Dylan Music
Program DirectorContact: dmusic@kazu.org
Dylan Music became Program Director in 2026. He 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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Simon is having a book release and signing event at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Aug. 17. -
comedian Maria Bamford will be performing at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey on August 15th -
An interview with Chas Crowder, a local music promoter, who is bringing concerts back to the Atrium stage inside the famous Catalyst night club, even as the venue faces an uncertain future. -
Musician Keshav Batish and his ensemble will perform at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center on July 20th -
New Canon Theatre Company is staging their 1968 version of "Romeo and Juliet" at the outdoor Forest Theater in Carmel. -
Grammy-winning slack-key guitarist and singer George Kahumoku, Jr. has been making music for years. He's also a sculptor, farmer, and preserver ofHawaiian culture and heritage. He's lived most of his life in Hawaii, but he moved to Watsonville about a year ago. Now, he'll be performing at a Hawaiian cultural event taking place at the Chaminade Resort & Spa in Santa Cruz this weekend. -
The Watsonville Film Festival opens tonight at Green Valley Cinemas. This year's theme is "art as resistance." -
Singer-songwriter Lila Downs comes to the Quarry Amphitheater in Santa Cruz on March 6. -
As we near the finish line on our station move, we wanted to bring you a fun conversation with some of KAZU's most familiar on-air voices. Join Scott Cohn, Dylan Music, MaryJane Peters, Lisa Ledin and Paul Fingerote for this discussion about New Year's resolutions, radio origin stories, hobbies, habits and more. -
Local instrumental rock trio Yeobo release debut album "Keeping Score" on Valentine's Day
