New Releases Tonight!

      Tonight we'll be "Funkengruven"  with a 16 year old wunderkind who loves drivin' a B3, and then we will chill "Within a Song" with John Abercrombie  and Joe Lovano on a new ECM release.  Finally, Christian Scott, NOLA trumpeter has a new name and a hot new Mardi Gras Indian vibe on his latest project. Don't miss the fun tonight on the 9 O'clock special.  

ASU to streamline financial aid letter

Arizona State University announced it will be among the first in the country to use a new financial aid worksheet.

Elderly man dies of West Nile Virus

Maricopa County Public Health officials have confirmed the county’s first West Nile death of the year. 

Arpaio on the stand in civil trial

KJZZ's Lynn Kelly spoke to reporter Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez, who is covering the civil trial against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Kingman private prison escapee appeals convictions

One of the inmates who escaped a private prison near Kingman is set to go before the state Court of Appeals. 

Billy Taylor

Pianist, composer and teacher Billy Taylor is known for his jazz TV and radio shows, but he is also a lengendary pianist.  As house pianist at Birdland in the 1940s he played with Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis.  Hear Billy Taylor's music tonight on the 9 O'clock Special.

HIV-AIDS expert: 'We're on the verge of a medical solution'

An Arizona expert is in Washington, D.C., for the international AIDS conference.

Agriculture experts pushing for drought relief bill

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture is urging Congress to reinstate a relief program for farmers suffering through drought. As KJZZ’s Nick Blumberg reports, that bill could have an impact in Arizona.

Arpaio could take the stand Tuesday

The class action lawsuit trial against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio is scheduled to continue at a federal court house in Phoenix on Tuesday.  

Robrt Pela: Review of Rent

Desert Stages Theatre’s production of Rent never stops moving.

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