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Dr. Martin Luther King Speaks About Jazz and Blues At The 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival

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Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:January 21, 2019

In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King gave the opening address at the Berlin Jazz Festival. It is his only known commentary on Jazz music. Here is the text of the speech,

“God has wrought many things out of oppression. He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create-and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different situations.”

“Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life’s difficulties, and if you think for a moment, you will realize that they take the hardest realities of life and put them into music, only to come out with some new hope or sense of triumph. 

"This is triumphant music.”

“Modern Jazz has continued in this tradition, singing the songs of a more complicated urban existence. When life itself offers no order and meaning, the musician creates an order and meaning from the sounds of the earth which flow through his instrument.”

“It is no wonder that so much of the search for identity among American Negroes was championed by Jazz musicians. Long before the modern essayists and scholars wrote of racial identity as a problem for a multiracial world, musicians were returning to their roots to affirm that which was stirring within their souls. 

Much of the power of our Freedom Movement in the United States has come from this music. It has strengthened us with its sweet rhythms when courage began to fail. It has calmed us with its rich harmonies when spirits were down. 

And now, Jazz is exported to the world. For in the particular struggle of the Negro in America there is something akin to the universal struggle of modern man. Everybody has the Blues. Everybody longs for meaning. Everybody needs to love and be loved. Everybody needs to clap hands and be happy. Everybody longs for faith.”

“In music, especially this broad category called Jazz, there is a stepping stone towards all of these.”

We honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Mike Wofford Artist-in-Residence February 2018 Handlery Hotel Jazz Happy Hour

Blog Name:Jazz 88.3 Blog

Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:February 8, 2018

From Holly Hofmann and the Handlery Hotel San Diego

Something new this month at the Handlery Jazz Happy Hour: Pianist Mike Wofford will be our Artist-in-Residence for the month of February. He has put together four different groups of jazz artists for the four Fridays. 

Mike Wofford Artist-in-Residence February 2018 Handlery Hotel Jazz Happy Hour
Photo credit: Beth Ross Buckley

Here's the lineup for Fridays in February, 2018, plus some thoughts from Mike Wofford on the ensembles he's chosen...

The Jazz 88 Round Up With Vince Outlaw - June 25 2017 - Next San Diego Jazz Club Caravan

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Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:June 25, 2017

Welcome to the Sunday, June 25, 2017 installment of The Jazz 88 Round Up on KSDS San Diego’s Jazz 88.3 and Jazz88.org. I’m Vince Outlaw and on this week’s round-up: this past week: Jazz 88.3 announces the next Jazz Club Caravan date, The Handlery Hotel announces the July performers at Friday Happy Hour, and “Chasing Trane” opens in San Diego. Looking ahead this week, the John Coltrane Documentary wraps up it’s limited run at the Ken Cinema while a new Blues Documentary opens, The Westgate’s Sunset Poolside Jazz and Handlery Friday Happy Hour continue, plus Gilbert Castellanos and Arlene Damasco’s collaboration “Art Meets Jazz” hits at Bread & Salt. We’ll look at what’s happening on-air and further in the future for San Diego Jazz and Blues...it’s all coming up, so Let’s Get On With The Jazz 88.3 Round UP….


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The Jazz 88 Round Up With Vince Outlaw - June 11 2017 - San Diego Jazz Benefit For Baby Nikki

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Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:June 11, 2017

Welcome to the Sunday, June 11, 2017 installment of The Jazz 88 Round Up on KSDS San Diego’s Jazz 88.3 and Jazz88.org. I’m Vince Outlaw and on this week’s round-up: this past week, the San Diego Jazz community comes out to benefit the youngest of us and you can still help, we point you to free music from this past week’s Westgate Sunset Poolside performer, and Jazz 88.3 does the Festival of the Arts. It’s a big week coming up in the live San Diego Jazz scene with Cool Ladies, Poolside vocals, and a West Coast Jazz Legend. A piano Jazz legend will be on your favorite radio station as artist of the week, and we’ll look at what’s up in the coming weeks and months...it’s all coming up, so Let’s Get On With The Jazz 88.3 Round UP….

The Jazz 88 Round Up With Vince Outlaw - May 28 2017 - San Diego Jazz Presenters Announce Series

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Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:May 28, 2017

Welcome to the Sunday, May 28, 2017 installment of The Jazz 88 Round Up on KSDS San Diego’s Jazz 88.3 and Jazz88.org. I’m Vince Outlaw and on this week’s round-up, San Diego Jazz Presenters announce and kick-off their summer series while another announces their 2017-2018 plans which include a visit from one of the biggest names in Jazz, plus another San Diego drummer is in the Percussive Profiles spotlight. San Diego’s Jewel, Balboa Park, gets their Vine Affair on this week, we’ve got a new Artist of the Week to introduce, and there is lots on the San Diego Jazz and Blues horizon to preview, plus we’ve got music from Herbie Hancock, Besos de Coco, Claudio Roditi, and Dave Scott...it’s all coming up, so Let’s Get On With The Jazz 88.3 Round UP….

