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A recap of Jazz Congress 2026 and an in-depth conversation with iconic music producer Jimmy Jam

Jazz Congress 2026 at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Dave Popkin
Jazz Congress 2026 at Jazz at Lincoln Center

On the January 10 WBGO Journal...

WBGO’s Dave Popkin takes us to Jazz Congress 2026 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

The 2026 Jazz Congress took place January 7-8 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC
Dave Popkin
The 2026 Jazz Congress took place January 7-8 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC

The two-day event is produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center. Jazz Congress features a series of workshops, panels and networking opportunities, all geared to expanding the audience for jazz. Attendees include presenters, artists, managers, agents, journalists, radio programmers and other jazz professionals.

John Pizzarelli and Dave Popkin at 2026 Jazz Congress
Dave Popkin
John Pizzarelli and Dave Popkin at 2026 Jazz Congress

And host Doug Doyle chats with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and five-time Grammy award-winning music producer Jimmy Jam about his upcoming legacy event on January 15 at City Winery NYC….

Jimmy Jam shares a laugh with WBGO's Doug Doyle
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Jimmy Jam shares a laugh with WBGO's Doug Doyle

Late Development and City Winery NYC present Jimmy Jam: Jamz & Conversation - Part Two.

This is an intimate, interactive night of untold raw and unfiltered stories behind the timeless grooves that shaped generations.

Jimmy Jam at first City Winery event in 2025
courtesy of the artist/Late Development
Jimmy Jam at first City Winery event in 2025

The event is a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of legacy, sound, and soul with the legendary hitmaker who with his creative partner Terry Lewis have produced so many #1 hits with the likes of Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Babyface, Usher, Boyz II Men, Michael Jackson, Prince, Mary J Blige, New Edition, and more.

The crowd, led by host Elijah Wells (far left), express themselves at the City Winery event in 2025 (Part One)
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The crowd, led by host Elijah Wells (far left), express themselves at the City Winery event in 2025 (Part One)

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.