WUCF Jazz

01/09/2026

On Morning Jazz this morning Bob remembers today the beginning of a milestone jazz label!

It was on this date January 9th,1939 in jazz history 1939 - Alfred Lion produced a recording session in New York City. Boogie-woogie pianists Meade Lux Lewis and Albert Ammons were the stars of the session.

Lion manufactured only a few copies of the recordings for his friends, but demand for the records was great enough that he began making other recordings of Dixieland artists.

This was the beginning of Lion’s famous Blue Note record label. Just about every major jazz artist of the past 50 years has recorded for Blue Note at one time or another.

Founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion, Blue Note is loved, respected and revered as one of the most important record labels in the history of music.

01/08/2026

WUCF belongs to you. And with your help, we’re building a more connected Central Florida through local storytelling, education, and civic engagement!

Check out how your support helped shape 2025 in our new Community Impact Report. 📖 Read the report: https://www.wucf.org/about/impact/

01/07/2026

Look what's making Bob's Wednesday Morning Jazz News Headlines on !

‘Plus One’ by Oscar Peterson Trio And Clark Terry Gets Verve Acoustic Sounds Reissue
The album captures a moment when Peterson was increasingly expanding his studio collaborations while still maintaining the trio’s core identity.

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/oscar-peterson-trio-clark-terry-plus-one/

01/07/2026

Morning friends from beautiful Studio A and and another great day of the jazz you love!
On this Wednesday I'll be featuring your new music spotlights, jazz birthdays, morning jazz news headlines, your me time, and the nine at nine with nine songs in a row to kick off your workday!
It's going to be a great day!

Morning Jazz with Bob Kelley

01/06/2026

As the Corporation for Public Broadcasting closes its doors, WUCF Jazz is not going anywhere.

This closure marks the end of federal support, but not the end of our mission to change lives. WUCF will continue delivering commercial-free music, emergency information, and educational shows curated by local hosts.

Public media still matters. And WUCF Jazz is here because of you. 🎙️🎶

01/06/2026

NEW SHOW 📢

WUCF Jazz presents an all-new weekly radio program called "Jazz and America" with producer Jennifer Brassner. Listen to the first episode featuring UCF Music Director of Jazz Studies and "Jazz and the American Spirit" host Jeff Rupert on Tuesday, January 6 on WUCF Jazz and streaming on WUCF.org/podcasts!

01/05/2026

Good morning friends from and welcome to a brand new week of starting your day with the features you love and the most music in Orlando.

And this week we’re starting a new feature series on this station – In honor of America’s 250th birthday this year, WUCF is exploring America’s musical contribution to the world – jazz – and how jazz is a part of the American story. Join us for 26 weeks of guests and stories on JAZZ & AMERICA – where listeners, musicians and lovers of jazz take the spotlight. Each week we have a different guest. It’s JAZZ & AMERICA – in honor of America’s 250th – check it out (starting Jan 6th) at 8 am, noon or 5 pm on 899 WUCF - or stream it at wucf.org/podcasts.

Morning Jazz with Bob Kelley

01/02/2026

Good morning friends from and beautiful Studio A on this Fri-YAY January 2, 2026 !

Thanks for starting your day with me. Enjoy the jazz and the features you love and thanks for listening!

Morning Jazz with Bob Kelley
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01/01/2026

WUCF Jazz Host Saylove recently sat down for an impromptu interview with Host of Jazz Night in America Christian McBride. Let us know what you think! Happiest New Year 2026!

WUCF Jazz host Saylove sits down with Christian McBride for an in-depth conversation ahead of his upcoming Jazz Cruise. McBride reflects on his childhood exp...

01/01/2026

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12/29/2025

Hard to believe friends, but it’s 2026 and what an eventful, challenging, and memorable year 2025 was for all of us here at .

I’d like to personally thank you for starting your day with me in 2025 with the features you enjoy and the most music in Orlando, and extend my wishes to you and your family for a healthy, happy, and jazzy 2026!

Morning Jazz with Bob Kelley

12/27/2025

Introducing... "Jazz and America", an all-new radio series from WUCF Jazz.

The show celebrates America's 250 years by putting the spotlight on YOU: our listeners. Musicians, educators, listeners, and more share their stories of how jazz has shaped American history and their own lives.

📢 Airs weekly starting Tuesday, January 6
📍 89.9 FM in Orlando
📌 WUCF.org/podcasts