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  • Village Vanguard Live: Tom Harrell "True Colors"

    March 27, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

    Add new comment | Filed under: live at the village vanguard, Live Music, Live Music Blogging

    WBGO presents Tom Harrell's "Colors of a Dream" live from the Village Vanguard on Wednesday, March 27 at 9 p.m. Bookmark this page to watch live, listen on 88.3 FM or our on-air stream, and join in a conversation with hosts from WBGO and NPR Music during the show.

    WBGO's The Jazz Bee is streaming a special preview mix all week of recordings by the composer and flugelhornist, as well as his bandmates Jaleel Shaw on alto saxophone, Wayne Escoffery on tenor, Esperanza Spalding on bass and vocals, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Johnathan Blake on drums. Enjoy!

    Like WBGO's other live broadcasts, these shows live on in our video archive and at NPRmusic.org.

    © 2013 WBGO

  • Tiny Resistors, Rosetta Trio at 92Y Tribeca

    March 15, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

    Add new comment | Filed under: 92Y, Live Music, Live Music Blogging

    WBGO's The Checkout Live presented Todd Sickafoose's Tiny Resistors and Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio live from the 92Y Tribeca on Wednesday, March 20 at 8 p.m.

    Fox, Sickafoose, Ferber, and Ellman at 92Y photo: John Rogers/johnrogersnyc.com
    Fox, Sickafoose, Ferber, and Ellman photo by John Rogers/johnrogersnyc.com

    Bookmark this page to watch the concert live, listen on 88.3 FM or our on-air stream, and join the conversation online during the show. Every month, The Checkout Live brings critically acclaimed performers, many of whom have been featured on host Josh Jackson's weekly music magazine, The Checkout," to live stages in New York and Boston.

    Like WBGO's other live broadcasts, these shows live on in our video archive and at NPRmusic.org.

    If you like what you hear, tune in to WBGO-FM's sister station, The Jazz Bee, to hear more from Crump, Sickafoose, and other artists at the cutting edge of jazz. Enjoy!

    Sickafoose is joined by Jenny Scheinman on violin, Steve Cardenas on guitar, John Ellis on reeds, Alan Ferber on trombone, Jonathan Goldberger on guitar and Ted Poor on drums. In the Rosetta Trio, Crump will be joined by guitarists Liberty Ellman and Jamie Fox.

    © 2013 WBGO

  • The Checkout Live from Berklee: Walter Smith III

    March 7, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

    Add new comment | Filed under: Berklee, Live Music, Live Music Blogging

    WBGO presents saxophonist Walter Smith III live from the Red Room at Cafe 939 at the Berklee College of Music in Boston on Thursday, March 7 at 8 p.m.

    The Checkout – Live at Berklee brings critically acclaimed, New York-based Berklee alumni back to their alma mater for concerts. Smith will be joined in the concert by fellow Berklee alumnus Matt Stevens on guitar, bassist Harish Raghavan, Taylor Eigsti on piano, and Clarence Penn on drums.

    Watch the concert live right here or listen to our on-air stream with host Josh Jackson, and join the conversation below.

    Like WBGO's other live broadcasts every month, these shows live on in our video archive and at NPRmusic.org.

    If you like what you hear, tune in to WBGO's sister station, The Jazz Bee, to hear recordings by Smith, his bandmates and other cutting-edge performers. Enjoy!

    © 2013 WBGO