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Jazz 88.3 Happy Hour- Lower Left!

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:March 16, 2015

Heads-up Jazz 88.3 Happy Hour goers! Our monthly happy hour at the historic and newly renovated Lafayette Hotel will now take place on the FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH from 5-7:30PM! So be sure to mark your calendars, grab your dancing shoes and plan to groove to great live music TONIGHT(!) with Lower Left, featuring Jazz 88.3's very own, Barry Farrar! Also, please note: There's a $10 cover charge (cash only!) and you MUST be 21+ to attend! Oh, and if you're worried about parking, don't fret--there's an overflow parking lot (FREE!) on the corner of Howard and Texas Streets. We'll see you TONIGHT in the Mississippi Ballroom!

Jazz Live Missy Andersen- SOLD OUT

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:March 13, 2015

Missy Andersen has been going strong since her teens and each day adds more momentum. Currently living in San Diego, she is nominated for Female Artist of the Year (Soul/Blues) for this year's Blues Music Awards. That makes TONIGHT'S SOLD OUT Jazz Live a homecoming showcase and a chance to see someone truly on the rise. Hear what the world knows, this deal is for real. Finally worked a hip layout for the parking permit so please print and bring.

88K in 88 Hours!!!

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:March 9, 2015

Our “88K in 88 Hours” Pledge Drive has concluded. WE DID IT! THANK YOU! Congratulations to Clarence for winning the Nathan East autographed guitar and to our winners of the Monterey Jazz Festival trip. If you didn't get a chance to help out we sure can still use your support. Please call 619-388-3000 or MAKE A PLEDGE NOW.

Euphoria Jazz Live

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:February 1, 2015

Top Ten Discs of 2014

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:December 30, 2014

Happy New Year to all our Jazz and Blues lovers. It was a great year of music. Due to our move and other factors it was necessary to keep it 'in-house' this year for the selection of our top ten CDs of 2014. Jazz 88.3's Program Director and Music Director (Claudia Russell and Joe Kocherhans, respectively) chose the selections:
  • 1- Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden- "Last Dance"
  • 2- Holly Hofmann- "Low Life"
  • 3- Sean Jones- "Im-Pro-Vise"
  • 4- Eric Alexander- "Chicago Fire"
  • 5- Gregory Porter and Various- "Great Voices of Harlem"
  • 6- Frank Wess- "Magic 201"
  • 7- Conrad Herwig- "The Latin Side of Joe Henderson"
  • 8- Houston Person- "The Melody Lingers On"
  • 9- Billy Childs- "Map to the Treasure"
  • 10- David Hazeltine- "For All We Know"

Joe Chambers Jazz Live

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:December 14, 2014

The January 13th appearance of percussionist Joe Chambers will be a great start to a new year of Jazz Live concerts. For this event Chambers will be joined by Josh Nelson piano, Rob Thorsen bass, and Duncan Moore drums. Jazz Live starts at 8pm in the Saville Theatre on the City College Campus. Jazz 88.3 Members can now reserve tickets online or call 619-388-3037. All ages welcome. Print Parking Permit. thanks to @mosaicimages

Blues Jazz Live

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:December 2, 2014

Jazz Live gets the Blues. Tuesday, December 9th a 8pm. The Saville Theater will get that blues feeling courtesy of Earl Thomas and Rhumboogie. Listen to a preview of the concert. If you are a valid Jazz 88.3 member you and guest get to go for free, just make your reservation by calling 619-388-3037. Tickets will be available at the door after 7:30pm the night of the show. Please remember that parking pass.

That Jazzy Gift...

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:November 30, 2014

Spread the love. Spread the Jazz! You can give a membership to Jazz 88.3 to a friend or loved one this year, and they'll get a year's worth of great Jazz concerts! Not to mention the warm and fuzzy feeling that great Jazz is being broadcast in their name.  Give a gift membership!

Pardon Our Dust (or whatever...)

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:November 11, 2014

As you can imagine there are innumerable details and surprises at every turn with our current move. Rest assured that we are taking all precautions to keep the music flowing through the device of your choosing; radio, computer, mobile, etc., but we are having intermittent outages in both the on-air signal and the stream. If you're in a bind for some KSDS content remember, The Speakeasy has a lot of cool stuff that you may not have heard recently. Thanks for your patience during this time...and now back to the business at hand.

Hal Galper Jazz Live

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Blog Author:San Diego's Jazz 88.3

Posted on:October 21, 2014

Our next Jazz Live brings one of the finest Jazz pianists around today, Hal Galper. He's played with them all- Cannonball Adderley, Joe Williams, Phil Woods, George Duke, Anita O'Day, Chet Baker and Stan Getz, to name a few. Hal will be here in a trio setting on Tuesday, November 18 at 8pm. Please make your reservation by calling 619-388-3037 and please be a valid Jazz 88.3 member. Also, don't forget about that parking pass. MORE...
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