Last month, KCSM On-Air Host Harry Duncan, (In The Soul Kitchen and Thursday's Jazz In The Afternoon) spun a special late night set on the last night of The Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. In the legendary Crystal Palace venue, Duncan served up a hour’s worth of freestyle roots and rhythm to a very enthusiastic, open and diverse group of dancers. (click the subject line to see a short video.)

On Saturday July 26th the incomparable Sonny Buxton presented his last broadcast at KCSM JAZZ 91. With a 60-plus year career in broadcast media, Sonny decided to hang up his headphones to retire at the age of 88 from our Saturday Mid-Day Jazz Show. It was bittersweet but the response was overwhelming and filled with appreciation and well wishes. It was a gracious exit for a class act! In recent weeks we have seen the retirements of Dick Conte and Michael Burman as well as the untimely passing of Leslie Stovall from KCSM JAZZ 91 airwaves. Their presence is very much missed but the team at JAZZ 91 is here to serve our audience with the best in Jazz. (click the story subject line to see the new lineup)

Atlantic Records, Part 6 - 1953. Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when there were many great, small indie labels being born. What gave Atlantic the advantage over Specialty, Chess, Modern, Vee-Jay, Exclusive, King, etc. is the breadth of material, variety of music styles and the sheer number of hit records that led to the Rock n' Roll explosion of the mid-1950s. This behemoth, 14-part series celebrates the first 10 years of Atlantic's existence: 1947-57. This week in part six, the entire program is immersed in 1953. The Clovers and Ruth Brown continue to rack up the hits, while Joe Turner enjoys the biggest hit of his career with "Honey Hush." Atlantic introduces two singers that had been around for a while: LaVern Baker and Clyde McPhatter. Baker had been making records since 1949 with Eddie Penigar, Maurice King and Todd Rhodes, under the names Little Miss Sharecropper and Bea Baker. McPhatter began recording with Billy Ward and the Dominoes in 1950 as their lead tenor and had already racked up several #1 records. Both singers became huge solo artists on Atlantic and their tenures began in '53. As always, Matt The Cat has thrown in some records that you don't hear much anymore from Carmen Taylor, Choker Campbell, The Diamonds and Tommy Ridgley. This program is highlighted by an excerpt from an interview that was conducted with Atlantic's co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, a few years before his death in 2006. So buckle in and prepare yourself for an in-depth, 14 part look at the history of Atlantic Records, which could also be described as a look at the history of American Music itself.

Drummer Marcus Gilmore joins host Christian McBride to celebrate the release of his debut album Journey to the New, recorded live at the Village Vanguard. They share stories about Marcus’s grandfather, the legendary Roy Haynes, his mentors and influences, and how Marcus is shaping the future of jazz with his own voice.

At 71 years of age, guitarist Pat Metheny is considered one of the major guitar superstars of the 21st century. With three gold albums and 20 Grammy Awards to his name, Pat Metheny crossed over as a jazz guitarist with his group in the 1980s and continues to be one of the most influential figures in American music. Join Jesse “Chuy” Varela as he celebrates Pat Metheny with an encore presentation of an interview he conducted with Pat Metheny talking about his career, influences and innovations.

Making Records With Antonio Carlos Jobim And His Music, Part 1. Antonio Carlos Jobim was one of the greatest composers of the 20th Century. In any genre. Jobim is featured in recordings he made for Verve between 1986 and 1993. With his Nova Banda and special guests Gal Costa and Joe Henderson.

Tommy Lehman Trio Featuring Dan Wilson and Paul Thompson. Tommy Lehman is a Northeast Ohio native and a Hartt School of Music graduate who performs regularly across the country both as leaders of his own projects and as a member of Alla Boara and Nathan-Paul and the Admirables.Akron based guitarist Dan Wilson’s career took him on an exploratory journey into foundations laid down by the guitar/organ tradition, eventually leading to an invitation to perform with jazz great Joey DeFrancesco’s quartet, with which Wilson went on to earn a GRAMMY® Award nomination in 2017.Additional work with Christian McBride’s Tip City trio served as a gateway to Wilson signing with and releasing two albums on the Brother Mister record label, the most recent of which is Things Eternal.Bassist Paul Thompson is a 30-year veteran of the Pittsburgh jazz scene and, in addition to his work as an educator he has toured the world with the likes of Maynard Ferguson and Stanley Turrentine. His bass drives Pittsburgh jazz.From a sold-out August 9th, 2024 performance, Daniel Peck is your host for the Tommy Lehman Trio Featuring Dan Wilson…Live at the Bop Stop.

This episode includes long sets in memory of Spencer Taylor Jr. (pictured) of the Highway QCs and Supreme Queen Mother Doris Lee Rogers (Bibleway Temple)

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River Huston, Part 1. This week is “How Women Feel About Their Bodies.”This is an encore recording of a very poignant and revealing discussion presented by River Huston. Huston is an artist, sex educator, an award-winning poet, journalist, performer and activist. This is part one of our two-part presentation.