Jazz and R & B singer Volora returns to her roots in Newark and a chat with NYO Jazz ensemble members heading to South Africa

By Doug Doyle

Published July 19, 2024 at 9:58 PM EDT

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Volora will be in concert on August 6 at Independence Park in Newark

On the July 20 WBGO Journal...

Host Doug Doyle chats with Jazz and R & B singer Volora Howell about her upcoming concert at the Independence Park in Newark on August 6 as part of the Essex County Concert Series...

and WBGO's Emily Springer interviews Privyanka Magavi and Ben Schwartz, two members of Carnegie Hall's NYO Jazz ensemble headed to South Africa for debut performances.

NYO Jazz is also performing on July 20 at Carnegie Hall.

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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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