JazzKidz Week #16 – Nat King Cole
By: Jaclyn Breeze Nat King Cole was born in 1919 and grew up in Chicago. His mother realized when he was very young that he was musically inclined and began […]
JazzKidz Week #15 – Lillian Hardin Armstrong
By: Jaclyn Breeze Lillian Hardin Armstrong (called Lil) was a jazz pianist, composer, singer, and bandleader. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1898, and was taught many spirituals, hymns, […]
Greece Central School Monthly Jazz Radio Program Returns For 2025-26 School Year
Jazz90.1 is proud to announce the return of a monthly show featuring young jazz musicians from the Greece Central School District. Every other month, Athena High School Jazz Band students […]
WGMC@50 Podcast Series: Episode 25 – Dan Bindert
Dan Bindert first fell in love with radio in college while working for student-run WBSU-FM at SUNY Brockport. Soon after, he found himself picking up shifts at stations like WXXI-AM […]
JazzKidz Week #15 – Shoshana Bean
By: Jaclyn Breeze Shoshana Bean is a singer and songwriter who has topped the Billboard Charts for both her jazz and broadway work. Born in 1977 in Olympia Washington, she […]
JazzKidz Week #14 – Thelonious Monk
By: Jaclyn Breeze Thelonious Monk was a composer and pianist, born in 1917 and raised in Manhattan. He began learning piano when he was 6 years old. He mostly learned […]
JazzKidz Week #12 – Bessie Smith
By Jaclyn Breeze Bessie Smith, born April 15th, 1894, was a singer nicknamed “The Empress of the Blues.” Bessie’s parents died when she was very young, and so she and […]
WGMC@50 Podcast Series: Episode 23 – Mike Velazquez
Mike Velazquez has been a volunteer DJ with Jazz90.1 for 13 years, and a fan of jazz since he was a child. He first came to the station as an […]
Jazz Kidz Week #11 – Randy Weston
By: Jaclyn Breeze Randy Weston, a composer and pianist, was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 6, 1926. Being in the city, he grew up listening to the many jazz […]
Jazz90.1 Receives Proclamation From County Legislature
On February 13, Jazz90.1 was recognized by The Monroe County Legislature and President Yversha Roman, receiving a proclamation commemorating the station’s 50th anniversary. Station Manager Rob Linton and Operations Assistant […]
WGMC@50 Podcast Series: Episode 23 – John Nyerges
Jazz90.1 has had the opportunity to partner with many amazing musicians during our five decade history. Many of those players are from right here in Rochester, and they have remained […]
WGMC@50 Podcast Series: Episode 22 – Nick Francesco
Nick Francesco has been in the microcomputer industry since 1975. He has done extensive training, including adjunct teaching at various colleges, and lots of end-user support. Nick also spent 20 […]
JazzKidz Week #10 – Mary Lou Williams
By Jaclyn Breeze Mary Lou Williams was a pianist, composer, and arranger, especially popular in the swing and bebop eras. She was also a teacher dedicated to teaching younger generations […]
WGMC@50 Podcast Series: Episode 19 – Joëlle VanBuren
Joëlle VanBuren served as Jazz90.1’s morning show host for nearly 30 years. She first got her taste for radio while a student at Purdue University (while studying French.) Before radio, […]
WGMC@50 Podcast Series: Episode 21 – Al Meilutis
Al Meilutis has been a life-long fan of Polka music. Although he has officially retired from the airwaves as co-host of The Polka Bandstand Show on Jazz90.1 – his story […]
WGMC@50 Podcast Series: Episode 20 – Tom Christian
Wednesday afternoon host Tom Christian has quite the story about how he landed his own midday shift on Jazz90.1. Tom and his late wife Kathy have been supporters of the […]
JazzKidz Week #9 – Benny Goodman
By: Jaclyn Breeze The clarinet is a woodwind instrument, played by blowing air through the instrument. The modern clarinet was invented around 1700 with the same base as a chalumeau, […]
JazzKidz Week #8 – Max Roach
By: Jaclyn Breeze — Jazz drummers play on a drum kit, which is a collection of drums and cymbals and is part of the rhythm section. The drums and cymbals […]
Jazz Kidz Week #7 – Billie Holiday
By: Jaclyn Breeze Eleanora Fagan Gough, better known as Billie Holiday was born in Pennsylvania in 1915. Billie was a singer with a unique style that made her a well […]
WGMC@50 Podcast Series: Episode 18 – Lynda Wildman
Lynda Wildman has been with Jazz90.1 for 17 years. During that time, she has volunteered on air, in our membership fulfillment department, and eventually landed as our Office Assistant, taking […]
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