9 O'clock Jazz Special for 2/10

  Including all of our local talented performers, Arizona is chock full of jazz this February. The Brubeck brothers, pianist Benny Green, trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, the Ellington Orchestra and Chicago guitarist Bobby Broom will all make an appearance here during Arizona's Centennial month. Tonight get a taste of some of the fine talent performing here this month, including a little Arizona Mardi Gras.  That's tonight on the 9 O'clock Special. 

AZ joins national mortgage settlement

Arizona will get more than $1.6 billion, as part of a $26 billion national settlement with five banks over abuses in the mortgage market. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports.

Arizona Highways seeks centennial photo submissions

Morning Edition host Dennis Lambert spoke with Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve about the magazine's centennial photo project.

Giffords aide, wounded in shooting, to run for her Congressional seat

The man who worked as deputy director for Gabrielle Giffords announced Thursday he will run for her open seat.

Young Texas housewives arrested on weapons smuggling charges

Young housewives and moms who bought assault rifles from Texas gun dealers have been charged in an alleged weapons smuggling ring that armed Mexican cartels. Federal agents announced the arrests Wednesday in San Antonio.

9 O'clock Jazz Special for 2/9

Tonight is a swingin special! You'll hear the Ellington orchestra from the 40s to today, in honor of their concert this Saturday at Scottsdale Center for the Arts.  Plus the Manhattan Dolls will stop by to talk about vocal swing and their 3 part vocal group in the tradition of the Andrews Sisters.  The Dolls are singing all across Arizona from Prescott and Peoria to Tucson and Green Valley this week.

Preservers of state history seek to collaborate instead of competing with each other

As Arizona celebrates its 100-year anniversary next week, state archivists are trying to better preserve the state’s next century of history.  Instead of competing with each other, historical organizations have agreed to cooperate.

New apartments to cater to veterans

A new apartment complex in Phoenix will break ground tomorrow. But the Madison Pointe Apartment Homes project will be targeting a specific kind of resident. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports.

A look back at Arizona’s Indian boarding schools

In 1969, Indian boarding schools were labeled a national tragedy. Letitia Chambers, director of the Heard Museum, explains their significance in Arizona’s history and the Indian culture.

Rowing the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans

National Geographic speaker Roz Savage talks about rowing alone, what she learned about herself, and how she wants to change the way we treat the environment.

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