On the April 5 edition of the WBGO Journal...
We pay tribute to NEA Jazz Master and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath who passed away this week at the age of 88…
![Albert "Tootie" Heath](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6c194f4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x450+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F74%2Fdc%2Ff222162d4a6a8b29841ba068720f%2Ftootie7.jpg)
We find out about a re-engagement program in Newark that is changing lives….
![The Re-engagement Center in Newark announcement on March 26, 2024](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/45ac3cd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/880x495!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6a%2Fec%2Ffc8752524393b02e09d31d88a1fc%2Fre-engagement-center-2.jpeg)
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WBGO commentator Mildred Antenor has a commentary for us about why racist-related acts of vandalism are still happening all over the country…
Host Doug Doyle chats with the filmmaker Livingston Steele and musician/actor Josue Simon about some exciting new jazz-related projects in Newark including "The Theory of Brick City Music."
![Josue Simon (far left) and Livingston Steele (bottom) chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/319fa42/2147483647/strip/true/crop/640x376+0+0/resize/880x517!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbf%2Fe3%2F2facde574082868e9e2f542b6b28%2Fjosue-livingston-and-doug.jpeg)
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