Trevor Smith
Special Projects ProducerTrevor has been listening to WBGO for nearly half of his life. Since the first time he tuned in via a portable radio on a bus from his home city of Hartford to New York, the station has remained near and dear.
After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2011, Trevor has worked extensively in the jazz community in a variety of roles and proudly joined Newark Public Radio in 2017. He currently oversees social media content and is a writer and producer for the national program Jazz Night in America.
Trevor resides in Queens with his wife and cat Murakami, and enjoys writing and making art of all mediums in his spare time.
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The legendary pianist has lived many lives as a musician, from post-bop wunderkind to free-jazz maverick to fusion explorer to chamber-jazz eminence.
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Celebrate Valentine's Day with classic songs of love from a 2018 Jazz at Lincoln Center concert, featuring vocalists Brianna Thomas, Vuyo Sotashe and an all-star big band. -
Like some fellow Austrians before him, Mozart, Haydn and Mahler, keyboardist Joe Zawinul deserves a place in the upper echelon of composers. Exhibit A for…
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Hear an electric fusion set from keyboardist Joe Zawinul and The Zawinul Syndicate in concert from 2006. We also celebrate 50 years of Weather Report with co-founder Wayne Shorter and other alumni.
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The Newport Jazz Festival was just one year old when the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet blazed onto its stage in 1955. By 1960, when pianists Dave…
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Hear an unforgettable lineup of music from the Newport Jazz Festival, hand-picked by Christian McBride. Check out rare sets from the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, Dave Brubeck and Horace Silver.
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On April 30, the global jazz community will celebrate International Jazz Day with an expert panel and a global concert featuring pianist Lang Lang, bassist Marcus Miller and more.
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On this episode of Jazz Night in America, we check out a concert from the archives that I just had to take a listen to. It features one of the greatest…
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Hear a concert with pianist Monty Alexander and bassist Ray Brown from 2000. Host Christian McBride picks his favorite songs from the gig that puts both musicians' joy and camaraderie on full display.
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The smooth, booming voice of Gregory Porter brought a galvanizing force to jazz when he broke onto the scene about a decade ago. It's a voice of…
