Larry Rosen And Justin DiCioccio With Rhonda Hamilton

April 9, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Add new comment | Filed under: Interviews, Jazz Alive, Rhonda Hamilton, Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition, TD James Moody Jazz Festival

Justin DiCioccio, director of jazz studies at the Manhattan School of Music, and Larry Rosen, co-founder of GRP Records and producer of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition at NJPAC, talk with WBGO's Rhonda Hamilton about their collaborations on concerts to celebrate the 30th anniversary of jazz studies at the Manhattan School of Music and composer Gil Evans' centennial. Enjoy!

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WBGO Congratulates "Sassy" Award Winner Cyrille Aimee

October 21, 2012. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Add new comment | Filed under: james moody, Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition, TD James Moody Jazz Festival

WBGO congratulates singer Cyrille Aimée on winning first "Sassy" award, at the finals of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition which were held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center today. Aimée, of French and Dominican heritage, visited the WBGO studios on Monday and spoke with Rhonda Hamilton about her approach to music and growing up in the Gypsy jazz hotbed of Samois-sur-Seine, France.

Hamilton hosted Sunday's concert, and you can listen to her interviews with finalists Alexis Cole, Hilary Kole, Sandra Booker and Monifa Brown's interview with finalist Ashleigh Smith, - as well as Gary Walker's conversation with the producer of the competition, Larry Rosen, right here on the WBGO blog. Enjoy!

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Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition Finalist Ashleigh Smith

October 20, 2012. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Add new comment | Filed under: james moody, njpac, Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition, TD James Moody Jazz Festival

Singer Ashleigh Smith talks with WBGO's Monifa Brown about growing up in Lewisville, Texas, her education at the University of North Texas, and performing at the Kennedy Center. Smith is a finalist in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, whose finals will be held on Sunday, October 21 at 3 p.m. at the New Jersey Performance Arts Center in Newark.

The competition is the final event of the inaugural James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, co-presented by NJPAC and WBGO-FM.

WBGO's Rhonda Hamilton hosts Sunday's concert, and you can listen to her interviews with finalists Cyrille Aimée, Alexis Cole, Hilary Kole and Sandra Booker, as well as Gary Walker's conversation with the producer of the competition, Larry Rosen, right here on the WBGO blog. Enjoy!

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