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  • WBGO Widget

    May 1, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

    Add new comment | Filed under: Digital Life, gary von schilling, internet audio, Jazz Alive, mac, wbgo, WBGO Community Events, web stream, widget

    WBGO Widget Grab

    Attention Mac users. While I was trolling on the interwebs tonight, I saw something that took me by surprise.  Gary Von Schilling (someone I don't know, but he's clearly a fan of WBGO) created a widget that directs you to our web stream.
    Find it here.
    -Josh

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  • The audacity of Jazz

    February 25, 2008. Posted by .

    Add new comment | Filed under: Digital Life, Jazz Community, Jazz Education, Jazz Osmosis, Masters

    While we celebrate Jazz every day here for its energy and complexity, and relish in the swing of it, and nod our heads in approval at a monster solo, it can be easy to forget that Jazz has been at the forefront of social change movements and African-American history and culture for more than a century, supporting freedom movements abroad, civil rights struggles at home and fighting against war and racial injustice both here and abroad.

    To celebrate that, we've launched a new podcast series called "We Insist!: Jazz Speaks Out." Over the four half-hour episodes, host Angelika Beener talks to some of the brightest lights in Jazz about how the music influenced them and how they influenced the music. Guests include USC Professor Dr. Robin D. G. Kelly,  pianist Randy Weston; trumpeter Terence Blanchard; saxophonist Marcus Strickland and others.

    Some of the featured music includes: Max Roach's "We Insist;" Miles Davis' "Jack Johnson;" Randy Weston's "Uhuru Afrika;" John Coltrane's "Alabama;" Sonny Rollins' "Freedom Suite;" and many more. The series launched Friday and we'll add epsodes weekly.

    Listen (and subscribe) to the first episode here.  - David Cruz

    © 2008 WBGO

  • Studio Session - Big Pump Song

    January 5, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

    Add new comment | Filed under: Digital Life, Discovery, Jazz Alive, Live Music, Movies, Remix, Studio Sessions, Video

    We had a great session with Now vs. Now.
    You'll have to wait next month for the complete results, but here's a teaser.
    Josh

     

    © 2008 WBGO