Welcome to Jazz90.1’s Kidz Zone! Here – you will find many fun and jazzy learning tools for kids. This content will be targeted to students ages N-6, however, we believe that kids of all ages will enjoy what we share.
A few times each month, we will post new content for parents and students, including lesson plans, reading suggestions, videos, podcasts, discussions, audio samples and more. Many of our DJ’s will also offer readings of selected jazz books of the week, and even simple jazz lectures that youngsters can understand. Jazz90.1’s Kidz Zone will all be about the great music of jazz, with some blues, big band and even Broadway mixed in, too.
Have a suggestion? E-mail jazzinfo@jazz901.org and let us know!
Latest Jazz90.1 Story Reading
Two on The Aisle – Broadway at its Best host Kim Corcoran reads, “A is for Audra: Broadway’s Leading Ladies from A to Z.”
Jazz90.1 Station Manager and afternoon host Rob Linton reads, “If I Only Had a Horn – Young Louis Armstrong,” by Roxanne Orgill.
Jazz90.1 midday host Phil Dodd reads “Mister and Lady Day – Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her,” by Amy Novesky.
Jazz90.1 Kidz Story Time Videos
Week #1 – Children’s Books about Jazz, Jazz Musicians on TV and More!
Week #2 – The History of Jazz!
Week #5 – Ella’s Singing Class
Week #6 – It’s All About Satchmo!
Week #7 – Celebrating John Coltrane
Week #9 – The History of Ragtime
Week #10 – Brief History of The Blues
Week #11 – Glenn Miller and His Musical Legacy
Week #16 – It’s Time For Tyner
Week #17 – Reading of “Duke Ellington – The Piano Prince and His Orchestra.”
Week #18 – Culture and Change – Black History in America
Week #19 – Groovin’ to Jazz – Part 2
Week #20 – Billie Holiday + Strange Fruit
Week #21 – OurStory – Duke Ellington and Jazz
Week #22 – 26 Children’s Books That Celebrate Black Heroes
Week #23 – Hey Kids, Meet Count Basie!
Week #24 – Reading of “This Is Jazz Man” by Rob Linton
Week #25 – Hey Kids, Meet Benny Goodman!
Week #26 – More Books About Jazz – Read Across America Day
Week #27 – What Is a Jazz Standard Pt.1
Week #28 – What Makes a Good Jazz Standard?
Week #29 – How Are Jazz Standards Ranked?
Week #30 – 50 Jazz Standards You Need To Know
Week #31 – From History to Biographies, Here Are the Best Books About Jazz
Week #32 – Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
Week #33 – Jazz Appreciation Month – Women In Jazz
Week #34 – Jazz Music – Does It Swing? An Animated Jazz History
Week #35 – Ken Burns Journey Through Jazz (PBS)
Week #36 – George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Week #37 – Scott Joplin – Ragtime Music
Week #38 – William Grant Still: The Afro-American Symphony
Week #39 – Check Out Some Fun Musical Games!
Week #40 – Summer Music Activities For Kids
2023-24 School Year