WBGO Journal

Saturday 6:30am - 7am

Hosted by Doug Doyle

The WBGO Journal is an award-winning half-hour news magazine that airs Saturdays at 6 am. Reports and analysis, informative interviews and features.

The Making of "Miles Ahead"

By • Apr 1, 2016

Originally published April 1, 2016.

WBGO's Alexandra Hill chats with Miles' son Erin Davis as well as his nephew Vince Wilburn Jr. about the near decade long process of making the film, starring Don Cheadle, and what it was like to bring the jazz icon to life on screen.

Jazz Photographer Chuck Stewart's Work Graces WBGO

By • Mar 25, 2016
Chuck Stewart
Doug Doyle for WBGO

Some of Chuck Stewart's most famous photos of jazz musicians are now on display in the WBGO hallways. Stewart, born in 1927, is best known for his portraits of  jazz singers and musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, and Miles Davis, as well as artists in the R&B and salsa genres.

Stewart's photographs have graced more than 2,000 album covers.  Stewart, who lives in Teaneck, NJ, talked about the process of shooting a star musician:

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