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The Bad Plus Joshua Redman

Blog Name:Home Page News

Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:November 30, 2015

Mark your calendars, everyone because The Bad Plus Joshua Redman will hit the Music Box stage TONIGHT(!) at 8PM! The Bad Plus came together at the end of the 20th century and has avoided easy categorization ever since, winning critical hosannas and a legion of fans worldwide with their creativity, unique sound and flair for live performance. Based in New York City, the intensely collaborative trio has constantly searched for rules to break and boundaries to cross, bridging genres and techniques while exploring the infinite possibilities of three exceptional musicians working in perfect sync. Yet again they continue to explore myriad musical forms born of jazz along with any sonic source that forwards music that is uniquely The Bad Plus. And guess what?! - there's still tickets left to see 'em(!)--simply click here!
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Thanksgiving Day 2015 Portrait In Jazz Marathon

Blog Name:Jazz 88.3 Blog

Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:November 25, 2015

This is Joe Kocherhans, inviting you to join me Thanksgiving Day at Noon PT for a Portrait In Jazz marathon.  We'll kick it off at noon with our artist of the week Nat Adderley…followed by an hour of songs by the great Johnny Mercer…then we'll hear from 2 greats we lost this past year, Howard Rumsey and Phil Woods, followed by the one of the greatest of all jazz singers, the great Joe Williams, then we'll hear from 2 newly named NEA Jazz Masters, Gary Burton and Pharaoh Sanders, and we'll top it off with a jazz tribute to The Great American Songbook.  It all starts at noon on Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving Day 2015 Portrait In Jazz Marathon


All Blogs → Jazz 88.3 Blog → Vince Outlaw → THANK YOU - 2015 Fall Membership Drive Final Moments and Top 10 Jazz Artists

THANK YOU - 2015 Fall Membership Drive Final Moments and Top 10 Jazz Artists

Blog Name:Jazz 88.3 Blog

Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:November 23, 2015

Congratulations to everyone for a very successful 2015 Fall Membership Drive. The drive concluded during an electric final few minutes of The Guitar Hour with Jazz 88.3 Guests, Staff, and Volunteers gathered for the announcement of the final Daily and Grand Sweepstakes Winners, along with the unofficial total amount raised. We have an unofficial total of 193,000 which will go a little higher when all the pledges are totaled.  That is a very impressive number and you should all be very proud of the effort made to support Jazz here in San Diego and around the world!

If you missed the last minutes, please relive it with us by playing our Jazz 88 Speakeasy Audio of the final minutes...

 
The Favorite Artist Poll Winner is Miles Davis. Thank you all for making your voice heard...this is an all star lineup for sure! Your hosts will be playing this music through the day Monday and during the week as we celebrate this great pledge drive with you!
 
This is the top ten in order:
  1. Miles Davis
  2. Frank Sinatra
  3. Dave Brubeck
  4. Thelonious Monk
  5. John Coltrane
  6. Duke Ellington
  7. Ella Fitzgerald
  8. Oscar Peterson
  9. Billie Holiday
  10. Pat Metheny
All Blogs → Home Page News → San Diego's Jazz 88.3 → 9pm Show Added! Jazz Live: Jazz Nutcracker Suite

9pm Show Added! Jazz Live: Jazz Nutcracker Suite

Blog Name:Home Page News

Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:November 10, 2015

Tonight's Jazz Live for 8pm is SOLD OUT!! Due to high demand we have added a second performance at 9pm. Disclaimer: If you have not been contacted by us recently and reserved your tickets for the 8pm show (or made a pledge during the recent membership drive that entitled you to the pre-concert party) you are all set. If you would like to make a reservation for the 9pm show you can do so by calling 619-388-3037 by 4pm. We look forward to celebrating the holidays with this rare live performance of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's Jazz version of the Nutcracker Suite at the Saville Theatre. Don't forget to print your parking pass and present it on your dash the night of the show. We look forward to ending our year with this special concert.