Dylan Music
Morning Edition Host / Operations & ProductionContact: dmusic@kazu.org
Dylan joined KAZU in 2015 as Morning Edition host and Operations Assistant. He started volunteering at KZSC while attending UC Santa Cruz. After finishing his Master’s thesis “Beat me Rabbi Eight to the Bar” (about Yiddish swing Jazz life in the U.S. in the early 20th century) and graduating in 2011, Dylan hosted music shows at KZSC and worked as a fill-in Morning Edition host at KUSP. Dylan is an avid bicyclist and runner, and a lover of all things music.
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New Santa Cruz band Smoke Chaser is busy this fall. They've released their debut album "Alazapul" and will be performing at Sand City's West End Celebration this weekend. Next Month they'll be performing at a benefit for the Zayante Fire Protection District at the Felton Music Hall. -
Santa Cruz resident Carla H. Brown won the 2023 World Laughter Championship. Hear the laughs that won her the title.
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Local Musicians Flaco el Jandro and Gabi Bravo perform new song "Apaga la Luz [Turn off the Lights]" in the KAZU studio
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The New Canon Theater Company’s latest play, Finding Chase, opening this week, is a world premiere that deals with love, loss and redemption.
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KAZU's Dylan Music spoke with Beth Ann Mathews about her recent memoir Deep Waters: A Memoir of Loss, Alaska Adventure, and Love Rekindled.
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Dylan Music speaks with KAZU's Jonathan Linden and get a recap of the 2023 U.S. Women's Open.
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Salinas native and Cal State Monterey Bay student Flaco el Jandro is an up-and-coming musician. On June 22, he'll be performing at NPR's Tiny Desk Contest On the Road in San Francisco. The concert will feature musicians that competed in the Tiny Desk Contest.
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Tara Westover is the author of Educated. She talks about her new book with KAZU.
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Original members of the legendary group ushered in the folk music revival of the 50s and 60s — its current iteration is returning to Santa Cruz for a show at the Rio Theatre this week.
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Monterey Peninsula Voices celebrates its 60th anniversary this week. The diverse choral group of some 50 singers have just one thing in common: they are passionate about singing. In fact, except for a $195 member fee that goes to maintaining the group, a love of song is the only requirement to join. No experience is necessary.
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