Yellowjackets' 'Fasten Up' featured on WBGO's New Day, New Play 3/31-4/4

WBGO | By Gary Walker

Published March 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM EDT

With their 27th studio album, the GRAMMY Award-winning, jazz-pioneering Yellowjackets return with Fasten Up, a fresh collection of genre-bending sounds from the impeccable musicianship of pianist/keyboardist Russell Ferrante, tenor saxophonist and EWI specialist Bob Mintzer, bassist and MIDI sequencer Dane Alderson and rhythmaker Will Kennedy. Bursting with their signature energy, Fasten Up features 10 originals, a lively cover of the Ben Tucker nugget "Comin' Home Baby" alongside a standout original "The Lion" showcasing the talents of guitarist/vocalist Raul Midon.

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Gary Walker

In jazz radio, great announcers are distinguished by their ability to convey the spontaneity and passion of the music. Gary Walker is such an announcer, and his enthusiasm for this music greets WBGO listeners every morning on Daybreak. He's the winner of the 1996 Gavin Magazine Jazz Radio Personality of the Year Award and the recipient of the 2021 Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Career Achievement in Broadcasting from the Jazz Journalists Association. Gary hosts the morning show each weekday from 8am til noon. And, by his own admission, he's truly having a great time.

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