Brazilian Musician Bebel Gilberto Celebrates Anniversary Of Bossa Nova At Mondavi Center

November 13, 2019

Brazilian music stars Sergio Mendes and Bebel Gilberto will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bossa Nova Wednesday night at the Mondavi Center in Davis. Gilberto is the daughter of Joao Gilberto, who was a pioneer of Bossa Nova.

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Sound Advice: CapRadio Jazz Host Gary Vercelli Previews New Jazz Releases

October 17, 2019 | Cody Drabble

CapRadio’s Gary Vercelli shares four new releases for jazz fans: tracks from Jimmy Cobb, Mark Winkler, Sara Gazarek and Steve Kahn.

Ear To Ear: Here’s What CapRadio’s Jazz Hosts Are Loving This October

October 1, 2019 | Gary G. Vercelli | Andrew Mills | Avery Jeffry

Our jazz music hosts are your tastemakers on the air, but this monthly playlist will give you a peek into their minds (and ears) with some of their favorite pieces.

Miles Davis' Illustrations Drive A Classic Recording In New Video For 'Moon Dreams'

September 27, 2019

The video, part of a series in which pre-MTV artists retroactively join the video age, brings Davis' late-life visual art in dialogue with a classic piece of his music.

Constructing Jazz Inside Fine Art, And Vice-Versa

September 20, 2019

The jazz pianist has pulled the curtain off his polymathic abilities, bringing his fine art exhibition — which includes video, installations and performance — home to New York.

The Voice That Shattered Glass

September 11, 2019

In the 1970s, Fitzgerald became the face (and glass-shattering voice) of Memorex tapes. It fueled a career revival that extended her relevance and positioned her to pass the torch to a new generation.

Ear To Ear: Here’s What CapRadio’s Jazz Hosts Are Loving This September

September 3, 2019

Our jazz music hosts are your tastemakers on the air, but this monthly playlist will give you a peek into their minds (and ears) with some of their personal favorite pieces.

Billie Full Of Grace

August 20, 2019

The only place Holiday received formal vocal instruction also gave her bad-girl cred and an ambitious spiritual discipline. It was The House Of The Good Shepherd For Colored Girls, a Catholic convent.

Empress Of The Stage

August 12, 2019

How do we understand the music of the early 20th Century if we consider Bessie Smith — seriously — as an actress?

Ear To Ear: Here’s What CapRadio’s Jazz Hosts Are Loving This August

August 6, 2019

Our jazz music hosts are your tastemakers on the air, but this monthly playlist will give you a peek into their minds (and ears) with some of their personal favorite pieces.