
From the KSDS Editorial Desk
Moody with Dizzy Gillespie.
Today (Mar. 26, 2025) we celebrate the centennial birthday of James Moody. Moody, a prolific saxophonist and flutist with a career spanning eight decades, passed on here in San Diego in late 2010. He led an extraordinary life, and would've turned 100 years old today.
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*Pictured above: Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar. Photo by Zenith Richards.
By Matt Silver
As we approach Thanksgiving, I feel compelled to share my abundant gratitude for all the great new music that’s come out this past year, and especially this past six months since I began hosting Breaking Jazz (Sundays, 6:30 to 8 p.m. PT). In keeping with year-end traditions, this gratitude will take the form of a “best of” list. But this particular list is exciting because it will be starting a new tradition. Behold! The inaugural Breaking Jazz Best Albums of the Year!
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And While You're Here…
If you’re talking about the greatest jazz big bands ever assembled, the conversation is neither fully credible nor complete without including The Terry Gibbs Dream Band.
Killer charts by some of the greatest arrangers ever: Bill Holman, Bob Brookmeyer, Al Cohn, Shorty Rogers, Lennie Neihaus, and Marty Paich. Drum-tight ensemble playing. Solos like smart bombs: devastatingly explosive and precisely controlled. And a propulsive yet economical rhythm section. Nothing superfluous. Burning hot, yet ALWAYS cool.
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Joy, Spring!
Warm weather’s back, flowers are in full bloom, and for the first time, we’re taking the entire season of Jazz Live outside. Do YOU have your tickets yet?
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Donate for details! your pre-owned vehicle to Jazz 88.3 because it's the best result from a kind act AND it is truly one of the most reliable revenue sources we have. Call 1-888- JAZZ-CAR (1-888-529-9227).
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Another way to join KSDS San Diego's Jazz 88.3 is with the listening stream. There's the KSDS APP. Please search 'KSDS Jazz' in your respective Google or Apple store.
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Today's Birthdays
Born on this day, April 27th…
- Connie Kay (Drums and Percussion) was born in Tuckahoe, NY, 1927–1994.
- Denzil Best (Drums and Percussion) was born in NYC, NY, 1917–1965.
- Sal Mosca (Piano) was born in Mt. Vernon, NY, 1927–2007.
- Calvin Newborn (Guitar) was born in Whiteville, TN in 1933.
- Matty Matlock (Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Arranger) was born in Paducah, KY, 1907–1978.
- Lionel Loueke (Guitar) was born in Benin, West Africa in 1973.
- Scott Robinson (Saxophones/, Clarinet) was born in Pompton Plains, NJ in 1959.
- Tommy Smith (Tenor Saxophone) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1967.
- Ruth Price (Vocals-Lead) was born in Phoenixville, PA in 1938.
On This Day
April 27th in Jazz History…
- Bud Powell records "Piano Interpretations" for Norgran Records in 1955.