Jamara Wakefield
Digital Content ManagerJamara Wakefield is an arts and culture writer and creator currently living in Newark. As Digital Content Producer at WBGO, she oversees social media, supports webcasts and other online events, and produces podcasts.
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I Am Everything, a new documentary about Little Richard, reveals the Black queer origins of rock ’n’ roll, finally exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music. -
Willard Jenkins, longtime jazz advocate and author, speaks with WBGO’s Jamara Wakefield about his new book Ain’t But a Few of Us, documenting the work of Black jazz writers.
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Streamed concert by BOBBY SANABRIA & QUARTETO ACHÉ for the Yamaha Concert Series presented in partnership with WBGO
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WBGO's Jamara Wakefield interviews trumpeter and composer Jeff Beal about his soundtrack for the jazz-themed film Raymond and Ray, starring Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor
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Canadian film director Thyrone Tommy talks about his jazz-themed film Learn to Swim
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This April Fool's Day, pause to consider "I'm a Fool to Want You" — specifically, the iconic version recorded by Billie Holiday.
