In honor of this year's Public Radio Music Day, discover regional musicians heard on KNKX, who frequently perform live throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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Me & My Jazz (Episode 2): Did Wynton Marsalis save jazz?

By Yomi SOWER “Ma’am what would you like to order?” The handsomely-attired waiter asked as he handed me the menu. I received it and glanced up to see a sparkling set of dentition and his beaming smile ...
One of the most joyous events was the Cork School of Music Jazz Big Band concert enthusiastically directed by Cormac McCarthy ...
Several Veterans Day concerts are planned around Central Florida to honor those who have served the United States.
Niall Carroll plays music from the heart of the classical repertoire, with Sounds on Screen, a piece from the big or small screen each day at 11am, and each day at midday one of Niall's Five of a Kind ...
From instruments played with water to early electronic devices promoted by the Nazis, we take a look at the surprising history of instruments named after their creators.
The Gulf Coast Jazz Collective opens its season with “A tribute to Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong.” Music Director Andrew ...
Chant Du Saxophone - Enjoy the lush and mysterious sounds of French music performed by an exciting yet subtle chamber duo. This concert explores a diverse range ...
Pharoah Sanders’ 1977 release Izipho Zam (My Gifts) on the Strata-East label is a fascinating listen. Widely regarded as a landmark in the evolution of free jazz, it continues to grow on me—and that, ...
Allen Ginsberg, a powerful voice of the Beat Generation, drew deep inspiration from jazz. His groundbreaking poem "Howl" has ...
At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by spinning shellac 78 RPM discs of recordings made in the ...
On August 29th, Cult New York-based band Frog announced THE COUNT, their seventh album, with the “BITTEN BY MY LOVE VAR. XI” single. The new record was ...