Join us for an impromptu concert series in the heart of Central Park, titled Walk With The Wind and featuring performances by tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, drummer Nasheet Waits and more.
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Andrew Renfroe's debut release blends electric and acoustic sounds that recall formative influences and new directions. -
In advance of the Other Minds Festival in San Francisco, Take Five features artists from its lineup — including King Britt with Tyshawn Sorey, Sara Schoenbeck with Roscoe Mitchell, Sylvie Courvoisier with Mary Halvorson, and Darius Jones.
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In a WBGO premiere, Cuban big band Orquesta Akokán shares the third single from 16 Rayos: a dispatch from the dance floor titled "Fiebre De Mambo."
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3-time Stanley Cup champ, Former NJ Devils defenseman and current MSG Networks broadcaster Ken Daneyko joins SportsJam with Doug Doyle to talk about the upcoming NHL season and his 40-year career with the Devils organization
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As she winds down her playing career, soccer star Carli Loyd was the honoree of the biggest party ever in her hometown of Delran, New Jersey.
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Recent Podcast Episodes From WBGO Studios
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Rose Callahan/Met OperaJazz United was in the house when Terence Blanchard became the first Black composer to have an opera presented at The Met. In this episode, Greg Bryant and Nate Chinen laud 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones' for its music, its message and its broader meaning. -
Mari Amita/While the music industry was mostly dormant, Hiromi was busy collaborating with a string quartet, writing new music for her Silver Lining Suite, and performing at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Courtesy ASUCLA Photography/The Forgotten First/Grand Central Publishing/Acclaimed Newsday NFL writer Bob Glauber joins SportsJam with Doug Doyle to talk about his new book "The Forgotten First"
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Toshi Sakurai/courtesy of Chick Corea ProductionsJazz United goes deep on 'Live,' the first posthumous album by Chick Corea, and discusses the evolving legacy of Corea's Akoustic Band.
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This month's program, in partnership with the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists, presents its first live audience edition in two years on Thursday, October 21. Host Michael Hill will be joined by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka as well as former United Staes Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Paul Fishman, and others. This is part of the NJSPJ series "The Press, the Police, and the Public," which launched last month.