Top 5 KPLU Xmas CDs Nobody ever said that Christmas music couldn't have a little
syncopation to it. Greet the season with a little swing, as KPLU offers
five classics with a mainstream jazz sensibility. More information
Top 10 KPLU Jazz CDs of 2007 This has been a good year for jazz. We've heard great releases from established jazz masters and exciting debuts from up-and-coming artists.Here are our top 10. More information
Top Blues Albums of 2007 KPLU's All Blues host John Kessler picked his best blues albums of 2007 More information Jim Wilke Celebrates 50 Years in Radio Check out this article in the Seattle PI about KPLU's Jim Wilke. More information
Live In-Studio Performances Listen to a live in-studio performances recorded at the KPLU Seattle Studios More information
The Birth of Bebop: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker from 1945 It isn't everyday that you can actually hear musical history being made. But
that's exactly what happened in 1945 on the Armed Forces Radio Network when
audiences were introduced to a very different kind of jazz. In our music
commentary this month, KPLU Music Director Nick Francis tells our own Kirsten
Kendrick about a rare recording that captures the birth of Bebop. More information
Best Albums of 2006
KPLU's Music Director Nick Francis picked his top 10 jazz albums of 2006 More information
Top 10 Blues Albums of 2006 KPLU's All Blues host John Kessler picked his best blues albums of 2006 More information Feedback Track Everybody’s got an opinion about music. We want to know you think. Listen to
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