KCSM Jazz 91 presents Jazz On The Hill 2025 - 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 2025 for more information and directions (FREE Parking!)

KCSM Proudly presents "Celebrating 60 Years of Broadcast Excellence. This documentary chronicles KCSM's history and its commitment to Jazz, told by the dedicated curators and fans who make the station swing.

Mark Guiliana (UPDATED). Drummer Mark Guiliana showcases two sides of his creative mind with performances from two bands on two continents. His acoustic Jazz Quartet delivers a lightning rod set at Amsterdam’s Bimhuis, followed by an electric set from Beat Music, recorded live at Rough Trade in Brooklyn. It’s a genre-blurring journey through swing, rock, and modern electronic sounds.

Charles Earland: B-3 Covers King, Part 2. Organist Charles Earland is one of the giants of Soul Jazz. On Charles Earland: B-3 Covers King, Part 2 we’ll hear him covering aptly chosen jazz, r&b, pop, and rock tunes.

Kurt Elling. My two-part conversation with the vocal virtuoso, Kurt Elling about his inspirations and his philosophy on living a creative life. I planned on one hour with Kurt but the conversation was so interesting and hilarious we continued for two! Among other things, we find out why everyone is better looking after listening to jazz and solve the truth behind Yoda’s weird word order: he’s GERMAN!

Noah Haidu Featuring Buster Willams and Carl Allen – Set One. Pianist Noah Haidu’s two most recent releases are outstanding tributes to jazz legends, and he stopped by for two sold out performances with a legendary trio to play selections from both. Doctone is the culmination of a film, book and album tribute to the legendary Kenny Kirkland, released in 2019. Slowly is his tribute to Keith Jarrett, released in May 2021. Both project feature performances of compositions by these legends and Doctone is a larger project that documents Kirkland’s life. Noah took our stage for two performances with two jazz legends. Bassist and Grammy winner Buster Williams has a career spanning sixty years working with everyone from Herbie Hancock to Miles Davis. Drummer Carl Allen has worked with artists as diverse as Freddie Hubbard, Ricky Lee Jones and Christian McBride’s Inside Straight. Former Bop Stop Director Gabe Pollack is your host as the trio joined us on stage on November 21st, 2022 and here’s Set One – Live at the Bop Stop.

Explore the music of Duke Ellington, who blended the diverse cultural and musical ideas of American music, from the cries and moans of the blues to the soaring sounds of his sacred music and classical suites. He codified the sound of American music of the twentieth century.

legendary voice talent, Ken Nordine (1920-2019) will be Pete Fallico's guest in the Doodlin' Lounge. Ken was an American voiceover and recording artist, best known for his series of word jazz albums. His deep, resonant voice has also been featured in many commercial advertisements and movie trailers. One critic wrote that "you may not know Ken Nordine by name or face, but you'll almost certainly recognize his voice."

Noah Haidu Featuring Buster Willams and Carl Allen – Set One. Pianist Noah Haidu’s two most recent releases are outstanding tributes to jazz legends, and he stopped by for two sold out performances with a legendary trio to play selections from both.

This episode features a long set-in memory of Bishop Dr. Barbara Ann Ward Farmer (pictured), plus music by the Silver Stars of Chicago, Friendship B.C. Choir of LA, Troy Ramey & the Soul Searchers, Mahalia Jackson, Voices of Tabernacle, Dynamic Golden Stars, and others.