For this collaborative livestream it's the Dance Party All-Stars feaurting Alfredo de la Fé All Star Band and George Gee Swing Orchestra! Experience Lindy hop and jitterbug followed by Latin jazz and salsa!

On the September 5 WBGO Journal, we preview of the 2026 OSPAC West Orange and Pittsburgh International Jazz Festivals and we remember the life and music of Cassandra Wilson

At a late-summer celebration in Central Park, Verve Records marked its 70th anniversary alongside SummerStage’s 40th season. From a new generation reimagining Getz/Gilberto to Samara Joy and Christian McBride carrying the jazz tradition forward, the evening was a reminder that musical history is kept alive by the people who believe in it — sometimes quietly, one person at a time.

The first Labor Day parade took place in New York City in 1882, but it didn’t get moving until a group of workers from Newark arrived with a band. Leo Sidran traces the musical origins of the holiday and considers the enduring question of musicians as both artists and workers.

A collection of some of today's top players paying tribute to Pat Martino on some of his significant compositions.

Leo Sidran revisits a 2023 conversation with singer Samara Joy about her experience studying at SUNY Purchase

WBGO's Doug Doyle reports on the impact of the late Cassandra Wilson

In their respective careers, Hoyes and Green have never wanted to be just one thing. Hear what happens when they refuse to choose.

WBGO's Doug Doyle reports on the passing of Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer Cassandra Wilson

Argentine singer, composer, and producer Sofía Rei talks about leaving Buenos Aires and rediscovering the music of home, moving beyond the boundaries of jazz, embracing electronics and production, and learning from collaborators and students. Her new album Antónima brings those threads together through what she calls “Folk and Futurism” a meeting place for tradition, technology and a distinctly contemporary musical identity.