52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival

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Exclusive KUSP Interviews and Photos from the 2009

52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival

Support for KUSP's broadcast of the Monterey Jazz Festival is provided by a grant from the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, host of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

KUSP would like to thank the generous donors who made a contribution in support of our Monterey Jazz Festival
broadcasts. With their support KUSP is able to bring you live and recorded music performances from the Central Coast.
If you would like to know more, please contact KUSP at 831-476-2800.

KUSP INTERVIEWS

Pete Seeger and Tao Rodriguez Seeger
Dave Brubeck
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Wynton Marsalis w/ members of the MJF Next Generation Orchestra
Kurt Elling, Kenny Barron, Regina Carter
Joe Lovano, John Patitucci
Nasheet Waits
John Cleary
Donnie Betts
Grant Richards

Special thanks to all who contributed to the KUSP Broadcasts:

KUSP Crew:
Producer: Larry Blood
Broadcast announcers and emcees: Brett Taylor, Eddie Hudson, Alan Mertens, Bobby Bishop, Geo Warner, Sam Miranda, Will Gorman
Broadcast technicians: John Warshaw, Maiya Evans, Terry Green (KUSP General Manager).
Chief engineer: Brant Herrett
Artist Liaisons: Scott Hawkins, Linn Zhong, Jessica Rothaar, Emma Richter
Web producer and photographer: Stephen Laufer
Broadcast hospitality tent coordinator: Mike Lambert
At the KUSP festival outreach booth:
Bunny Tavares, Kelly O'Brien, Martha Watson, David & Allison Anthony,
Emily Quirk, Lani Bandhauer, Barbara Smythe. Geo Warner, Cindi Gray
Susan & Alan Goldstein

And to MJF Staff and Artists

Special thanks to all the musicians who participated in this year's broadcasts + their management & agents.

Ron Davis and Down to Earth Productions for the arena sound mixes Rob Hayes of Berklee College of Music Marc Sveen for Coffee House Gallery sound mixes AFofM local 153, Wally Malone and Forrest Byram MJF General Manager Tim Jackson and the festival staff Mike Neil and McCune Audio