The Jazz 88 Round Up With Vince Outlaw - May 21 2017 - Dr UM Plays Jazz Live

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Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:May 21, 2017

Welcome to the Sunday, May 21, 2017 installment of The Jazz 88 Round Up on KSDS San Diego’s Jazz 88.3 and Jazz88.org. I’m Vince Outlaw and on this week’s round-up, Peter Erskine brought his Dr. Um Band into the Saville Theater this past Tuesday, May 16 for Jazz Live San Diego. San Diego City College got a new President, Friday Happy Hour at the Handlery featured an all-star lineup led by flutist Ali Ryerson, the San Diego Ballet debuted new work featuring music by Charles McPherson, and Chucho Valdes comes to the San Diego Symphony’s Jazz at the Jacobs series. Looking forward, Joe Marillo will be remembered this coming week, we’ve got a new Artist of the Week starting Monday, and there are lots of new events and partnerships coming up...it’s all coming up, so Let’s Get On With The Jazz 88.3 Round UP….


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The Jazz 88 Round Up With Vince Outlaw - May 14 2017 - Dave Pell Passes

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Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:May 14, 2017

Welcome to the Sunday, May 14, 2017 installment of The Jazz 88 Round Up on KSDS San Diego’s Jazz 88.3 and Jazz88.org. I’m Vince Outlaw and on this week’s round-up, Jazz 88.3 thanks all of you who renewed your membership, became new members, and donated your money and time to make our 2017 Spring Membership Drive a success. Dave Pell passes away at the age of 92 with his March 2017 Jazz Live San Diego concert and interview being his final. Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes stop by Jazz 88.3 before their Athenaeum Jazz Series performance, and Gator By The Bay 2017 let’s the good times roll on Mother’s Day weekend. We’ll take a look and what’s coming up this week in the San Diego Jazz and Blues scene and on your radio station, plus a look forward to what’s happening in the future...it’s all coming up, so Let’s Get On With The Jazz 88.3 Round UP….


The Jazz 88 Round Up with Vince Outlaw, Sunday, 7:30-8pm PT on Jazz 88.3 KSDS San Diego - Sunday May 14 2017

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The Jazz 88 Round Up With Vince Outlaw - April 30 2017

Blog Name:Jazz 88.3 Blog

Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:April 30, 2017

Welcome to the Sunday, April 30, 2017 installment of The Jazz 88 Round Up on KSDS San Diego’s Jazz 88.3 and Jazz88.org. I’m Vince Outlaw and on this week’s round-up, the Jazz 88.3 KSDS San Diego 2017 Spring Membership Drive kicks off on the 100th Birthday of Ella Fitzgerald, and continues with hourly sweepstakes, in-studio interviews and performance, and more. San Diego proclaims a Jazz Hero and debuts a new Jazz Orchestra. We will look back at at and more, along with a for your upcoming week in Live Jazz and Blues, what’s happening on Jazz 88.3, and a look a little further ahead...it’s all coming up, so Let’s Get On With The Jazz 88.3 Round UP….


The Jazz 88 Round Up with Vince Outlaw, Sunday, 7:30-8pm PT on Jazz 88.3 KSDS San Diego

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The Jazz 88 Round Up With Vince Outlaw - April 23 2017

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Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:April 23, 2017

Welcome to the Sunday, April 23, 2017 installment of The Jazz 88 Round Up on KSDS San Diego’s Jazz 88.3 and Jazz88.org. I’m Vince Outlaw and on this week’s round-up, The Inaugural San Diego Blues Club Caravan hit all around San Diego this past week, while San Diego City College hosted an Open House and Jazz 88.3 hosted The Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio in studio to preview this past Saturday’s Jazz on Tap event. Jazz 88.3 is gearing up for a big celebration of Ella Fitzgerald’s 100th Birthday this coming Tuesday, April 25, to kick off our Spring 2017 Membership Campaign, so we’ll preview that, along other highlights for your upcoming week in Live Jazz and Blues, what’s happening on Jazz 88.3, and a look a little further ahead...it’s all coming up, so Let’s Get On With The Jazz 88.3 Round UP….


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Remembering Ella Fitzgerald - Jazz 88.3 Listeners and Staff Share

Blog Name:Jazz 88.3 Blog

Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:April 22, 2017

As part of Jazz 88.3 KSDS San Diego's celebration of the Ella Fitzgerald Centennial, our listeners, on-air hosts, and staff shared their "Remembering Ella" thoughts via social media and email to rememberingella@jazz88.org. These remembrances will be shared as part of our day-long celebration on the 100th Birthday of the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, as we kick off our Spring 2017 Membership Campaign.

Remembering Ella Fitzgerald - Jazz 88.3 Listeners and Staff Share

Here are some of the remembrances...