It'll be a scary Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9, with Halloween sounds from Kermit Ruffins, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers & guitarist Charlie Hunter plus B-Day shoutouts to trumpet icon Clifford Brown, Tx-born conguero Frank R Sanchez and Tx tenor Illinois Jacquet + news&blues

There is still time to watch my documentary "Finding the Right Notes." PBS has made the film free to view through November 21st in the US, and it will be available outside the US in the coming months. More information here: pbs.org/show/ron-carte… #findingtherigthnotes

I'll be spinning reggae vinyl, mostly 45s, this Saturday 4-7pm @poolburgeraustin to help celebrate the 71st anniversary of Deep Eddy Cabaret. Live music w/IG: JO MERSA MARLEY at 7pm. Come hang for awhile....the vibe will be nice.

Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10 KUTX 98.9, will celebrate Jimi Hendrix's 80th B-Day plus new music from N.O. trumpeter Nicholas Payton, a ticket giveaway for Kat Edmonson coming to Paramount Theatre on 12/16 and B-Day salutes to Randy Brecker, Maria Schneider and Jacky Terrasson. Classics & newbies

Sunday Morning Jazz this week, 7-10 KUTX 98.9, will give away tix to Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch featuring stellar vocalists Dianne Reeves & @Samarajoy99 12/7 AND Kat Edmonson 12/16, both Paramount Theatre. Also B-Day salutes to Cassandra Wilson 🇺🇸 & guitar legend Jim Hall plus new Donald Byrd!!

Tomorrow on Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10 KUTX 98.9, a celebration of the legacy of iconic saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter, plus jazz/spoken word from Jack Kerouac on his birthday and tix to the upcoming 6th annual Lulu Fest happening 4/1/23....some very cool new releases, too.

This week's Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9, marks my 500th show! Not only will we be fund-raising at donate.kutx.org but celebrating B-Days for guitarist Larry Coryell and trumpeter Booker Little and digging lots of my faves from Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and more.

This is the last day of the KUTX 98.9 Spring Membership drive. If you haven't already, please consider making an investment at donate.kutx.org Your $$$ to KUTX help to support the Austin music scene and enable us to remain vibrant and reflective of Austin. Thank you!!

Lots of ticket giveaways this week on Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9: International Jazz Day April 30 @Longcenter, Ron Carter Sept. 16 Paramount Theatre and Austin Reggae Fest April 21-23 Auditorium Shores plus B-Days for Henry Mancini & Herbie Mann....new releases and classics.

This week's Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9, will pay tribute to the late piano legend Ahmad Jamal Legacy plus more ticket giveaways to InternationalJazzDay Sunday April 30 @Longcenter and Ron Carter Sept 16 Paramount Theatre. Also new Austin jazz from Alex Coke-Carl Michel Sextet.

Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9, celebrates Willie Weekend for Willie Nelson's 90th B-Day......lots of the jazz side of Willie, musical tributes to Willie and tix to his annual 4th of July picnic. Sunday is also @IntJazzDay so lots of cool surprises.

This week's Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9, has a ticket giveaway to Love In Exile Bass Concert Hall on 9/29, B-Day salute to B-3 organist Jack McDuff, a tribute to the late bassist Richard Davis, jazz celebration of Hank Williams' 100th B-Day and new music, too, as always.

On Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9, more tix for Love In Exile Bass Concert Hall 9/29, tix for Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes screening Austin Film Society, 10/2-10/7; B-Day salute to Texas free jazzer John Carter, Austin trumpeter Jeff Lofton plus some stone classics & cool newbies.

This week on Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10 KUTX 98.9, hopefully you'll provide your financial support during the Fall Membership drive at donate.kutx.org while digging the B-Day sounds of bassist Dave Holland, my favorite Duke Ellington, sax wiz Art Pepper & cool new tunes.

This week on Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9, we'll celebrate the 50th anniversary of Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, give a B-Day salute to saxman Zoot Sims, feature Austin pianist Dayne Reliford and a classic w/trumpet legends Dizzy Gillespie & Roy Eldridge. New tunes, too.

I'm excited about this post-Thanksgiving tradition.......I'll be spinning reggae vinyl, mostly 45s, tomorrow (Sat, Nov. 25) at Pool Burger (behind and below Deep Eddy Cabaret) from 2-5pm. Drop on by, grab a burger and a Red Stripe and come feel the bass.

This week on Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9, tix for sax phenom Kamasi Washington at Empire Control Room on 5/17, a B-Day salute to Blue Note Records co-founder Alfred Lion, classic @realmccoytyner and Miles Davis plus lots of cool new releases including piano wiz Jacky Terrasson. Tune In!

This week's Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10 KUTX 98.9, will giveaway tix to Texas Tenor Billy Harper coming to Paramount Theatre Stateside on 6/16, a remembrance of DavidSanborn R.I.P., new music from guitarist Bill Frisell, a B-Day salute to saxman Sonny Fortune and other cool sounds.

This week's Sunday Morning Jazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9, we'll celebrate B-Days for Miles Davis and Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen (100y.o.!), giveaway more tix to Billy Harper June 16 Paramount Theatre, savor new music from trumpeter Dave Douglas 🧩...classics and newbies will abound.

Tomorrow on SundayMorningJazz, 7-10am KUTX 98.9, very generous donors have put up $25,000! in matching funds to raise $$ for KUTX in honoring the legacy of the late Dr. James Polk, so expect lots of his music. Also B-Day salutes to Stanley Clarke & Andrew Hill. New music, too.