WBGO Events
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Celebrate Brooklyn and WBGO: Nation Beat, Maracatu New York and Greg Caz
Thursday, May 17 at 7pm | Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brazilian and Gulf Coast musical traditions meet when Nation Beat rocks the stage at Brooklyn Bridge Park followed by the thunderous drumming of Maracatu New York and Greg Caz's spinning Brazilian beats.This is a free public event.
Photo by: Jason Gardner
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Celebrate Brooklyn and WBGO: Zydeco/Cajun Dance Party
Thursday, May 24 at 7pm | Brooklyn Bridge Park
Imagine Mardi Gras set to the backdrop of New York City. That's what you can expect when Grammy® Award-winner Terrance Simien takes the stage and belts out some of the finest zydeco around. Jesse Lége and Bayou Brew will add a perfect complementary of Cajun dance music.This event is free.
Photo by: Michael Weintrob
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The Chekcout: Live at 92Y Tribeca - Henry Cole and the Afrobeat Collective / Gilad Hekselman Quartet with Mark Turner
Wednesday, May 30 at 8pm | 92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, NYC
Drummer Henry Cole and his Afrobeat Collective integrate a verity of influences, including Puerto Rican folklore, funk and R&B, jazz and Afro-Caribbean rhythmic sharing original work. Guitarist Gilad Hekselman and his Quartet will be joined by saxophonist Mark Turner delivering a new unique perspective on their craft.
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WBGO Members Event
Thursday, June 7 at 7pm | Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ
WBGO Members! Join us for a Members Event at the Newark Museum to view the works of Romare Bearden and hear the jazz of Geri Allen. Hurry! Tickets are Limited.
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WBGO Festival Calendar
Click on the links below to view festival information:
- SF Jazz Spring Season, San Francisco (Mar 02 - Jun 22)
- 13th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival (Mar 30 - Apr 30)
- Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, SC (May 24 - Jun 10)
- http://www.brusselsjazzmarathon.be/ (May 25 - May 27)
- 35th Anniv Atlanta 2012 Jazz Festival (May 26 - May 28)
- Discover Jazz Festival, Burlington, VT (Jun 01 - Jun 10)
- 14th Annual Healdsburg (CA) Jazz Festival (Jun 01 - Jun 10)
- DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival (Jun 18 - Jun 23)
- Freihofer's 35th Saratoga Jazz Festival (Jun 30 - Jul 02)
- North Sea Jazz 2012 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Jul 06 - Jul 08)
- Jazz in July Summer Festival at the 92Y, New York (Jul 16 - Jul 26)
- Caramoor Jazz Festival, Katonah, NY (Jul 28 - Jul 29)
- Telluride Jazz Festival, Telluride, CO (Aug 03 - Aug 05)
- 2012 Newport Jazz Festival (Aug 04 - Aug 05)
- 17th Litchfield Jazz Festival, Goshen Fairgrounds, Goshen, CT (Aug 10 - Aug 12)
- 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival (Sep 21 - Sep 23)
Learn more about the International Jazz Festivals Organisation (IJFO)



