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Wayne Shorter Week: Jazz Night in America's tribute to the legendary saxophonist and composer

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Wayne Shorter at the Newport Jazz Festival
Jonathan Chimene
Wayne Shorter at the Newport Jazz Festival

On this episode of The Art of the Story, we hear a segment of JNIA's 2015 show featuring Wayne Shorter.

On August 25, Jazz Night in America, hosted by Christian McBride, will air a special encore presentation of "Wayne's World: Wayne Shorter with the Jazz at Lincoln Orchestra.

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.
Sarah Geledi left her job in advertising in Montreal to pursue a career in music in New York City. She fulfilled that mission, producing content for the JAM Festival at WBGO, segments for The Checkout, and programs for WWOZ and PRI's Afropop Worldwide. She also served as a producer for NYC Winter Jazzfest before landing the "job of her dreams," producing radio for Jazz Night in America.