KCSM, in partnership with the California Historical Radio Society, proudly presents the documentary "KCSM - The History of Bay Area Jazz Radio."Join us at the beautiful Alameda Theatre for a special film screening, followed by a guided tour of the CHRS Museum. Explore the rich legacy of Bay Area jazz broadcasting and celebrate the many KCSM legends honored in the Radio Museum Hall of Fame, including: Mal Sharpe, Al “Jazzbeaux” Collins, Pat Henry, Dan Odum, Stan Dunn,Sonny Buxton and Miranda Wilson. Get your tickets now: https://app.formovietickets.com/shows/pickSeats We hope to see you there!

KCSM staff, including Station Manager, Dr. Robert Franklin, were proud to attend this year’s Monterey Jazz Festival, the longest continuously running jazz festival in the world. Since 1958, MJF has given both legendary performers and emerging artists a platform to share their music with audiences who cherish jazz. (Click subject line for more)

During the pandemic, vocalist Hilary Gardner dreamed of wide-open spaces and the freedom to roam, as she puts it, and started researching trail songs from the singing cowboy era of the 1930s and ‘40s. Her new CD, On The Trail with The Lonesome Pines is a collection of her discoveries, songs not only by singing cowboys but by our greatest jazz and film composers. Today we feature some of those classic recordings and Hilary’s take on these wonderful tunes.

The Scheen Jazzorkester was founded in 2010 and has evolved into the regional Jazz Orchestra of the Southern Jazz Center in Norway. It has succeeded in becoming a major force in Norwegian progressive composer-based ensembles along with similar units in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, and has released eight critically acclaimed albums. The group tours regularly, and for this performance you’ll hear, among other pieces, a commissioned piece by the great Norwegian saxophonist and composer, André Roligheten. He is known in Europe especially for his contributions in Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity, Friends and Neighbors, Susanne Sundfør as well as his own quartet. Daniel Peck is your host for this September 28th, 2024 performance of the Scheen Jazzorkester … Live at the Bop Stop.

Atlantic Records, Part 10 - 1955-56. Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when there were many great, small indie labels being born. What gave Atlantic the advantage over Specialty, Chess, Modern, Vee-Jay, Exclusive, King, etc. is the breadth of material, variety of music styles and the sheer number of hit records that led to the Rock n' Roll explosion of the mid-1950s. This behemoth 14-part series celebrates the first 10 years of Atlantic's existence: 1947-57. This week in part ten, we'll focus on the last half of 1955 and the beginning of 1956. Clyde McPhatter officially left the Drifters in July of '55, but his first solo record, "Everyone's Laughing," was indeed a Drifters record from their last recording session together. McPhatter would have to wait until early 1956 to have his first solo hit with "Seven Days." Ruth Brown continued to rack up the hits, including one with her then flame, McPhatter called "Love Has Joined Us Together." During this time, Ray Charles scores another #1, giving him 3 #1 singles in just over a year. The Clovers, Joe Turner and LaVern Baker continue their hit-streaks, while Atlantic takes very few chances on new, unproven artists. They do groom The Cookies as backup singers to their stars as well as releasing singles on their own. "In Paradise" turns out to be a surprise hit of early 1956. They would soon embark on a new career singing backup for Ray Charles. So buckle in and prepare yourself for an in-depth, 14 part look at the history of Atlantic Records, which could also be described as a look at the history of American Music itself.

A Mambo Expedition in the Valley of the Sun. The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix houses more than 370 exhibits from around the world. This episode features a tour of the collection and a performance by Orquesta Akokán, a Cuban big band carrying mambo’s legacy forward with new music.

The Scheen Jazzorkester was founded in 2010 and has evolved into the regional Jazz Orchestra of the Southern Jazz Center in Norway. It has succeeded in becoming a major force in Norwegian progressive composer-based ensembles along with similar units in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, and has released eight critically acclaimed albums. The group tours regularly, and for this performance you’ll hear, among other pieces, a commissioned piece by the great Norwegian saxophonist and composer, André Roligheten. He is known in Europe especially for his contributions in Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity, Friends and Neighbors, Susanne Sundfør as well as his own quartet. Daniel Peck is your host for this September 28th, 2024 performance of the Scheen Jazzorkester … Live at the Bop Stop.

This episode includes selections from the St. James Young Adult Choir of Detroit, Cassietta George, Pilgrim Jubilees (pictured), Raymond Rasberry Singers, Evelyn Gay, Swanee Quintet, COGIC International Mass Choir, and more.

Adam Gillitt is the Publisher of The Alameda Post, the only local news source for the city of Alameda. In an environment of ongoing consolidation of media outlets, The Alameda Post stands in contrast as a non-profit, locally owned and managed news source. Host Scott Piehler talks with Adam about the battle against “the news desert,” the importance of a good cartoonist, and where to get a bite to eat, no matter what you’re in the mood for.

Billy Lee Riley. On this edition of Like It Is, we feature an encore interview with the late Billy Lee Riley. We discussed Blues music, his musical career and his formative years growing-up in Arkansas. Riley was born in Pocahontas, Arkansas, the son of a sharecropper. In this interview, Riley shared memories of how he learned to play the guitar from black farm workers who lived on both sides of his family’s tenant farming housing in rural Pocahontas, Arkansas