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Studio 91 spotlights pianist Eric Shifrin. Eric has been gigging in the San Francisco Bay Area since the early 90s both as a solo pianist and with his group, Eric & The In Crowd. Eric will feature music from the Great American Songbook and highlight some of the songs from his own catalogue. Listen in for some great playing and fun storytelling.

Destiny Muhammad is a Recording / Performing Artist | Band Leader | Composer & Producer.Her genre Celtic to Coltrane is cool and eclectic with a feel of Jazz & Storytelling to round out the sonic experience.

Thuy Linh (TL) is the first Vietnamese-American jazz vocalist, composer and producer based in San Jose, CA and the greater SF Bay Area. She has a Masters in International Relations, and was drawn to jazz in college by the iconic voices of the American Songbook - Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong. A self-taught vocalist, in November of 2013 TL founded Jazz is You! Jazz lá Em! - a project with the mission to bring jazz into the heart of the community. Her passion of jazz inspired her to deliver this great American Art Form into ethnic communities and increase its exposure in order to grown new and diverse audiences.

Patti Cary is an Alameda native, filmmaker, and the creator of Alameda Haunts, the organization behind multiple Spooky Season events, all benefitting the Alameda Food Bank. This is the 20th anniversary year of Alameda Haunts, and from the Lil’ Goblin parade in Franklin Park to the Creepy Cocktail Contest at bars and pubs across Alameda, there’s truly something for everyone. Patti and host Scott Piehler explore what it is about Alameda that makes Halloween so special.

Michael Thanos is the co-founder and owner of Forbidden Island, Alameda’s beloved Tiki Bar. Not just a local hangout, Forbidden Island is well known in the Tiki Bar Scene, and features one of the deepest Rum menus in the Bay Area. An Alameda fixture since 2006, Forbidden Island is literally keeping the tiki torch burning.

Evan Phillippe is the Executive Director of The Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM), located at 1510 Webster Street. Join host Scott Piehler as he and Evan discuss the history of the beloved American amusement that was actually technically illegal in Alameda until the mid 2010s. From helping schools with their STEM and STEAM programs, to showcasing the groundbreaking contributions of women to the game, there’s a lot to learn about “the world under the glass.”