October 2011 | KJZZ.org

Decades of Jazz with Ahmad Jamal [Interview Archives]

(Tempe, AZ) Jazz piano player Ahmad Jamal talks about his lifelong career in jazz with Blaise Lantana. This interivew is from 2011.

Mesa Recall Election: Economy, Education on Candidate's Minds

When Citizens for a Better Arizona took out papers to recall state senate president Russell Pearce, among the reasons they cited was a lack of focus on education and the economy. But, as KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports, both candidates in next month’s recall election say those are important issues for the state.

9 O'clock Jazz Special for 10/21

Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie along with his friend Charlie Parker created modern jazz. His father was a band leader and he started playing piano at 4 years old. Dizzy always thought in progressive harmonies and rhythms and early on he was kicked out of bands for his adventurous ideas and his sense of humor. Hear the music of jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie from 1945 to 1990 tonight on the 9 O'clock Special. jazz awakes tonight at 8.

Mesa Recall Election: Is Image Everything?

Early voting is underway in the recall election of state senate president Russell Pearce. There’s not a lot of policy disagreement between the two candidates in that race…but one issue on which they do not see eye to eye is illegal immigration…and how the state’s laws make Arizona look outside its borders. KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports.

The Future of Comic Strips as Newspapers Struggle

Pearls Before Swine Cartoonist Stephan Pastis talks about quitting his legal practice to work on his comic strip creation...

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Double Header! Ray Charles and New Jazz Releases

It's a fun filled double header tonight! At 9, Blaise Lantana plays the lastest new jazz from young saxaphonist, Grace Kelly. You'll hear the latest swinging B3 organ on Joey DeFrancesco's new CD, and guitarist Kenny Burrell says it all, solo on his latest release. Start the jazz night at 8 with a Ray Charles party with "Georgia", "Busted", and a spirit filled "Another Saturday Night", when Blaise gives away tickets to the Tempe Center for the Arts' Saturday Night Ray Charles show. Tune in to win and to enjoy Brother Ray.