Raising the Standards

Good show with our old pal John Fitzpatrick, concierge extraordinaire, at the Eliza Jane Hotel in the crescent city. You know, The Big Easy. All right. New Orleans. John, as always, waxes elegant about the wonderful Eliza Jane and all the marvelous things to do when visiting the city. Illinois Jacquet performs Blues From Louisiana and weekend Liner Notes gives a nod to the Gershwins .

A fun conversation with our pal Morgan from the Inn at Tres Pinos . The venue, the food and the people are simply wonderful, and well worth a visit. Dave Brubeck pays a musical visit with a jazz standard , and we hear from our underachieving friend, the "college boy," who has turned over a new leaf and is doing some marvelous things. Liner Notes features Davey Graham, with a blues standard .

Our Italian hour, featuring pastry chef and culinary artist from Emozioni , Enzo. Mark Grandcolas, from the Carmel Rotary joins us to talk car restoration, and his wonderful work with the young folks at Rancho Cielo . And yet another Italian takes to the air, our friend Joe DeRuosi, from Rancho Cielo, tell us about a special event coming up October 24th at Rancho, featuring classic cars and a visi...

Fun chat with our buddy Robert Green from the Beach House Hotel in Half Moon Bay, a place if you haven't been to yet, have to check out. It's wonderful. And speaking of wonderful, we have a talk with Kelly Schmidt, executive director of the Carmel Youth Center , about all the great things they do for our young people. Liner notes pays another visit to Jimmy Webb's classic Wichita Lineman, by a ter...

Today we talk, obviously, food, with the folks from Markon, who are presenting a very special evening at Rancho Cielo on Saturday, October third. Chris Casson shares the history of the event and what to expect if you join them for what promises to be a spectacular evening. For more information, check here . We also spend a few moments with Christine Winge from Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Penni...

New York vocalist Kay Kostanopoulis joins us for a chat about her upcoming sold out visit to the west coast along with sharing new jazz club openings in New York city that you might want to check out when you are visiting. Kristine Ware, executive director of the Salinas International Air Show, joins us to tell us about this marvelous event coming up September 25th through the 27th. Tickets, great...

This week we paid a tribute to Half Moon Bay and chat with Julie Shenkman from Sam's Chowderhouse . Julie shares some great stories about its opening and its world-famous lobster roll. Weekend Liner Notes features a song from the very beginnings of rock and roll, by Bill Haley and His Comets.

Stanford instructor/belly dancer/jazz vocalist Kay Kastopoulos joins us for a spirited discussion of her background, where she's been, where she's going, and she shared some wonderful music with us. Liner Notes gives a nod to the great Charlie Parker and Miles Davis along with Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern.

69th annual Monterey Jazz Festival is just around the corner. We chat with managing director Bobbie Young about plans for this year's extravaganza, which includes Winton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock and a staggering array of marvelous jazz players. Weekend liner notes gives a nod to Rogers and Hart with the vocalese of Giacamo Gates.

Fascinating interview with Joe Farnsworth, jazz drummer extraordinaire. Joe shares some great stories about growing up in a remarkably musical family. Judy Wexler joins us for liner notes.

A visit with our friends from the Raven Drum Foundation, Lauren Monroe and Rick Allen, to talk about what this wonderful organization does for first-responders and veterans, along with filling you in on a marvelous upcoming evening of entertainment, sharing and learning, Saturday August 22nd at Kuumbwa. Get tickets here . Liner notes features the extraordinary Paula West, and the elegant Jimmy Web...

Wonderful vocalist Mark Winkler joins us to preview his new project Love Comes First.

Great show with our friend John Fitzpatrick from the Eliza Jane Hotel in New Orleans, and a visit from the newly-elected Monterey County Superintendent of Schools. Well worth a listen.

A fascinating discussion of the state of medicine with Dr. John Clark of Primecare, and a visit with Michael Dooda, general manager of TPC Monterey at Pasadera .

Jazz flautist Ali Ryerson shares background on her family and her new CD, The Aly Ryerson Quartet. We also check in with our friend the College Boy, to check on his progress.

Good show with Jaana Narsipur talking about her new CD, The Re-Collections. Tiffany Harbrecht from Rancho Cielo fills us in on a wonderful annual promotion called Veggieboxes , Pat Sign reminisces about when the world came to Los Gatos in 1994 and we give an emotional Liner Notes goodbye to Stephen Colbert.

A fun show on upcoming Jazz and Classic standards.

An intriguing chat with jazz author James Gavin about his new book Cool Heat: Anita O'Day And Her Dangerous Jazz Life. James shares some terrific insights about a jazz legend. Liner notes features Billy Eckstein and Boulevard of Broken Dreams .

Saxaphone player Jeff Lederer talks about his new release, There's a Yearnin' and Manny Freitas from San Juan Oaks Golf Club talks about U.S. Amateur qualifying. Also a bit of Nat Cole with Oscar Peterson.

Fascinating interview with the directors of Peter Asher Everywhere Man . Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller talk about their remarkable new documentary on Peter Asher. Weekend liner notes gives Peter a nod with his and Gordon's biggest hits.

Wonderful chat with Judy Wexler about her recent appearance at 54 Below in New York, her memories of all the wonderful artists she has seen and her future plans. Liner notes featured the great Janis Joplin.

We chat with Todd Lefkovic, owner of Foods of NY about his terrific tour business, along with the effects of tourism. Also, we heard a wonderful version of Stand By Me by Ben E. King.

We talked to Chef Hasham from El Halal Amigos which was recently featured on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. He shares how his appearance came together and why Guy Fieri was so impressed with his restaurant. Also our underachieving friend College Boy joined us.