KCSM Jazz

KCSM Jazz arrives from San Francisco, a city with deep jazz history and audience ready to support substantive jazz programming. The station operates with the luxury of audience that actually wants to listen to jazz without apology - no format dilution, no pop songs interrupted by occasional jazz standards. Programming spans jazz history from foundational bebop recordings through contemporary avant-garde experimentation. Miles Davis appears regularly, acknowledging his architectural influence on jazz development. John Coltrane gets rotation that respects his artistic range beyond just the most…