• Morning Cup of Jazz 6/10/11

    June 10, 2011. Posted by Alex Rodriguez.

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    Today at WBGO:

    Happy 80th birthday to Joao Gilberto!
    Happy 80th birthday to Joao Gilberto!

    - On the next WBGO Journal: Plans to make a documentary based on Helene Stapinski's crooked family history in Jersey City and more, tonight at 6:30.

    - This weekend, WBGO hosts two live events in New York. First, Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat features the Matt Munisteri Band at Brooklyn Botanic Garden from 12-6 p.m., and then our own Josh Jackson hosts Central Park Summer Stage featuring Medeski, Martin & Wood.

    Recent Jazzlinks:

    - The latest episode of You Don't Know Jazz! w/ Dr. Lewis Porter is online, debunking myths about early New Orleans.

    - Roy Haynes played on David Letterman Wednesday night.

    - Trumpeter Ian Carey shares some jazz "facts" inspired by Kenny G's curious sense of jazz history.

    - Ronan Guilfoyle responds thoughtfully to the common criticism that jazz is elitist.

    - Click through for more of today's jazz happenings:

    Highlights From Today's WBGO Music Calendar:

    Bobby Broom at Cecil's

    Wayne Escoffery at Church of the Intercession

    Aaron Parks at the Jazz Gallery

    Aaron Goldberg at the Jazz Standard

    Billy Hart at the Village Vanguard

    Today's Jazz Birthdays:

    Dwayne Burno -- 1970

    Joao Gilberto -- 1931

    Nat Hentoff -- 1925

    Charnett Moffett -- 1967

    Dicky Wells -- 1907

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