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WBGO'S The Art of the Story with Doug Doyle
The Art of the Story

Alexa Tarantino's new album 'The Roar and the Whisper' captures her artistic range

By Doug Doyle
Published July 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM EDT
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Saxophonist Alexa Tarantino is the one of the newest members of the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
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Saxophonist Alexa Tarantino is the one of the newest members of the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis

On this episode of The Art of the Story, saxophonists Alexa Tarantino and Sherman Irby talk about Tarantino's The Roar and the Whisper.

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Blue Engine Records will released the new album on July 25.

Alexa Tarantino is a musician, composer and educator
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Blue Engine Records
Alexa Tarantino is a musician, composer and educator

Tarantino, a celebrated musician, composer and educator and fellow JLCO with Wynton Marsalis saxophonist Sherman Irby joined WBGO's Doug Doyle to talk about the new record and Alexa's career.

You can SEE Doug's entire interview with them below.

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Doug Doyle
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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