Jazz90.1 is proud to announce the return of a monthly show featuring young jazz musicians from the Greece Central School District.
Every month, Athena High School Jazz Band students under the direction of Brian King will join Jazz90.1’s Rob Linton and Derrick Lucas for a live hour-long program featuring music handpicked by student musicians, and live student performances.
Students will discuss the artists, their music and their influence on jazz.
Station Manager Rob Linton said this endeavor is a great way to highlight the amazing partnership between Jazz90.1 and The Greece Central School District, which owns the station.
“What’s even more exciting is that this program allows us to present the voices of young jazz musicians on Jazz90.1 – many of whom plan to continue their jazz studies as they transition to college and career,” Linton added.
The featured students have been studying jazz for many years and the artists they select will be of significance.
About Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM
At Jazz90.1, we believe that jazz is a living music. That’s why half our broadcast hours are focused on current artists who are committed to moving the music forward. Jazz90.1 plays more new music than any radio station in the U.S. On the flip side, we also play a heaping portion of the classics, names like Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, and many more. When you listen to Jazz90.1, you get the best new jazz, and the best jazz of all time.
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About The Greece Central School District
Serving a student population of 10,775 students in 17 schools in grades PreK-12, Greece Central is the largest suburban school district in Monroe County and the tenth-largest district in New York State. The Greece Central School District serves most of the Town of Greece. The Greece Central School District was created in July 1928, but schools existed in the area before the Town was established in 1822.
Monthly Programs take place on April 17 and May 8. Segments will air on these dates from 1:15 p.m. – 2 p.m.