Art Good
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Art Good is an American radio personality.
He is the host of the Jazztrax Showcase of the Absolute Newest
, a weekly syndicated five-hour radio show that counts down America's Top 20 Smooth Jazz
singles; he is considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern Smooth Jazz radio format. Prior to being a DJ, Good contemplated being a minister. He instead entered the radio business. In 1981, while he was the Program Director for a struggling Adult Contemporary-format station in San Diego
named KIFM
, he began an evening program of jazz-tinged instrumentals entitled Lites Out San Diego. An ever-increasing portion of the station's programming was devoted to the format, and by 1987, KIFM had changed its format to what was then known as Contemporary Jazz. Good left KIFM for a brief period to host a program on competitor KSWV 102.9 ("The Wave", now Spanish music station KLQV
), returning when KSWV discontinued their Smooth Jazz format.
In 1987, Good was the primary organizer of the first annual Catalina Island Jazztrax Festival in Avalon, California
, which will be celebrating its 20-year anniversary in October 2007, and the Big Bear Lake Jazztrax Summer Festival in Big Bear Lake, California
, which celebrated its third anniversary in June 2007. Good's syndicated JazzTrax program is currently syndicated to 44 stations nationwide.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
He is the host of the Jazztrax Showcase of the Absolute Newest
Jazztrax Showcase of the Absolute Newest
Jazztrax, formally known as the Jazztrax Showcase of the Absolute Newest, is a weekly countdown of America's Top 20 Smooth Jazz singles by Art Good. The show was founded in 1985 by Good in San Diego, and is currently broadcast out of the San Fernando Valley, the heart of smooth jazz...
, a weekly syndicated five-hour radio show that counts down America's Top 20 Smooth Jazz
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
singles; he is considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern Smooth Jazz radio format. Prior to being a DJ, Good contemplated being a minister. He instead entered the radio business. In 1981, while he was the Program Director for a struggling Adult Contemporary-format station in San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
named KIFM
KIFM
KIFM is a commercial Smooth Jazz/Urban AC/Soft AC music radio station located in San Diego, California, broadcasting on 98.1 FM branded as 98.1 Smooth FM-History:...
, he began an evening program of jazz-tinged instrumentals entitled Lites Out San Diego. An ever-increasing portion of the station's programming was devoted to the format, and by 1987, KIFM had changed its format to what was then known as Contemporary Jazz. Good left KIFM for a brief period to host a program on competitor KSWV 102.9 ("The Wave", now Spanish music station KLQV
KLQV
KLQV or Recuerdo 102.9 is a Spanish oldies radio station. Their antenna is located on top of Mount Soledad in La Jolla. They are owned by Univision along with KLNV. Formerly, they were known as VIVA 102.9, but because XHOCL became Spanish oldies, KLQV decided to convert to Spanish oldies. KLQV's...
), returning when KSWV discontinued their Smooth Jazz format.
In 1987, Good was the primary organizer of the first annual Catalina Island Jazztrax Festival in Avalon, California
Avalon, California
Avalon, or Avalon Bay, is the only incorporated city on Santa Catalina Island of the California Channel Islands, and the southernmost city in Los Angeles County. Besides Avalon, the only other center of population on the island is the small unincorporated town of Two Harbors...
, which will be celebrating its 20-year anniversary in October 2007, and the Big Bear Lake Jazztrax Summer Festival in Big Bear Lake, California
Big Bear Lake, California
Big Bear Lake is a city in San Bernardino County, California along the south shore of Big Bear Lake, located northeast of the city of San Bernardino. The population was 5,019 at the 2010 census, down from 5,438 at the 2000 census...
, which celebrated its third anniversary in June 2007. Good's syndicated JazzTrax program is currently syndicated to 44 stations nationwide.