
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 11th…
- Nick LaRocca (Cornet, Trumpet) was born in New Orleans, LA, 1889–1961.
- Ralph Blaze (Guitar) was born in New Brunswick, NJ in 1922.
- Dave Wilborn (Vocals, Guitar, Banjo) was born in Detroit, MI, 1904–1982.
- Jakob Bro (Guitar) was born in Risskov, Denmark in 1978.
On This Day
April 11th in Jazz History…
- Vocalist June Pointer of the Pointer Sisters, died on this date in 2006 of cancer, in Santa Monica, California. She was 52.