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Saxophonists Melissa Aldana and Walter Smith III on the 13th annual Coltrane Festival at Smoke Jazz Club in NYC

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The 13th annual Coltrane Festival at Smoke Jazz Club in NYC
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The 13th annual Coltrane Festival at Smoke Jazz Club in NYC

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with saxophonists Melissa Aldana and Walter Smith III about the 13th annual Coltrane Festival at Smoke Jazz Club in NYC.

Melissa Aldana, Walter Smith III & George Garzone Sextet
Smoke Jazz Club
Melissa Aldana, Walter Smith III & George Garzone Sextet

The Melissa Aldana, Walter Smith III & George Garzone Sextet (Glenn Zaleski – piano, Linda May Han Oh – bass, Bill Stewart – drums) performs as part of the festival from December 10-14.

You can SEE Doug Doyle's entire interview with Melissa Aldana and Walter Smith III below:

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 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.