Isabel Zacharias
Isabel Zacharias

Isabel Zacharias

Host of Takin' Off, the weekday afternoon show on KMHD Jazz Radio.

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Isabel Zacharias is a radio DJ, writer and musician from Kansas. She hosts Takin' Off, the weekday afternoon show on KMHD Jazz Radio, and her arts journalism bylines have appeared at OPB, NPR Music, Willamette Week and Eugene Weekly. She writes and self-publishes poetry and fronts an indie folk-rock band called Babytooth.

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KMHD host Isabel Zacharias talks with contemporary trumpet visionary Theo Croker about the creation of his new album, the circumstances around it and how it will impact the world around us.


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KMHD’s best jazz singles of 2020

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KMHD’s best jazz albums of 2020

One bright side of this year? All the music that was made, against great odds. Here’s the KMHD staff’s hand-picked list of favorite jazz LPs from 2020.



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