
From the KSDS Editorial Desk
Moody with Dizzy Gillespie.
Today (Mar. 26, 2025) we celebrate the centennial birthday of James Moody. Moody, a prolific saxophonist and flutist with a career spanning eight decades, passed on here in San Diego in late 2010. He led an extraordinary life, and would've turned 100 years old today.
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*Pictured above: Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar. Photo by Zenith Richards.
By Matt Silver
As we approach Thanksgiving, I feel compelled to share my abundant gratitude for all the great new music that’s come out this past year, and especially this past six months since I began hosting Breaking Jazz (Sundays, 6:30 to 8 p.m. PT). In keeping with year-end traditions, this gratitude will take the form of a “best of” list. But this particular list is exciting because it will be starting a new tradition. Behold! The inaugural Breaking Jazz Best Albums of the Year!
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And While You're Here…
Joy, Spring!
Warm weather’s back, flowers are in full bloom, and for the first time, we’re taking the entire season of Jazz Live outside. Do YOU have your tickets yet?
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Donate for details! your pre-owned vehicle to Jazz 88.3 because it's the best result from a kind act AND it is truly one of the most reliable revenue sources we have. Call 1-888- JAZZ-CAR (1-888-529-9227).
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Another way to join KSDS San Diego's Jazz 88.3 is with the listening stream. There's the KSDS APP. Please search 'KSDS Jazz' in your respective Google or Apple store.
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Today's Birthdays
Born on this day, April 4th…
- Lucy Reed (Vocals-Lead) was born in Marshfield, WI, 1921–1998.
- Buster Cooper (Trombone) was born in St. Petersburg, FL, 1929–2016.
- Jake Hanna (Drums and Percussion) was born in Roxbury, MA, 1931–2010.
- Gene Ramey (Bass) was born in Austin, TX, 1913–1984.
- Hugh Masekela (Trumpet) was born in Whitbank, South Africa in 1939.
- Muddy Waters (Guitar, Vocals-Lead) was born in Rolling Fork, MS, 1915–1983.
- Gary Smulyan (Baritone Saxophone) was born in Bethpage, NY in 1956.
- Bob Shoffner (Trumpet) was born in St. Louis, MO, 1900–1983.
- Benny Green (Piano) was born in New York, NY in 1963.
- Michel Camilo (Piano) was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1954.
On This Day
April 4th in Jazz History…
- Glenn Miller cuts his theme "Moonlight Serenade" for Bluebird Records in 1939.
- Benny Goodman records his first session for Victor Records in 1935.
- We lost a great one on this date. The Divine One, Sarah Vaughan, died in Los Angeles in 1990.