KJazz 88.1 KKJZ

KJazz 88.1 KKJZ is a Long Beach institution that's been serving up serious jazz since 1990. This isn't your sleepy smooth jazz station. Daytime blocks dive deep into the Blue Note catalog, Think McCoy Tyner's 'The Real McCoy' not Kenny G. Late nights get adventurous with avant-garde and West Coast cool, echoing the legacy of Eric Dolphy and Charles Mingus. The presenters know their stuff, weaving in stories about the music's history without getting precious. You'll hear Billie Holiday one hour, Kamasi Washington the next, and maybe some obscure Sun Ra that'll change your evening. It's the kind…