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Music News
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Maverick jazz composer Anthony Braxton was set to spend his 75th birthday performing at events around the world, but then... well, you know. He has two new boxed sets out this month. -
Bassist Charlie Haden, who died in 2014, left many songs to remember him by. His daughter Petra Haden shares her take on "Silence," with a long-distance assist from one of his dearest collaborators, Egberto Gismonti.
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For "Let Me Tell You 'Bout It," drummer Joe Farnsworth talks with Greg Bryant about his career path, pandemic perseverance, and a new album, Time to Swing.
WBGO News
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The exhibit, the first new one since the Newark Museum of Art reopened June 3, contains 50 works by 45 New Jersey artists.
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de Blasio Administration Unveils Juneteenth Economic Justice Plan
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Students who are turning 21 and would otherwise age out of the system will get an extra year of school and services.
Recent Podcast Episodes From WBGO Studios
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Jim Lampley/Legendary Sports Broadcaster Jim Lampley joins SportsJam host Doug Doyle to talk about his return to Boxing play-by-play and how destiny play a major part in his career -
On the fourth episode of The Great Wealth Divide, Gabriela Tejedor and Miguel Martinez-Saenz join host Dale Favors to talk about the crucial role that education plays in financial inequality — and how to address the problem.
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Watch three improvising masters — Mark Dresser (double bass), Michael Dessen (trombone) and Myra Melford (piano) — perform a telematic concert on The Checkout Live.
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Carla Roley/Episode 3 of The Great Wealth Divide puts the focus on housing disparities for Black and Latinx communities, including the history of destructive government and real estate industry practices, such as redlining and disinvestment, that negatively affected access to affordable housing and home ownership.
June 17 at 8pm, host Michael Hill is joined by Mayor Ras Baraka and Law & Policy Director for NJISJ, Andrea McChristian, Esq.
June is African-American Music Appreciation Month, Pride Month and National DJ Month.
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WBGO returns to the Newport Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 31, 2021 with a bus departing Newark/NYC returning same day. Day trip packages on sale now!