Robin Lloyd
Jazz Reporter & Jazz HostOriginally from Detroit, Robin Lloyd has been presenting jazz, blues and Latin jazz on public radio for nearly 40 years. She's a member of the Jazz Education Network and the Jazz Journalists Association.
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Let’s not forget the people we lost this year who didn’t make the music, but contributed in a big way to the jazz we love. Robin Lloyd pays tribute to journalist and archivist Sue Mingus.
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Celebrated for her absolute control of the keyboard, her wit, and her solid sense of swing, the brilliant pianist and composer Jessica Williams was known for her devotion to music. Robin Lloyd has a remembrance of this remarkable artist.
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You could see him in concerts and on television, working hard to play that big baritone sax, and obviously enjoying every moment of it. Robin Lloyd remembers the prolific saxophonist Ronnie Cuber.
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Winter Jazzfest is a whirlwind of music and jazz culture, expanding in 2023 to include more than 400 artists. It's happening Jan. 12-18 in New York City.
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The Todo Es album "Elemento" will be featured on this week's Jazz Caliente, along with some favorites from Eddie Palmieri and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
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Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra returns to the stage on Dec. 13 to celebrate the holidays. The nonprofit, founded in 2000, brings a renewed energy and commitment to women instrumentalists writing and playing jazz.
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Seattle vocalist Jaqueline Tabor spoke with KNKX about dabbling with the blues, her continued love of jazz and taking life as it comes.
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Unintentionally, or possibly subconsciously, this Saturday's Jazz Caliente is sprinkled with songs named for Cuban, Puerto Rican and Caribbean dishes. ¡Buen Provecho!
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Applications are due Nov. 30 for the Women in Jazz Organization's free mentoring program. National touring grants for jazz groups are also now available through regional arts organization South Arts.
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New releases and special reissues specifically for Record Store Day include pianist Ahmad Jamal recorded in Seattle in the 1960s, Arturo Sandoval and Paquito D'Rivera's 1991 album "Reunion," and some classic blues.