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Playlist: Aaron Parks
April 30, 2013 by Josh Jackson
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Aaron Parks shares a playlist with WBGO’s Josh Jackson. Hear selections from Lester Young, Aphex Twin, Bela Bartok, Gertrude Stein, Alice Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and Miles Davis.
Playlist: Jeremy Pelt
April 9, 2013 by Josh Jackson
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Jeremy Pelt sets his music player to shuffle. Hear songs from the trumpeter’s digital music collection: James Brown, Jackie McLean, Grachan Moncur, Donald Byrd, and John Coltrane.
Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Jupiter Variations
April 2, 2013 by Josh Jackson
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WBGO’s Josh Jackson shares a selection of songs about Jupiter with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel. Hear music from Mozart, Jimi Hendrix, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, John Coltrane, Train and The Seatbelts.
Playlist: Walter Smith III
March 12, 2013 by Josh Jackson
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Saxophonist Walter Smith III shares music from his digital collection with WBGO’s Josh Jackson. Hear selections from Kenny Garrett, Ornette Coleman, John Legend and Kanye West.
Playlist: Rudresh Mahanthappa
April 17, 2012 by Josh Jackson
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Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa talks about his project band, Samdhi, then shares his digital music with WBGO’s Josh Jackson. Hear selections from Gary Bartz, Stockhausen, Scott Tinkler, Autechre, Yes, and Benny Carter.
Playlist: Sam Yahel
January 31, 2012 by Josh Jackson
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Sam Yahel shares a random sample of his digital music collection. Hear works from Bach, Charlie Parker, and Al Green.
EJ Strickland: Wonderland
January 18, 2012 by Josh Jackson
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Drummer EJ Strickland shares a playlist of Stevie Wonder tunes with WBGO’s Josh Jackson.
Playlist: Bill McHenry
November 10, 2011 by Josh Jackson
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Saxophonist Bill McHenry shares a recent playlist with WBGO’s Josh Jackson. Hear McHenry talk about music examples from Nikhil Banerjee, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, and Fela Kuti.
Playlist: Gretchen Parlato
May 6, 2011 by Josh Jackson
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Singer Gretchen Parlato shares some of her favorite singers with WBGO’s Josh Jackson, including Bobby McFerrin, Becca Stevens, Oumou Sangare, Shirley Horn and Luther Vandross.
Playlist: Ambrose Akinmusire
April 5, 2011 by Josh Jackson
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WBGO’s Josh Jackson and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire listen to a randomly generated playlist, including music by Gretchen Parlato, Fats Navarro, Gilad Hekselman, Jamey Aebersold, Kenny Dorham, and Joanna Newsom.
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