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WBGO Journal Podcast

The inspirations behind the jazz music of pianist Aaron Parks and saxophonist Calvin Johnson

By Doug Doyle
Published November 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM EST
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On the November 15 WBGO Journal...

We'll hear about saxophonist and composer Calvin Johnson's upcoming performance at the WBGO Kids Jazz Concert Series at the Newark Museum of Art on November 22. Johnson, a third generation musicians from New Orleans now lives in New York City...

and host Doug Doyle chats with jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator Aaron Parks about his latest album By All Means...

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Doug Doyle
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.
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