Remembering the legendary saxophonist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson

By Doug Doyle

Published September 23, 2024 at 2:08 AM EDT

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On this episode of The Art of the Story, we remember the legendary saxophonist, composer, arranger and NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson. Golson died at his Manhattan home on Saturday, September 21, 2024. He was 95.

Benny Golson died Saturday, September 21, 2024. He was 95.

In this episode, Golson spoke to then NPR host Tavis Smiley in 2004 about playing himself in the Steven Spielberg movie The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks.

Benny Golson died on Saturday, September 21 at him home in Manhattan. He was 95.

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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.

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