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The Nearness of You benefit concert honors the legacy of the great saxophonist Michael Brecker

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Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Michael Brecker died in 2007
The Nearness of You Concert/Susan Brecker
Saxophonist Michael Brecker died in 2007

On this episode of AOS, Susan Brecker chats with WBGO's Gary Walker about her late husband Michael and The Nearness of You benefit concert on February 6.

Susan Brecker chats with her friend WBGO's Gary Walker about The Nearness of You Concert on February 6.
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Susan Brecker chats with her friend WBGO's Gary Walker about The Nearness of You Concert on February 6.

"The Nearness of You" Concert(February 6 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's The Appel Room) features Christopher Cross, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Dianne Reeves, Branford Marsalis, Randy Brecker, Will Lee, Steve Gadd and other special guests. The annual event is in honor of 15-time Grammy winner Michael Brecker. This is also a fundraiser for cancer research and the work of Drs. Azra Raza and Siddhartha Mukherjee at the Columbia University Medical Center.

You can SEE Gary Walker's entire interview with Susan Brecker here.

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.