Keanna Faircloth
Keanna Faircloth is a Washington, DC native and comes to WBGO getting her start on-air at WPFW 89.3 FM in 2003, most recently as the host of Late Night Jazz: The Continuum Experience. She is a graduate of Howard University having majored in Music History with a minor in Classical Piano. Keanna has written for NPR Music, and worked for Radio One as an on-air personality, producer and voice-over talent. She is also the creator and host of Artimacy Podcast, where she has interviewed artists like Wynton Marsalis, Matthew Whitaker, Jonathan Butler, and Dionne Warwick. As a result, she was recognized by Radio Ink Magazine as a 2019 African American leader in radio.
In the realm of television, she has hosted a jazz lifestyle magazine television series called, Jazz Encounters, as well as the self produced YouTube series ...It Was All a Dream. Keanna is excited to join the WBGO family as the host of Afternoon Jazz. Her mission to connect the jazz of yesteryear to the sound of today is what drives her, and she plans to continue to perpetuate the idea of "Sankofa" - to "go back and get it" - in an effort to ensure the future of jazz for generations to come.
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Howard “KingFish” Franklin, Jr., a drummer-bandleader who served as an anchor of the Washington, D.C. jazz scene, and a music educator who established a vital presence in New Jersey, died on Aug. 18 in Montclair, N.J. He was 51. -
On this episode of The Pulse, China Moses joins Keanna Faircloth to discuss her musical upbringing and background, her career as an international radio host and vocalist, and the duality of living in two cultures. -
Speaking from her dressing room at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Endea Owens reflects on her burgeoning career as a bassist and bandleader; navigating male-dominated spaces as an African-American woman musician; and her personal mission to feed and entertain the masses. -
Singer and Pianist Aaron Myers Discusses 'The Pride Album,' and a Lifetime of Advocacy, on The PulseThe Pride Album is a culmination of Aaron Myers' journey of art and activism — and an expression of the plight of the Black existence in America. -
Marcus and Jean Baylor join Keanna Faircloth on The Pulse to talk about their relationship, the path of their career, and a soulful new album, 'Generations.' -
Patricia Barber's new album, Clique, due out Aug. 6 on Impex Records, finds her reimagining standards — including "This Town," a Lee Hazlewood song made famous by Frank Sinatra. -
On The Pulse, Keanna Faircloth speaks with Samara Joy about her forthcoming, self-titled debut album — and how life has changed since she won the Sassy Award in 2019. -
Singer-songwriter Dara Tucker chats with Keanna Faircloth on The Pulse about her stirring new album, her love of jazz, an upbringing in the church, and her new lease on life after battling COVID. -
Although it wasn’t love at first sight, from the very beginning singer-songwriter April May and trumpeter Randall Haywood had a musical synergy that… -
What started as a girls’ trip to the Palm Springs desert resulted in magic for säje.For the four singers who make up the group — Sara Garazek, Amanda…
