In-depth personal chats with jazz pianist Orrin Evans and jazz singer and actress Linda Purl

By Doug Doyle

Published October 22, 2024 at 8:06 PM EDT

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On the October 19 WBGO Journal...

Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, arranger, band leader Orrin Evans joins us to talk about a new musical drama he’s involved with. No Cowards in Our Band will focus on the life of Frederick Douglass. Evans is the music arranger for the drama that debuts November 2 at Hudson Hall in New York.

Host Doug Doyle also chats with popular actress and singer Linda Purl about her jazz concert at 54 Below and her long career in television, movies and Broadway.

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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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