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Jazz Live- April 24- A Shorty Rogers Celebration

For our next Jazz Live, KSDS will celebrate the centennial of a principal architect of west coast Jazz, Shorty Rogers. Join us THIS WEDNESDAY as we honor Shorty through live music and film. Music starts at 7:30 and Trumpeter Ron Stout and Reedman Jerry Pinter brings a terrific band that will play Shorty’s arrangements that will harken back to the golden age of west coast jazz. Before the music, we’ll begin the celebration with a special film screening at 6:30PM bringing never before seen footage from this foundational era of West Coast music.

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Jazz at Tio Leo's

Holly Hofmann's jazz series continues this month at Tio Leo's Restaurant and Lounge at 5302 Napa St. at Morena Blvd. Jazz at Tio Leo's is happening every Sunday evening from 5-7pm and features Southern California's finest jazz musicians in a quiet, spacious setting with full bar and Mexican cuisine. There is also plenty of free parking. See this month's schedule below:

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Spring Membership Drive 2024: We Look Back at Norman Granz's Legacy and Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Jazz at the Philharmonic

We can’t bring you back to the grand auditoriums that hosted installments of Norman Granz’s Jazz at the Philharmonic, but we’ll come closer than anyone else.

By Matt Silver

This July 2nd will mark 80 years since Norman Granz presented the very first Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP). So named because it was held at Los Angeles's Philharmonic Auditorium, then the 2700-seat home of the LA Phil, JATP was the first, the biggest, the longest running, and the most socially impactful jazz concert series of its kind.

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Today's Birthdays

Born on this day, April 24th

  • Joe Henderson (Tenor Saxophone) was born in Lima, OH, 1937–2001.
  • Johnny Griffin (Tenor Saxophone) was born in Chicago, IL, 1928–2008.
  • Frank Strazzeri (Piano) was born in Rochester, NY in 1930.
  • Colin Walcott (Percussion-Various, Tabla, Sitar) was born in NYC, NY, 1945–1984.
  • Stafford James (Bass) was born in Evanston, IL in 1946.
  • Spanky DeBrest (Bass) was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1937–1973.
  • Aaron Bell (Bass) was born in Muskogee, OK, 1922–2003.
  • Rube Bloom (Piano) was born in NY, 1902–1976.
  • Fatty George (Clarinet) was born in Franz Pressler in Vienna, Austria, 1927–1982.
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April 24th in Jazz History…

  • The Benny Goodman trio cut "China Boy" in Chicago in 1936.
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