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Tickets are now on sale for the fourth annual Jazz90.1 Evening of Wine and Jazz 2010, presented by Greece Community Broadcasting Inc. This event is a gala fundraiser to benefit Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM. The event will take place Thursday, September 16 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. in the Waterside room at Pier 45 – located at the Port of Rochester in Charlotte. There will be wine and beer tasting, live jazz by Jive Street Five, great food, desserts, chocolate tasting, and a silent auction. All proceeds from an Evening of Wine and Jazz 2010 will benefit member supported Jazz90.1, one of the last full time jazz radio stations in the country. The station is owned by the Greece Central School District; however, it must raise all operating funds annually through member and business donations, as well as special events.
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Jazz90.1 is seeking donations of goods and services for our fourth annual Evening of Wine and Jazz event, to be held on Thursday September 16 from 6:30-9:30 at Pier 45 in Charlotte. The silent auction at this event will feature gift certificates, goods, services and much more with individual values of at least $25.00. If you or someone you know is interested in donating to the Evening of Wine and Jazz silent auction, please e-mail Jazz90.1 Development Director Laurylann Romeo at laurylann@jazz901.org. Thank you for supporting Jazz90.1! If you are interested in supporting this event as a cash sponsor, please contact us. Great sponsorship levels are available, which include company name in all advertising, tickets to the event, and more.

The lineup for this years edition of the Jazz90.1 live studio concert series will be announced on Friday September 3rd. This is the sixth season of the concert series, in which Jazz90.1 brings you live jazz music to the radio, and online at www.jazz901.org featuring local and regional jazz musicians. Jazz90.1 is dedicated to bringing our listeners unique programming that they won’t hear anywhere else on the radio or Internet. This Concert Series features local musicians performing LIVE from the Jazz90.1 studios.

Jazz90.1 is pleased to announce the addition of Dick Robinson’s “American Standards by the Sea” -  a weekly program that now airs Sunday mornings from 10 a.m. – noon on Jazz90.1. This program blends the artistry and interviews of the greats like Sinatra, Bennett, Basie, Fitzgerald, Torme, Keely Smith, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Buddy Greco, Ann Hampton Callaway, Jack Jones, Cleo Laine, Diane Shuur, Michael Feinstein, and Diana Krall. The show is broadcast from Dick Robinson’s hand-designed, high-tech radio and TV studio on board Robinson Media’s Motor Yacht, “Airwaves,” which is docked at different ports from Maine to the Bahamas throughout the year.
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(w/o) America’s longest running computer show – Sound Bytes – will broadcast their program live from Lyte Speed Computers on Saturday September 11 from 12-2 p.m. Hosts Nick Francesco, Dave Enright and Steve Rea will be on location taking your questions live, and talking PC’s, Mac’s and more. Jazz90.1 will have cool giveaways as well during the show. Sound Bytes has been on the air in Rochester for over 20 years, and on Jazz90.1 for the past year and a half. Nick, Dave and Steve take your computer questions each week on Sound Bytes – heard every Saturday from noon until 2 p.m. Lyte Speed Computers is located at 220 Penfield Road in Penfield. We hope to see you then!

Mark your calendar – the Jazz90.1 fall 2010 membership campaign begins Monday October 11th! Jazz90.1 relies on support from our listeners to keep the jazz and other great specialty programs on the air on Jazz90.1. Whether it’s a $5.00 pledge, or a $500.00 pledge, Jazz90.1 needs your help to keep this great station alive. We’ll have great pledge specials, challenges, guest DJs, an open house and much more. Please support Jazz90.1 in whatever way you can with a pledge of support. Want to pledge now? Click on the “donate now” button on this page to make a secure pledge, or you can call 585-966-5299 or toll-free to 1-800-790-0415. Thank you for supporting YOUR jazz station – Member Supported Jazz90.1.

Jazz90.1 has a brand new “fan” page on Facebook. Are you a proud supporter of Jazz90.1? Are you on Facebook? Click here to become a fan of Member Supported Jazz90.1! You could win great prizes including concert tickets, CDs, gift certificates and tickets to our Fourth Annual Evening of Wine and Jazz. Check out our Facebook page and become a fan of Member Supported Jazz90.1!

Do you have a comment or suggestion for Jazz90.1? Maybe an artist suggestion or comment about the music we play? Jazz90.1 would love to hear from you! Call our “feedback phone” anytime at 585-966-2407 and tell us your thoughts. Jazz90.1 is a radio station that’s all about YOU and we constantly strive to improve what we offer to our listeners. Be heard at Jazz90.1 – call the feedback phone today. Thank you for listening to and supporting Jazz90.1.

The great thing about Jazz90.1 is that it’s YOUR station. We’re a community jazz station, supported by thousands of members from Rochester and elsewhere who believe in jazz, and who believe that it should occupy a place of honor on the airwaves. Are you one of those people? Then support Jazz90.1! Click here for more information on becoming a member. If you’d like to become a Jazz90.1 underwriter, call (585) 966-2660.

Jazz90.1 is also an important outlet for music and voices that don’t make it onto commercial radio. Our longest-running show is Polka Bandstand. We also feature the Lithuanian-language program Dainos Aidas; The German Radio Program; and Esencia Latina, a four-hour program of Latin music (broadcast in Spanish). You don’t need a plane ticket and passport to expand your horizons…all you need is a radio or computer tuned to Jazz90.1. (Check out our program schedule for more information.)