Jonathan Chimene
Chief Financial OfficerEducation:
BA: Brandeis University
MA: University of Chicago
MBA: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Long time music lover and WBGO listener, Jonathan proudly joined the WBGO team in Mid 2018.
He is a former collegiate and tournament tennis player – with international experience both as a player and a coach.
Jonathan is a published photographer, who enjoys checking out jazz clubs and festivals throughout the world, and is a life-long, die-hard New York Mets fan.
Raised in Central NJ but after a long stint in Chicago, he has resided in Brooklyn for the past two decades.
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2024 Rhythm and Roots Festival was another big success -
Photos from the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival which featured performances by Laufey, Chief Adjuah, Bill Frisell, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, Brittany Howard and many others. -
WBGO’s Jonathan Chimene shares photos from a special concert by George Coleman & friends celebrating the 25th anniversary of Smoke Jazz Club in NYC. -
WBGO’s Jonathan Chimene shares photos from a recent performance at NJPAC by the legendary Brazilian guitarist and singer Caetano Veloso. -
WBGO’s Jonathan Chimene shares photos from “The Nearness of You” all-star concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center which raised funds to support MDS-Leukemia Stem Cell Research at Columbia University. -
WBGO’s Jonathan Chimene reports on and shares photos from special event at NJPAC celebrating Max Roach’s Centennial that re-imagined the drummer’s ‘We Insist!’ from 1960. -
WBGO’s Jonathan Chimene reports on saxophonist Billy Harper’s 81st birthday celebration at Smoke Jazz and Supper Club in NYC. -
WBGO’s Jonathan Chimene and Anthony Nieves share photos from the recent Montclair Jazz Festival, that withstood a short hiatus due to a severe thunderstorm to present a full slate of talent. -
Jonathan Chimene and Mark Sheldon share photos from the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival, that featured Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Christian McBride and many others. -
WBGO’s Jonathan Chimene and Andrew James photographed performances by Stanley Clarke, Kenny Garrett and Brandee Younger at SummerStage as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival.
