KNKX receives thousands of fresh songs per year for programming consideration. Here are the jazz releases from 2025 that rose ...

Saxophonist and senior at Interlake High School jazz band Vikram Jagannathan shares his favorite jazz with KNKX listeners.

In a new series, Choice Cuts, Jonathan Patrick talks with artists – both local and international – about their favorite records. Most jazz musicians fall into one of two avenues. They either approach ...

The year has unfortunately not allowed for reviewing anything near as much as I'd hoped, but the lack of coverage certainly does not mean a lack of quality—as always, there are some picks that just ...

Every city has its own music culture and sound. That’s especially true for jazz, a genre so deeply rooted in Sacramento history that its improvisational style became a rhythmic reflection of the ...

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When we think of jazz, we think of instruments — saxophones, pianos, trumpets, trombones, clarinets, bass, drums, and guitars — blending in unpredictable ways to craft listening journeys fit for late ...