 |
Welcome
To Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX
The Official Website of Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX
Ohio's Only 24 Hour Jazz station Owned and Operated Locally by SEMM Foundation, a non-profit organization |
|
Thank you Governor DeWine, Lt. Gov. Husted, Dr. Acton, Dr. McElroy, All Other Officials, Our Listeners and People of Ohio For Keeping Ohio Residents, Neighbors, Friends & Families Safe and Informed During This Crisis
UPDATE THROUGH 4/6/20: 4,453 COVID-19 CONFIRMED CASES • 142 DEATHS More Local Information Available At: coronavirus.ohio.gov |
| Your Day Starts With The Morning Brew | Then Onto Great Jazz All Day |
 |
 |
| The Art Of Jazz Is Our Legacy | Keep The Art Of Jazz Alive |
Sunday's Reasons To Stay Home & Listen To Jazz
| Tune In Mid Morning & Early Afternoon For Great Jazz Shows |
| Jazz Special Roast 7 Days A Week | Jazz Fusion Tuesdays @ 10am |
 |
 |
| The Art Of Jazz Is Our Legacy | Keep The Art Of Jazz Alive |
| Tune In Afternoon & Evenings Here On WSAX For A Variety Of Great Jazz Shows |
| Sax In The Afternoon @ 12pm | Commuter Jazz @ 3pm |
 |
 |
| Catch Sax On Star 94.7 FM - Youngstown | Sunday Jazz 4pm - 7pm, Each Sunday |
 |
| Tune In Afternoon and Evenings Here On WSAX For A Variety Of Great Jazz Shows |
| The Evening Roast @ 6pm | Sunset Jazz @ 8pm |
 |
 |
| The Art Of Jazz Is Our Legacy | Keep The Art Of Jazz Alive |
| Tune In Each Evening Here On WSAX For Jazz Brewed Just The Way You Like It |
| Twilight Jazz @ 10pm | Great Jazz From Your Jazz Station |
 |
 |
| The Art Of Jazz Is Our Legacy | Keep The Art Of Jazz Alive |
Notable Jazz Musician Birthdays
Happy Birthday Stanley Go Stanley, Go Stanley
Other Jazz Musicians born on April 5th | Notable April Jazz Musician Birthdays Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion during a stint on CTI in the 1970s. He was described by critic Steve Huey as "renowned for his distinctively thick, rippling tone [and] earthy grounding in the blues." Turrentine was married to organist Shirley Scott in the 1960s, with whom he frequently recorded, and was the younger brother of trumpeter Tommy Turrentine. He began his prolific career with blues and rhythm and blues bands, and was at first greatly influenced by Illinois Jacquet. In the 1950s, he went on to play with the groups of Lowell Fulson and Earl Bostic. In Bostic's group, he replaced John Coltrane in 1953 and also played in groups led by the pianist and composer Tadd Dameron Turrentine turned to jazz fusion and signed for Creed Taylor's CTI label. His first album for CTI, Sugar, recorded in 1970, proved one of his biggest successes and a seminal recording for the label. He worked with Freddie Hubbard, Milt Jackson, George Benson, Bob James, Richard Tee, Idris Muhammad, Ron Carter, Grant Green and Eric Gale, to name a few. He returned to soul jazz in the 1980s and into the 1990s. |
The Corona Virus Has Brought Hard Times Upon Us
Does Your Walmart Store Look Like This Walmart Store?
Either They Need To Restock or We Need To Save Some For Others!
And While They're At It, Clean The Store & Fix The Grocery Carts!
(Click On An Individual Picture To Enlarge)
 |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |
Today's Jazz Life Moment
Live Jazz Happenings Around Town Today
|
JLM  The 411 On Live Jazz Entertainment Have A Jazz Life Moment Attend A Live Jazz Event |
Due To The Corona Virus Crisis, Events Have Been Canceled Per Orders From The State, Local
& Federal Authorities Press The Play Button To Hear
Daily JLM Messages have Temporarily Been Suspended. For Now, Ain't Nothin' Going On But The Rent! |
Don't Let The Art of Jazz Become Extinct 
|
|
Jazz Happenings
Jazz Radio In Northern Ohio Ends Cleveland's Smooth Jazz Station Changes Format To Mod AC  “We love smooth jazz, but unfortunately the music has become a
Pandora/Spotify format,” Rubber City Radio owner Thom Mandel said in a release. “We found that we were pushing a boulder uphill, and serving fewer and fewer listeners. The station sounded fabulous, but without enough listeners, we could no longer support it.” | Central Ohio's Jazz 98.5 FM The ONLY 24 Hour Jazz Station In Ohio We'd Rather Fight Than Switch! Smooth, Straight Ahead and More! Support Your Jazz Station, WSAX for Jazz Brewed Just The Way You Like It. |
 |
 Jazz 98.5 FM wants to be your
regular go-to source for listening and enjoying jazz music, whether on the radio or online. We play a wide selection of jazz styles from A to Z and everything in between. We brew jazz just the way you like it. Watch with your ears. |
One of Our Favorite Comments
" First there was WOSU with Jazz programs here and there that I’d listen to. Then there was a rock station that featured Mike Island and Jazz fusion for 2 hours on Sunday morning. Along came the King, WBBY 104 fm. Jazz that went to all of the corners of Jazz music. It was fabulous, while it lasted. Then we had the Smooth-Jazz twins. Nice, but a little too much Smooth and not enough other Jazz. It disappeared. Now a breath of fresh air has entered our fair city …. WSAX-LP, I am grateful to be able to breathe fresh air once again. It is very difficult to believe that a metro city the size of Columbus, cannot hang onto a Jazz station. One with varying types of Jazz from all corners of the musical spectrum of Jazz. God Bless you folks at WSAX-LP, for you help me keep the groove in my groovin’ day!!!! " |
 A Crisis In Our Community There's An Opioid Problem In Our Communities The Epidemic is Really Real Locally, Franklin County has realized a 343% increase in deaths between 2003-2016. Whitehall,
per capita, has been one of the hardest hit cities in the county with
overdose rates five times higher than the Franklin County average. Information above was taken from the City of Whitehall website atwww.whitehall-oh.us/426/Whitehalls-Help-for-Overdoses |
Coming Up In 2020
March  Love The Locals Celebration  |
April   Jazz Day Celebration |
Global Reach
Global Impact!  Jazz Is Loved & Appreciated The World Over |
Listen Regularly 24 Hours Each Day & Experience Jazz, After All ...  Jazz Is America's Musical Gift To The World |
|
 |  |  |
