pieces including Con Alma and Straight No Chaser.

5/20 Lionel Hampton

Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton (1908 – 2002) was one of the most influential figures in the annals of jazz. He made the vibes a vital voice in the arsenal of jazz instruments and gained international fame playing in Benny Goodman’s small groups and leading his own orchestra.

On this 1989 Piano Jazz, Hampton and McPartland duet on a set including Sweet Georgia Brown and Mack the Knife.

5/27 Pamela Hines

Pamela Hines is a pianist and composer whose forte is a complex and engaging take on the structural components of music within the jazz form. She brings nuances and impressive technical abilities to all the tunes she plays, and as a composer, she draws out a theme from every musician working with her. In this session from 2000, Hines performs her original tune “Porridge.”

in the moment with jim bennett Thursday at 9 pm 5/7

Ed Saindon with Dick Whittington

Vibraphonist Ed Saindon with pianist Dick Whittington, in a duet performance, recorded at the Jazzschool in Berkeley, (Now the California Jazz Conservatory) on June 10, 2006.

5/14 Darren Johnston’s Wind Over Walls Quintet

Darren Johnston’s Wind Over Walls Quintet featuring Myra Melford at the Community Music Center in San Francisco, on January 23rd, 2015. With trumpeter Darren Johnston, violinist Matt Szemela, bassist Doug Stuart and drummer Hamir Atwal. The Youth showcase Oakland Future Trio opens the evening.

5/21 Vinnie Rodriguez’s Quartet

Drummer Vinnie Rodriguez’s Quartet, in a tribute to Horace Silver, on March 28th, 2015, at the Bird and Beckett Bookstore in San Francisco. With pianist Keith Saunders, trumpeter Erik Jekabson and bassist Adam Gay.

5/28 Jacam Manricks Quartet

Saxophonist and composer Jacam Manricks and his quartet, recorded March 29th, 2015, at Chez Hanny in San Francisco. With pianist Ian McArdle, drummer Mike Quigg and bassist Giulio Xavier Cetto.

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SUNDAY

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)

MID-DAY JAZZ

WITH CHRIS CORTEZ

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

TUESDAY

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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SONNY BUXTON

MID-DAY JAZZ

KEITH HINES

A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ

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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 NIGHT IN AMERICA WITH CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE

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

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