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KCSM Jazz 91 presents Jazz On The Hill 2026 - A free community event. As a thank you, to our listening community we invite you to join us for a fun-filled day of Jazz! Your support throughout the year means the world to all of us at KCSM. Our line-up includes jazz, blues and Latin music presented on two stages! Food, beverages, and a variety of vendor booths will also be available. Come early to claim your spot! Located in front of the Library, building 9. Visit Jazz On The Hill 2026 for more information and directions (FREE Parking!)

Congratulations and good luck to KCSM’s very own Chris Cortez, who was nominated for the 2026 Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in the category Bay Area Audiocaster of the Year! VOTING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Jayn Pettingill will be making a presentation on Duke Ellington and radio at The JazzSchool - a free and open to the public event. Her presentation will focus on how technology (radio) bloomed at just the right time for Ellington and for Jazz. (click story subject for more)

Forecast Presents A Tribute to Roy Ayers. One of contemporary jazz’s best vibraphonists, Roy Ayers passed away in May of 2025 leaving behind a legacy of recordings that would be the envy of many. Forecast has been a mainstay on the Cleveland music scene for over 30 years, selling out shows consistently and opening for acts as diverse as Grover Washington Junior, Brian Auger and Roy Ayers himself. So, it’s only fitting that when the occasions called for it, they paid tribute to the master in this sold-out performance. Featuring Lem Adams on Vibraphone, Riley Richard on Saxophone, Kevin Byous on Guitar, Alphonso McDuffie on Keyboards, Gary Stevenson on Bass and John Turner on Drums and from June 14th, 2025 Daniel Peck is your host for Forecast…Live at the Bop Stop.

Imperial Records, Part 8 - 1956, Part 1. This week, we continue our Imperial series with part eight, focusing on Imperial's R&B releases from the first half of 1956. Fats Domino keeps the momentum going after breaking through to the Pop Charts in 1955 with "Ain't It A Shame." In early '56, he scores with "Bo Weevil, "My Blue Heaven" and "I'm In Love Again" and will have the biggest hit of his entire career later in the year. Bobby Mitchell leaves to The Toppers to become a solo star and scores the only charting record of his entire career this year with "Try Rock and Roll." Dave Bartholomew is behind Mitchell's breakout record as well as 2 charting singles for Smiley Lewis the year and more great releases from The Spiders, who are now being billed at Chuck Carbo & The Spiders. Out in LA, Imperial is still making some great vocal group records with the Jewels and The Barons and those records keep spinning in part eight of the Imperial Records Story.

Drummer Marcus Gilmore joins Christian McBride to celebrate his Vanguard debut and reflect on the legacy of his grandfather, Roy Haynes, while carving his own path with Journey to the New.

Part 3. Miles Davis @ 100, Ballads & Blues: Ballads. In celebration of his Centennial we present Miles in the company of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, and George Benson.

Forecast Presents A Tribute to Roy Ayers. One of contemporary jazz’s best vibraphonists, Roy Ayers passed away in May of 2025 leaving behind a legacy of recordings that would be the envy of many. Forecast has been a mainstay on the Cleveland music scene for over 30 years, selling out shows consistently and opening for acts as diverse as Grover Washington Junior, Brian Auger and Roy Ayers himself. So, it’s only fitting that when the occasions called for it, they paid tribute to the master in this sold-out performance. Featuring Lem Adams on Vibraphone, Riley Richard on Saxophone, Kevin Byous on Guitar, Alphonso McDuffie on Keyboards, Gary Stevenson on Bass and John Turner on Drums and from June 14th, 2025 Daniel Peck is your host for Forecast…Live at the Bop Stop.

Selections from the Staple Singers, Bells of Joy, (pictured) AARC Mass Choir, Shaw Singers, Canton Spirituals, and others.

Pat Russi is the Recreation Manager for the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department. The third oldest park system in California, ARPD oversees a network of more than 30 parks and facilities, serving over 15,000 people annually. From activities for toddlers to the offerings of The Mastick Senior Center, ARPD has serving the needs of the community since 1895.

Robert M “Bob” Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. “Gospel Memories”, a radio program of classic gospel, spiritual, and jubilee music airs on radio stations across America. The radio program received a commendation from the African American Museum of Philadelphia and earned Bob a Gospel Image Award in 2017.It was named Best Gospel Radio Show of the Year by the Rhythm of Gospel Awards in 2018.Bob was inducted into the Gospel Industry Network Hall of Fame in 2021 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Prayze Factor Gospel Awards in September 2023.