![](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7e19a97/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1284x1712+0+81/resize/150x200!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2Fba%2Fc73cbadf4e069efcdc79eb783a71%2Fjsanchez-photo.jpg)
Justus Sanchez
Evening Jazz HostJustus arrived from KBEM FM Jazz 88.5 in Minneapolis, and the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (AMPERS), in the fall of 2023. For nine years he held many roles including Jazz Host and Production Director, producing a variety of programming highlighting new jazz artists, indigenous voices, veterans, history and beyond.
Justus is passionate about the power of music and its ability to bring people together. He hopes to share unique and diverse music to broaden musical horizons and bring his appreciation for different genres and artists to Evening Jazz. He’s excited to discover more great music and to connect to the Northwest music scene and share it with you on KNKX!
-
Hiatus Kaiyote's new album Love Heart Cheat Code is unbound by any one style. Bassist Paul Bender spoke with KNKX about the band's jazz inspiration and the new album.
-
Originally serving as elegant embellishment for large ensembles, Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane solidified the harp’s position as a lead instrument and tool for innovative jazz sounds.
-
Singer and songwriter Spencer Day came to the KNKX studio to share his adaptive style which now includes an influence of Mexican folk music.
-
Drummer Willie Jones III leads his band at KNKX with singer Christie Dashiell, saxophonist Justin Robinson and trumpeter Giveton Gellin.
-
Ben Thomas, Seattle vibraphonist and bandoneon player, leads the Ben Thomas Tango Project in this KNKX Studio Session.
-
Singer, songwriter and celebrated improviser Cyrille Aimée visited the KNKX studios on the heels of her latest album à Fleur de Peau.
-
The versatile guitarist has played with celebrated and unsung jazz heroes from the mid-1950s onward. Burrell and many of his fellow Detroiters are some of the music’s most renowned leaders and sidemen.
-
Saxophonist Benny Golson’s gift for composition and his connections to Philadelphia shaped the trajectory of jazz. At 95, Golson’s influence goes beyond a voice on the saxophone.
-
Known as "Sweet Poppa Lou," the alto saxophonist’s music embodies the intangible jazz spirit and transformed the sound of Blue Note Records, beginning in the late 1950s.
-
Toni Harper made her mark on popular music in the ‘50s and ‘60s. She passed away this year at age 85.