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Sounds of the Season-2024!

Happy Holidays! As always, KSDS will be airing its annual 'Sounds of the Season' programming which begins at Noon on Christmas Eve day. You can be a part of the programming. For any online pledge of $100 (or more) you can create a customized greeting that will air on KSDS. Just go to the DONATE PAGE and write your greeting in the comment section.This 36-hour block of holiday music is brought to you by KSDS and our good friends at California Coast Credit Union,  California Center for the Arts, Escondido and Exalt Clinical Research. Special thanks to Ken Borgers and David Grudt.

Jazz at Tio Leo's

Holly Hofmann's jazz series continues this month at Tio Leo's Restaurant and Lounge at 5302 Napa St. at Morena Blvd. Jazz at Tio Leo's is happening every Sunday evening from 5-7pm and features Southern California's finest jazz musicians in a quiet, spacious setting with full bar and Mexican cuisine. There is also plenty of free parking. See this month's schedule below:

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BREAKING JAZZ: The Top 10 Albums of 2024

BREAKING JAZZ: The Top 10 Albums of 2024

*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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Today's Birthdays

Born on this day, December 21st

  • Hank Crawford (Guitar) was born in Memphis, TN, 1934–2009.
  • Panama Francis (Drums and Percussion) was born in Miami, FL, 1918–2001.
  • Dave Baker (Trombone) was born in Indianapolis, IN, 1931–2016.
  • Frank Zappa (Guitar, Composer) was born in Baltimore, MD, 1940–1993.
  • Marshall Brown (Trombone) was born in Framingham, MA, 1920–1983.
  • Rita Reys (Vocals-Lead) was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1924–2013.
  • Steve Allen (Piano) was born in New York City, NY, 1921–2000.
  • Paco De Lucia (Guitar) was born in Algeciras, Spain, 1947–2014.
  • Sara Leib (Vocals-Lead) was born in Los Angeles, CA in 1981.
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On This Day

December 21st in Jazz History…

  • The Metronome All-stars cut "Metronome Riff" for Capitol records in 1947.
  • Machito (ma-cheat-o) together with Charlie Parker record the "Afro-cuban Jazz Suite" for Verve records in 1950.
  • In Hollywood back in 1947 the Stan Kenton orchestra records "How High the Moon".
  • Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra recorded “Dinah, Take 1,” “Dinah, Take 2,” “My Buddy” and “Singin’ the Blues” in 1939 in New York City.
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