David Bean, host of New Squid in Town regularly interviews local artists and artists coming through town. On this show, he hosts singer/songwriter Rachel Anne Goodman who shares selections from her new album, California Morning. David’s show can be heard each Thursday fron 1-3 PM Pacific time on 90.7 FM, 89.7FM or 89.5FM or streaming […]

Nancy Zhou is one of the nation’s foremost solo violinists. She has collaborated with the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and many more. She had her debut at 13 in the San Antonio Symphony. She joins the Santa Cruz Symphony as concertmaster and artist in residence and shares her music and passion […]

KSQD Community Concert Hall’s Christopher Smith interviews longtime Santa Cruz and Monterey County’s powerhouse classical music director Cheryl Anderson. Along with her husband, John Anderson, Cheryl has led classical music education and performance in the community for decades. Tune in to hear this wide-ranging interview on the anniversary of Ensemble Monterey’s 30th year. Interview date: […]

Interview by John Malkin Terri Lyne Carrington is a jazz drummer, educator and author who grounds her projects in feminism, spiritual liberation and the movement to abolish prisons and police. Her latest album New Standards – Volume 1 received the 2023 Grammy for Best Instrumental Jazz Album and is a companion to Carrington’s book New […]

Tim Jackson and Bobby Bishop join David Bean on-air to talk about Tim’s retirement as Artistic Director of the Monterey Jazz Festival and his final event this year.

Roger McNamee is an American businessman, investor, venture capitalist and musician. He is interviewed by David Bean discussing the roots of San Francisco music and how that has influenced his band, Moonalice.

On KSQD’s Jazz Tracks, drummer Joe La Barbera speaks about his upbringing in music, career highlights including time spent with pianist Bill Evans, closing with thoughts on musical expression. Joe La Barbera is the co-author with Charles Levin of Times Remembered: The Final Years of the Bill Evans Trio (University of North Texas Press, 2021). […]

Starting with an in-depth interview with conductor Cristi Măcelaru, host Suki Wessling does a second dive into this year’s Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. Executive Director Ellen Primack also joins to talk with two of this year’s composers, Gabriela Ortiz and Anna Clyne, about their work and taking part in the festival. For more information: […]

Festival Executive Director Ellen Primack, poet-in-residence Farnaz Fatemi, and composer Kevin Puts join host Suki Wessling for a discussion of the return of the annual Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, a local gem with an international luster. This long-running festival puts Santa Cruz on the contemporary music map, with composers who range from young unknowns […]

  Marjan Vahdat is an Iranian award-winning singer and musician. Her career has given a deeper knowledge of Iranian poetry and music to large audiences in Europe, America, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. Marjan has developed her personal style based on the Persian vocal tradition of classical and regional folk music, with a contemporary expression. She […]