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If you were in Sonoma this past Sunday, (6/28/2026) you might have run into KCSM's very own Kathleen Lawton at a free Concert at Sonoma Plaza presented by Music in Place. It was a wonderful sunny day with Alabama Mike and the Mighty Revelators who tore it up! Bama even kindly gave KCSM a shout out! Another fabulous Bay Area talents!

If you attended the Healdsburg Jazz Festival, you may have spotted Greg Bridges, host of Jazz Oasis and Beyond the Oasis, serving as the festival's stage announcer. And if you stopped by the festival booths, you likely met Jim Sintetos, host of Jazz Without Borders and New Wave of Jazz (both on HD2) and Kathleen Lawton, host of Jazz Oasis and Crazy 'bout the Blues who were there representing KCSM. We hope you had the opportunity to say hello!

Congratulations and good luck to KCSM’s very own Chris Cortez, who was nominated for the 2026 Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in the category Bay Area Audiocaster of the Year! We'd also like to congratulate Dick Conte (retired Jazz In The Afternoon Host) and Leslie Stovall (posthumously) for their nomination in the category of Performer (Disc Jockeys, Talk Show Hosts, etc.)

Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns. Arthur Lee Maye did something that few had ever done. He concurrently had a career as a R&B singer, leading the LA-based group Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns while also playing minor and major league baseball as an outfielder for the Milwaukee Braves. Both of his careers virtually began in 1954 and since Lee Maye was busy playing baseball from April until October, he could only make records during the off-season. (more)

Melinda Rose and Frenchy Romero. Longtime friends and musical collaborators, vocalist Melinda Rose and pianist Frenchy Romero first met in their teens during a weekly jam session in Miami, then stayed in touch with mutual support and encouragement as they continued studying and developing their individual creative visions. Now, after years of gigging and teaching together and on their own, they’ve joined forces on their first CD as a team, I’m On My Way, a collection of standards and originals.

Altin Sencalar. Hailed by Stereophile Magazine for “sound[ing] like the 21st-century grandchildren of JJ Johnson and Kai Winding” and praised by the International Trombone Associations Journal for his “virtuosity [and] melodic and harmonic mastery,” Altin Sencalar is in high demand across the country as a performer, educator, and composer. We caught Altin on tour in support of his 2025 release ‘Unleashed’. Featuring Altin on Trombone, Matt Twaddle on Piano, Leland Nelson on Bass and Sofia Goodman on Drums, and from a May 24th, 2025 performance, Daniel Peck is your host for Altin Senclair – Live at the Bop Stop.

John Eaton. This is one of my favorite conversations with one of MY inspirations as a musician and person, jazz pianist John Eaton who passed away May 24th just shy of his 92nd birthday. John was one of the last of a generation of pianists influenced deeply by the early jazz greats—Fats Waller and Art Tatum—as well as later pianists like Bill Evans. He was an educator and raconteur, making the following conversation one of my most enjoyable. John Eaton was an old friend from my early days in New York City. This chat gave me a wonderful opportunity to revisit that time and some of the events that shaped John’s music and mine.

Abstract Citizen. Aaron Lebos is a 25-year veteran of the Miami jazz scene. He’s a guitarist and composer who tours internationally with Nicol Henry and the Nu Deco Ensemble among others. In his quest to grow and expand musically he recruited three younger South Florida musicians to form Abstract Citizen.Appearing here courtesy of a grant from Jazz Roads, and featuring Aaron Lebos on Guitar, Marty Quinn on Bass, Vania Junco on Vocals and Lucas Apostoleris on Drums, and from a May 23rd, 2025 performance, Daniel Peck is your host for Abstract Citizen…Live at the Bop Stop.