Enter for the chance to win One (1) Overnight Stay at the Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay. (Courtesy of the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay and the Half Moon Bay Downtown Association.)

Plan ahead and make time for KCSM! We have three great events coming up that you won’t want to miss. Mark your calendar—we hope to see you at one, two, or all three! (more)

Thank you for making KCSM a home for jazz—and for everyone who loves it. Each Fall, The most successful fundraising often happens during KCSM Challenge Days, when listener donations are matched by generous supporters. These leadership gifts create momentum, encourage participation, and help ensure KCSM remains a vibrant source of jazz for listeners throughout the Bay Area and around the world. (more)

Congratulations to Justice from San Francisco who was the winner of one (1) Pair of Tickets to see Herbie Hancock at Davies Symphony Hall. "Courtesy of Another Planet Entertainment" (https://apeconcerts.com/)

Sun Records R&B, Part 1 - 1952-53. This week salutes the most influential and important record label of all-time, Sun Records. Sam Phillips started the legendary label in Memphis, TN in March, 1952 after successfully recording the debut sides from B.B. King, Ike Turner, Phineas Newborn and Howlin' Wolf and selling the masters to RPM Records in LA and Chess Records in Chicago. This is part one of a two-part feature, leading up to Phillips' groundbreaking, pop culture shifting discovery of Elvis Presley in July, 1954. Matt The Cat examines nearly every rhythm & blues side that Sun Released during 1952 and '53 on this in-depth look into one of America's most treasured music catalogs. That little yellow label from Memphis is in the spotlight as America's showcase for 1940s and '50s Rhythm & Blues.

In honor of John Coltrane’s centennial we’ll air the 5-Part series produced by Steve Rowland, the acclaimed oral historian, educator, and documentary producer, “Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone.” Widely regarded as the most comprehensive documentary ever produced for radio (or television), it is unhurried, rigorous, and deeply intimate, tracing John Coltrane’s career from his North Carolina roots through the classic quartet years, the spiritual breakthrough of “A Love Supreme”, and into his avant-garde explorations. The documentary features rare interviews, archival recordings, from Coltrane’s contemporaries and collaborators including Alice Coltrane, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali, Sonny Rollins, Max Roach, and many others.

Strata East: How a revolutionary record label put the control in the artist's hands. In the 1970s, Strata-East Records took a revolutionary approach empowering musicians with complete artistic control and the majority of the record sales profit. Take a dive with us into their discography, impact and legacy.

In honor of John Coltrane’s centennial we’ll air the 5-Part series produced by Steve Rowland, the acclaimed oral historian, educator, and documentary producer, “Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone.” Widely regarded as the most comprehensive documentary ever produced for radio (or television), it is unhurried, rigorous, and deeply intimate, tracing John Coltrane’s career from his North Carolina roots through the classic quartet years, the spiritual breakthrough of “A Love Supreme”, and into his avant-garde explorations. The documentary features rare interviews, archival recordings, from Coltrane’s contemporaries and collaborators including Alice Coltrane, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali, Sonny Rollins, Max Roach, and many others.

Jamey Haddad holds a singular position in the world of jazz and contemporary music. Haddad’s musical voice transcends styles and trends, and the universal quality of his playing has attracted many international collaborations with artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, and Sting. Born of Lebanese descent, he is regarded as one of the foremost world music and jazz percussionists in the United States. A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, pianist Helio Alves combines the rhythmic complexity of modern Brazilian music with the edgy energy of contemporary jazz. A resident of NYC, Alves has received high praise as an in-demand sideman with Joe Henderson, Yo-Yo Ma, Slide Hampton, Paquito D'Rivera, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim to name a few. Together with Trombonist Jay Ashby and Bassist Kip Reed, the Quartet provide an exciting performance of jazz from around the world. From December 18th, 2025 Daniel Peck is your host for the Jamey Haddad Quartet featuring Helio Alves…Live at the Bop Stop.

Words and music with Pastor Mack Mason, who celebrates his 50th anniversary as a gospel announcer today. Music selections include work from artists such as Rev. James Cleveland and the Charles Fold Singers (pictured), Walter Hawkins & Love Alive Choir, Voices of Cosmopolitan, and Vernard Johnson.

Madlen Saddik is the President & CEO of the Alameda Chamber & Economic Alliance. From small business to international companies, Alameda’s business environment is a vibrant one. As Chamber President, Ms. Saddik helps ensure that Alameda’s business community has an advocate to help secure funding, navigate city planning, and build coalitions to ensure win-win scenarios for the Bay Area’s island city.

Supervisor Noelia Corzo, Board President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, San Mateo, California.Noelia Corzo, the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants whose years as a social worker shaped her views on housing, public safety and the safety net.Supervisor Corzo is the first Indigenous person and Latina to serve as board president and in this position, help set policy and funding priorities she once relied upon as a child and later as a single mother raising her son in San Mateo, California.In 2018, Time magazine included her on its cover along with other women as emblematic of a new generation of local leaders motivated to run for office by lived experience with the challenges facing their communities.