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2026 Jazz Congress: Jazz Legacies Fellowship

The Jazz Legacies panel at the 2026 Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Dave Popkin
The Jazz Legacies panel at the 2026 Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center

2026 Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Jazz Legacies Fellowship: A Conversation (The Appel Room):

In conversation with five fellows from the inaugural class of Jazz Legacies Fellowship, launched by the Mellon Foundation in partnership with the Jazz Foundation of America in 2025.

Moderator: Willard Jenkins (DC Jazz Festival)

Panelists: Bertha Hope; Carmen Lundy; Amina Claudine Myers; Herlin Riley; Reggie Workman.

Here's Willard Jenkins' discussion with Carmen Lundy:

CarmenLundyJazzCongress.mp3
Willard Jenkins chats with Carmen Lundy at 2026 Jazz Congress during the inaugural Jazz Legacies Fellowship panel

WBGO's Dave Popkin's entire interview with Herlin Riley is at the top of this post.

Herlin Riley at the Jazz Legacies Panel discussion at the 2026 Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Dave Popkin
Herlin Riley at the Jazz Legacies Panel discussion at the 2026 Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Check out Dave Popkin's full coverage of the 2026 Jazz Congress at wbgo.org.

Dave Popkin is a WBGO News/Music contributor, veteran sportscaster, educator and musician
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.