State lawmakers have not yet started voting on the new state budget…but there’s already a threatened lawsuit over one of its provisions. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports.

(Tempe, AZ) - Jazz and blues singer Dennis Rowland sat down with Blaise Lantana to talk about how he established his name. Also hear how he found his way into the Baise band and what differences he feels exist between varying performance venues. This interview is from April 2012.

The Mesa Arts Center is getting a $58,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

  One of the greatest American Composers and band leaders, Duke Ellington created his own world of music and included some of jazz's greatest artists, including Ben Webster, Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn, JuanTtizol and Cootie Williams.  Hear the Ellington orchestra and how the sound evolved over the decades tonight jazz legend, Duke Ellington on the 9 O'clock Special.