Yuma music

In this week's Arizona Edition, the Blue Angels are in the Yuma Airshow for the first time in 40 years! And a local car club donates teddy bears for young patients at Onvida. The Fort Yuma Rotary Club has a volunteer project at Centennial Middle School. Finally, The Hot Spot looks at Yuma's music scene.

This week, we hear from artists and promoters within Yuma's music scene who share the impact of local music.

Jose Montoya, aka DJ KM7, is the owner of J Remix Entertainment and a longtime part of Yuma’s music scene. He's also president of a local San Francisco 49ers fan group.

KAWC speaks with local Yuma band promoters, Adam Olivarez and Isaac Irie, who connect community through their work.

Alfred “AJ Fresh” Hernandez, a longtime Yuma music producer and audio engineer is known for blending old-school analog gear with modern production. Under the name AJ Fresh, he’s just released a boom bap beat tape inspired by the 1980s tape era and classic hip-hop sound.

Erick Macias — known as Horus Green when he’s producing beats, and Pavé when he’s performing Latin guitar— talked about his journey from attending underground hip-hop shows as a kid to becoming one of the leaders keeping Yuma’s music scene alive. We dove into his different musical styles, the evolution of Krooktone Collective, and his big show happening this Saturday at the North End Coffeehouse .

Yuma’s own Concertmaster David Adler and Terri Irizarry of the Yuma Symphony Orchestra talk about their start in music and what it really takes to lead an orchestra.

Syrene Danae, a local artist, musician, author and art teacher at EOC Charter High School, created The Gathering as a space where young people can feel seen, valued and confident in who they are. We’re talking about her story, her students and the heart behind building real community through art and music.

Omar Cervantes refuses to let his visual impairment limit his musical studies.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson to host free concert at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish.