Michael Stein
HostMichael Stein is a longtime member of the KNKX team, and counts Chet Baker as his favorite jazz artist ever. He's a narrator for the radio series Birdnote, and can be heard on KNKX's global jazz service Jazz24.
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Trumpeter and music executive Herb Alpert became a superstar of the 1960s with his Tijuana Brass, and has continued to transport music fans ever since.
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In the 1990s, hard bop, classic and retro-swing had a resurgence. During this "what’s-old-is-new-again" era, those jazz styles took on their own flavor, going in new directions from earlier forms.