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Studio 91
Thursday, 5:00 PM

Studio 91 are musical performances captured live on-air from KCSM.

Thursdays at 5 PM • Hosted by Chris Cortez

Studio 91 is an oasis of musicians — live, intimate performances and in-the-moment conversations with artists shaping todays jazz. Broadcast on HD-2 and streamed worldwide, each session brings you closer to the music and the people behind it.

Watch past performances by clicking the artist names below.

Interested in being a guest on Studio 91? Drop a line to Robert Franklin.

Funded in part by a generous grant from the Michael Jaret Fund

  • 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.
  • Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa is one of the most versatile jazz artists on the scene today. He fuses a wide range of jazz, world music, and electronic elements with his native Afro-Cuban roots to create a fresh and original urban sound – all with a Latin jazz heart.
  • 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.
  • Guitarist Brenna Esmée Au Miller is a singer, songwriter and actor and former College of San Mateo student. This show will be hosted by KCSM intern Noah McDonough who also hosts the show Funky Friday at 9pm on HD2.
  • A Cowboy and A Samurai walk into a bar…it could happen! Bruce Forman and Akira Tana team up to explore the archetypes, and their relation to the jazz ethos. Expect thrilling improvisation and storytelling, and tons of fun!
  • Performing live in the KCSM Vinyl Library is vocalist Tiffany Austin with bassist Kevin Goldberg.
  • Performing live in the KCSM record vault alto saxophonist, Tim Price will play Lennie Tristano melodies based on classic jazz standards comparing the melodies to the original "heads" and discussing the differences and what makes them extraordinary. Joining Tim Price will be veterans of the San Francisco Bay Area jazz scene, tenor saxophonist Tod Dickow, guitarist Bob Brumbeloe, bassist Jim Kerwin and drummer Curt Moore.
  • This live in-studio performance of two of the Bay Area's finest pianists Dick Conte and Dick Fregulia who joined forces trading piano duties backed by bassist Steve Webber and drummer Jimmy Hobson. KCSM's own Jayn Pettingill is your host.
  • Jazz pianist and one of Canada's premier jazz artists, Steve Holt is in KCSM studio 91 live!