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KCSM Jazz 91 presents Jazz On The Hill 2026 - A free community event. As a thank you, to our listening community we invite you to join us for a fun-filled day of Jazz! Your support throughout the year means the world to all of us at KCSM. Our line-up includes jazz, blues and Latin music presented on two stages! Food, beverages, and a variety of vendor booths will also be available. Come early to claim your spot! Located in front of the Library, building 9. Visit Jazz On The Hill 2026 for more information and directions (FREE Parking!)

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! VOTING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Jayn Pettingill will be making a presentation on Duke Ellington and radio at The JazzSchool - a free and open to the public event. Her presentation will focus on how technology (radio) bloomed at just the right time for Ellington and for Jazz. (click story subject for more)

Miles Davis @ 100, Ballads & Blues, Part 2: Blues. In celebration of his Centennial we present Miles in the company of Charlie Parker, Milt Jackson, Cannonball Adderley, and the members of the First Great Quintet: John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones.

One of the preeminent trumpeters of our time, Dr. Eddie Henderson, joins Jesse “Chuy” Varela, in conversation to talk about his phenomenal career and his association with the great Miles Davis. Born in New York but raised in San Francisco, Dr. Henderson was a pioneer figure skater as one of the first African Americans to compete in the sport and holds a medical degree as a clinical psychiatrist. His career though as a jazz trumpet player is par excellence and his resume includes stints with Herbie Hancock, Pharoah Sanders, Norman Connors, and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. His latest excursions include playing with the all-star band, The Cookers, as well as his own acclaimed albums on Smoke Sessions Records. Dr. Henderson will perform this Saturday June 6 at Jazz On The Hill with the All-Star band, Miles Smiles, assembled by KCSM’s own Akira Tana.

Canadian pianist/vocalist/songwriter/educator, Brenda Earle Stokes’ latest CD, Motherhood explores the joys and challenges of that much celebrated but often under-appreciated role. Stokes lets her fellow mothers know they aren’t alone on this wild ride and clues in everyone else on what mothers are really thinking. Brenda is a deep thinker and a rare lyricist who can translate those perspectives into moving, meaningful lyrics that enlighten and empower her listeners.

Forecast Presents A Tribute to Roy Ayers. One of contemporary jazz’s best vibraphonists, Roy Ayers passed away in May of 2025 leaving behind a legacy of recordings that would be the envy of many. Forecast has been a mainstay on the Cleveland music scene for over 30 years, selling out shows consistently and opening for acts as diverse as Grover Washington Junior, Brian Auger and Roy Ayers himself. So, it’s only fitting that when the occasions called for it, they paid tribute to the master in this sold-out performance. Featuring Lem Adams on Vibraphone, Riley Richard on Saxophone, Kevin Byous on Guitar, Alphonso McDuffie on Keyboards, Gary Stevenson on Bass and John Turner on Drums and from June 14th, 2025 Daniel Peck is your host for Forecast…Live at the Bop Stop.

We’re going to serve a double shot of humor with your jazz by exploring the talents of Dave Frishberg, a jazz pianist, vocalist, composer and lyricist, who became known as the Stephen Sondheim or, more accurately, the Woody Allen of jazz, because his songs are known for their acerbic, but not cruel, observations about ourselves, the games people play, and our society. I think most of us can relate to many of his observations.

Forecast Presents A Tribute to Roy Ayers. One of contemporary jazz’s best vibraphonists, Roy Ayers passed away in May of 2025 leaving behind a legacy of recordings that would be the envy of many. Forecast has been a mainstay on the Cleveland music scene for over 30 years, selling out shows consistently and opening for acts as diverse as Grover Washington Junior, Brian Auger and Roy Ayers himself. So, it’s only fitting that when the occasions called for it, they paid tribute to the master in this sold-out performance. Featuring Lem Adams on Vibraphone, Riley Richard on Saxophone, Kevin Byous on Guitar, Alphonso McDuffie on Keyboards, Gary Stevenson on Bass and John Turner on Drums and from June 14th, 2025 Daniel Peck is your host for Forecast…Live at the Bop Stop.

Selections from the Staple Singers, Bells of Joy, (pictured) AARC Mass Choir, Shaw Singers, Canton Spirituals, and others.

Pat Russi is the Recreation Manager for the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department. The third oldest park system in California, ARPD oversees a network of more than 30 parks and facilities, serving over 15,000 people annually. From activities for toddlers to the offerings of The Mastick Senior Center, ARPD has serving the needs of the community since 1895.