© 2026 WBGO
WBGO Jazz light blue header background
Jazz...Anywhere, Anytime, on Any Device.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble Brings Heart and Soul to New Project, 'Love Is the Whole Thing, We Are Only Pieces' | New Day New Play

Aside from working with Ted Nash, Cecil McBee, Lee Konitz, and Dewey Redman, drummer Matt Wilson's own creative adventures run far and wide.

"Love is the whole thing, we are only pieces". The great Sufi poet Rumi wrote those words over 750 years ago. Words that inspired Wilson and his band Good Trouble to make a love record that shares the feelings and moves those feelings through music. Alongside saxophonists Tia Fuller, Jeff Lederer and Anisha Rush, bassist Ben Allison and pianist/vocalist Dawn Clement, this collective reimagines pianist Andrew Hill, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and saxophonist Bobby Watson, there are inspired originals, and a nice feel for the Bacharach/David evergreen "Anyone Who Had A Heart".

Hear a track from the latest from Matt Wilson's Good Trouble each weekday morning @ 8:20AM, another feature made possible by the members of WBGO!

Mon-"Wind Spirit"

Tues-"Fuller Love"(In Case You Missed It)

Wed-"Black Fire"

Thurs-"Anyone Who Had A Heart"

Fri-"Festival"

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.