Remembering our dear friend Kim Corcoran, who we lost just about one year ago. We miss her dearly.
07/28/2025
Wishing a very happy birthday today to Jazz90.1 Broadway host Dawn Kellogg!
07/28/2025
Our celebration of Chuck Mangione continues as Derrick Lucas looks back at his early years featuring The Jazz Brothers and Messenger’s tonight at 10pm on jazz901.org
(Photo:Paul Hoeffler)
07/27/2025
It's an Extended Jam Edition of the Soul Jazz Spectrum tonite at 9, featuring long tracks from Motown great
Earl Van D**e, Garrett Saracho, Wil Blades, Roy Brooks, and Syl Johnson. Join Chuck at 9 PM ET.
Photo credit:
Stone Ash Records
07/27/2025
John Coltrane leads an all-star show on tonight's Jazz and Blues Spectrum, which includes Beth Hart, Herbie Hancock, Buddy Guy, Brian Bromberg, Rory Gallagher, Humble Pie, and much more. Hear it all from 7:00-9:00 only on Member Supported Jazz90.1 (Photo: Francis Wolf)
07/27/2025
Join Big Road Blues Sunday @ 5 for a wide ranging mix show. Artists heard today include George Clarke, Eddie Hazelton, J.B. Lenoir, Shreveport Home Wreckers, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lonnie Johnson, Lucille Bogan, Georgia Boyd, Bessie Smith, Mississippi Sheiks among many others.
07/27/2025
Due to scheduled maintenance being performed by our service provider again today, both the Jazz90.1 and Smooth Grooves Radio web streams will off line between appox. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience.
07/26/2025
Coming up tonight on The Essence of Jazz w/Will Moyle - we continue exploring the world of Duke Ellington.
Hear "Ellington Is Forever" Part 14 - Saturday at 6 p.m. on Jazz90.1
07/26/2025
Today at 4PM on Artistry with Tom Pethic, it’s a musical tribute to the late Rochester trumpet legend Chuck Mangione. Two hours of Chuck’s incredibly wide-ranging music. Chuck’s hometown of Rochester mourns this great loss.
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07/26/2025
Jazz 90.1’s Smooth Grooves Radio remembers Chuck Mangione with a Saturday morning full of “Feels So Good” bright moments on Jazz 90.1 (Ridge Donuts)
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