Celebrate Jazz Around The World With WBGO

April 30, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Add new comment | Filed under: International Jazz Day, Jazz Alive, The Checkout, The WBGO Journal, WBGO Travel

International Jazz Day kicks off WBGO's monthlong celebration of global jazz, and you can join the celebration by watching video from UNESCO’s April 30 concert in Istanbul, Turkey and listening to earwitness reports from Istanbul by WBGO producer Josh Jackson.

Jazz is increasingly embraced and played around the world. Last year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) partnered with the Thelonious Monk Institute to celebrate the contributions of jazz to world culture, staging concerts in Paris, New Orleans and at the United Nations in New York.

This year's UNESCO concert in Istanbul featured more than 40 musicians, including Herbie Hancock, Robert Glasper, George Duke, Esperanza Spalding, Pedrito Martinez and dozens of others.

WBGO's celebration of global jazz continues on The Checkout, which airs Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., showcases new music from this year's Jazzahead! festival in Bremen, Germany on May 7 and 14, and from South Africa on the 21st and 28th. We also have special reports on South Africa on The WBGO Journal by producer Simon Rentner, who just returned from the Cape Town Jazz Festival.

On WBGO HD2, the jazz bee, we are hosting a special round-the-clock mix of recordings by artists who appeared at this year's Jazzahead! festival, from as far away as Albania, Brazil and Israel.

And WBGO's brand-new Travel & Events series offers behind-the-scenes tours to the Montreal Jazz Festival in June, and to Perugia and the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy in July.

Happy International Jazz Day - and join us every day to celebrate this music we love, in every part of the globe - at WBGO!

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WBGO JAM Live: NYU Karachacha Afro-Peruvian Ensemble

April 25, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Add new comment | Filed under: Jazz Alive, Jazz Appreciation Month, Live Music, Live Music Blogging

The NYU Karachacha Afro-Peruvian Ensemble performed live at WBGO in the tenth in our series of student broadcasts for Jazz Appreciation Month. Click here to hear this concert, and at the bottom of the page for all of our 2013 JAM Student Festival broadcasts.

Directed by Gabriel Alegria with Yael Litwin on cajón, Dillon Treacy on drums, Ross Kratter on double bass, Grady Tesch on vibraphone, Marc Sundermeyer on acoustic guitar and guest master percussionist Freddy "Huevito" Lobatón, the group performed their own compositions and an arrangement of George Gershwin's "Summertime," and were interviewed by WBGO host Michael Bourne in between songs. A full set list and personnel are below.

Enjoy this and all of our student broadcasts, as we introduce you to the next generation of jazz greats in Jazz Appreciation Month!

NYU Karachacha Afro-Peruvian Ensemble

Live at WBGO 4/24/13

Gabriel Alegria, director

Special guest: master percussionist "Huevito" Lobatón

Set List:

"Quimba" (comp. Ross Kratter)

Solos: Tesch, Sundermeyer

Gabriel interview

"Aires de la Costa" (comp. Mark Sundermeyer)

Solos: Sundermeyer, Tesch

Yael interview

"Sanguito" (comp Ross Kratter)

Solos: Tesch, Sundermeyer, Litwin, Treacy

Ross interview

"Lágrima Feliz" (comp Ross Kratter)

Solos: Kratter, Tesch

Dillon interview

"Summertime" (comp. George Gershwin)

Solos: Tesch, Sundermeyer, Kratter

Grady interview

"El Sol" (comp Ross Kratter)

Solos: master drummer Freddy "Huevito" Lobatón

Personnel

Yael Litwin, cajón. Chicago, IL

Dillon Treacy, drums. Milwaukee, WI

Ross Kratter, double bass. New York, NY

Grady Tesch, vibraphone. Park City UTAH

Marc Sundermeyer, acoustic gutar. Washington DC

Gabriel Alegria, director

Special guest: master percussionist "Huevito" Lobatón

All 2013 WBGO JAM Live Student Broadcasts

4/1/13: NJCU Cedar Walton Combo

4/8/13: Rutgers University Jazz Ensemble I

4/12/13: William Paterson "Hawk Flies" Jazz Septet

4/15/13: Berklee Ralph Peterson Sextet

4/16/13: Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble

4/17/13: New School For Jazz Improv Ensemble

4/18/13: MSM Chamber Jazz Ensemble

4/19/13: LaGuardia High School Senior Band

4/23/13: SUNY Purchase Super Sophomores

4/24/13: NYU Karachacha Afro-Peruvian Ensemble

4/25/13: Queens College International Jazz Band

© 2013 WBGO

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Singer Chris McNulty With Michael Bourne

April 23, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Add new comment | Filed under: Interviews, Jazz Alive, michael bourne

Singer Chris McNulty talks with WBGO's Michael Bourne about her career in the United States and in her native Australia, and her most recent CD release, Whispers The Heart. Enjoy!

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