KJazz 88.1 HD2 The Bebop Channel 🇺🇸

KJazz 88.1 HD2, known as The Bebop Channel, is a digital subchannel of KKJZ 88.1 FM, broadcasting from Long Beach, California. The Bebop Channel specializes in the bebop subgenre of jazz, which emerged in the mid-1940s as a reaction to dance-oriented swing music. Bebop is characterized by fast tempos, improvisation, complex harmonies, virtuosity, and small ensembles. The Bebop Channel is dedicated exclusively to playing bebop music, featuring a continuous stream of classics and lesser-known gems. It aims to preserve and promote bebop, introducing it to new listeners and providing a platform for genre fans. The channel also offers an opportunity to learn about bebop's history, key figures, and stylistic nuances. Listeners can access The Bebop Channel through an HD Radio receiver, online streaming via the KKJZ website (kjazz.org), or mobile apps. Expect to hear iconic musicians such as Charlie "Bird" Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald, all instrumental in shaping the bebop sound. The Bebop Channel provides focused programming for a specific jazz subgenre, preserving bebop as a significant part of jazz history and American musical culture and serving as an educational resource.