Yes, WBGO is a radio station, a great radio station. But it also hosts a website that not only streams its broadcast, but also offers up podcasts and a plethora of stories about the music, the musicians and the scene. As we wrap up 2022, we thought we’d offer a look back at some of our favorite stories during the past year, perhaps some of which you may have missed. As you can see, many of our hosts contributed a wide variety of interviews and conversations to bring you closer to the music. We hope you enjoy this sampling of what we covered in the jazz community in 2022. We can promise you that we have even more in store for 2023.
![Fran Lebowitz](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5d6bbf2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x3920+0+0/resize/880x885!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff4%2Fc2%2Feee5cc60462ba5831eabeaa869c9%2Ffran-lebowitz.jpeg)
Doug Doyle talks with writer and humorist Fran Leibowitz about her affinity for jazz
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![Chucho Valdes](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c3c9753/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1200+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2Fc0%2Ffb0041be41abace7d890c6014375%2Fchucho-valdes-mjf65-2022-028-cmontereyjazzfestival-tomasovalle.jpg)
Chucho Valdés talks with Bobby Sanabria about his “La Creación” suite
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![Joe Sanders, left, with a bass student, Fuensanta Mendez, at Associazone Siena Jazz in Siena, Italy in 2021.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1165ebf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5522x4150+0+0/resize/880x661!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F2b%2F3b9c2ef54375b63934a3ae32cc38%2Fdscf8987.jpg)
Ashley Kahn on jazz artists living abroad
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![Irma Thomas at WYES-TV in New Orleans, 2021.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/93bb595/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fd1%2Ff265d7b7470c940276d51fe69b67%2Firmathomas-2021.jpg)
In a conversation with Felix Hernandez, Irma Thomas reflects on her soulful career
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![NYU Village Voices](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a69b558/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3854x2890+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2Fbf%2Feadd45664de09d6eef9f423870ba%2Fimg-0326.jpg)
Janis Siegel tells Gary Walker all about the origin and evolution of The Manhattan Transfer
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![Pat Martino and Russell Malone](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/646bed5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/829x576+0+0/resize/880x611!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc1%2Fdf%2Ffae4bfef422fa8dfec7d6e9a6836%2Frussell-pat.jpg)
Russell Malone reflects on the legacy of fellow guitarist Pat Martino
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Nate Chinen on Charles Mingus as a social and political activist
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![Dayramir Gonzalez](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9b49fcd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7952x5304+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F5d%2F880f01d944d2b4cb510f8045ec89%2Fdsc06940.jpg)
Dayramir Gonzalez’s concert and interview as part of the Yamaha Concert Series
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![Charles and Sue Mingus](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4286293/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x630+0+0/resize/880x462!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F40%2Fdab730df4a93b9370c5c1dea24ee%2Fsuemingus.jpg)
Helen Sung writes about the life and legacy of Sue Mingus
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![Samara Joy](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/73e0175/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5498x4123+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F09%2F01%2Fmt_samarajoy_shot3-3_as_re-7cc0b22b713cd5d91e3d899db0bef0f11164db2d.jpg)
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![Amos Lee](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5d5bc97/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3360x2752+0+0/resize/880x721!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2F48%2F7c831d8045149e2bcb354290f739%2Fimages-uploads-gallery-11-2.jpg)
Singer-songwriter Amos Lee channeled Chet Baker on his latest album,My Ideal: A Tribute to Chet Baker Sings
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Thyrone Thommy talks with Jamara Wakefield about his jazz-themed film for Netflix Learn to Swim
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![Lucia Gutiérrez Rebolloso](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/28fda89/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2153+0+0/resize/880x632!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc0%2Fe1%2F22ee465c4afb8f19064a4d412cff%2Flucia-svc-2022-sussman-dsc-2076.jpg)
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Leo Sidran interviews Cyrille Aimee in an episode of The Third Story podcast
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![Sonny Rollins](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0a77ead/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x3715+0+0/resize/880x817!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa1%2F8e%2Ffa819c0a4656a920e787cb67125e%2F20-sonny-rollins-bridge-atsuhiko-kawabata-300dpi-final.jpg)
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![Raul Midon](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ddb4a1a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F65%2F71%2F2edeb328421882783452626fb587%2Fimg-6548.jpg)
Raul Midon speaks with Sheila Anderson about his album of duets with 12 other guitarists
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![Vincent Herring](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e52e9db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/733x1280+0+0/resize/880x1537!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F79%2F30c0c08f4528a7d980766b52bb08%2Fvincentherring.jpg)
Vincent Herring on the legacy of John Coltrane
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![Hymn to Freedom - Single Cover.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/526c958/2147483647/strip/true/crop/960x960+0+0/resize/880x880!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F53%2F007d9659454ea782ed6b2dd2c1a0%2Fhymn-to-freedom-single-cover.jpg)
The story behind Oscar Peterson’s “Hymn to Freedom” and its recent remake
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![Coleman Hawkins in 1946.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/60553d9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/876x935+0+0/resize/880x939!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2012%2F11%2F21%2Fhawkins_custom-31a063deb07d42b9012b8d1e098ef83285229e19.jpg)
Lew Tabackin on the legacy of Coleman Hawkins
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![Ronnie Cuber](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/07c7182/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1856x2640+0+0/resize/880x1252!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2Fcc%2Fa4d83abf423f96ab4c88498dfc6d%2Fronniecuber2.jpg)
Randy Brecker’s remembrance of saxophonist Ronnie Cuber
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![Dionne Warwick](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e4c441a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/635x663+0+0/resize/880x919!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Ff4%2F0cd8b24f4bbfa6ac5bc1bb581c99%2Fdionne-warwick-photo-black-and-white-photo-by-david-vance.png)
Pat Prescott speaks with Dionne Warwick about her long and storied career
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![Judy Carmichael](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/755ac26/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x1211+0+0/resize/880x833!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2Fd8%2F4e449f1244c1b46ca53e7a391c8c%2Fjudycarmichael.jpg)
Judy Carmichael of Jazz Inspired on the art of interviewing
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![Jamaaladeen Tacuma in front of the Whiteville Bus Station](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/952fd99/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3954x2966+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F10%2F27%2Fjt-portrait-whiteville-bus-station-11-1c44d2dfd8aca9d84c4b4027f09cff565ff3b435.jpg)
Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey from rural North Carolina
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![Billie Holiday](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5886842/2147483647/strip/true/resize/880x^/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F79%2F4f%2Ff38ba0bc45a09355afd13723ab6f%2Fbilliebox.jpg)
Jamara Wakefield reflects on Billie Holiday’s version of “I’m a Fool to Want You”
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Jane Bunnett talks with Nicole Sweeney about the Cuban jazz group Maqueque