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Karen Michel
WBGO's Jon Kalish reports on Karen Michel's "Ganja Granny" podcast
Helen Sung’s 'Oracles' Delivers a Masterclass in Syncopation, Improvisation, and Star-Studded Jazz Tributes | New Day New Play
With Oracles, Helen brings it all for us to enjoy in a large setting, with original tributes to Clark Terry, Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath and Wayne Shorter, alongside engaging pianism salutes to Barry Harris, Kenny Barron and Herbie Hancock.
The legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band performs at the Blue Note Jazz Festival June 8-10
WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Dirty Dozen Brass Band members Roger Lewis and Traverri Huff-Boone about the legendary band's performances at the Blue Note Jazz Festival June 8-10
Zev Feldman - The Promise of the Unheard
Leo Sidran catches up with Zev Feldman, a man often called 'the Indiana Jones of Jazz'. Others know him as 'the jazz detective'. He prefers something simpler: a music fan who never stopped asking questions. “I literally search the world for previously unissued recordings of this music - America’s classical music."
Billie Holiday: Tributes to Billie
In this final episode, we hear tribute recordings by contemporary singers and one pianist who made comments and observations throughout the series.
Sleeves - “like a book club, but for records”
WBGO’s Ray Long talks with Mikey Bar-Lavi, creator and host of the NYC-based “Sleeves” record club (‘like a book club, but for records…’)
Baraka lifts Delaney Hall protest curfew; city to expand lawsuit against GEO Group
Newark is intensifying efforts to close Delaney Hall
The next edition of WBGO's "Ask Governor Sherrill" streams here tonight (June 3) at 7pm
WBGO's call-in show "Ask Governor Sherrill" streams here tonight at 7pm
Two-time Grammy Award-winning R & B singer Peabo Bryson gave the world some of the most beautiful duets in music history
WBGO's Doug Doyle reports on the passing of two-time Grammy Award-winning R & B singer Peabo Bryson
Protests escalate at Delaney Hall, the battle of AI data centers in NJ and a look a Skyview Acres
On the May 30 WBGO Journal, Protests escalate at Delaney Hall, the battle of AI data centers in NJ and a look a Skyview Acres
For 80 years Skyview Acres has been a unique community with a shared political worldview
WBGO's Jon Kalish reports on the unique community of Skyview Acres in Pomona, NY
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WBGOThe next edition of "Newark Today", hosted by Michael Hill, streams here at 8pm on May 21 -
WBGOThe next edition of "Newark Today", hosted by Michael Hill, streams here tonight (April 16) at 8pm
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