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In honor of Black History Month the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center in Red Bank, the home of Count Basie, presents "An Out of Africa Experience," with The Brandon McCune Trio and The Black Wine Guy Experience (BWGE) with MJ Towler. Pianist Brandon McCune was the 1998 Ambassador of Jazz to Africa, and he has accompanied the best in Jazz, such as bassist Buster Williams, Wynton Marsalis and the incomparable Betty Carter, and more. MJ Towler of the BWGE, a popular podcast, has made a colorful splash into wine culture, and will take you on a wine tasting journey through South Africa's, black-owned vineyards that will broaden your grapevine appreciation. This is a fundraiser to support the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, a National Historic Landmark.

Arnetta Johnson, a New Jersey-born trumpeter, was onstage with Beyoncé during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. But in her last semester at the Berklee…

WBGO’s Ray Long explores Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea’s inspiring tale of turning an early childhood dream to reality, as Flea releases Honora - a solo debut that finds him reinvented as a jazz trumpeter.

Musician and "The Third Story" podcast host Leo Sidran previews the 2023 Winter Jazzfest

Six years ago, soprano saxophonist Jane Bunnett merged her devotion to Afro-Cuban music with her commitment to women’s empowerment, and created Maqueque —…

Ed Palermo is real good for jazz. Why? Because this saxophonist, composer and arranger moves his big band to consider any source an engaging good time for…

WBGO's Anna Gordon chats with Hey Arnold! creator Craig Bartlett and composer Jim Lang on how the 1990's Nickelodeon cartoon become one of the most musically sophisticated shows on TV

Jazz musician Keter Betts died Saturday in Maryland. He was 77. His bass could be heard on more than 100 albums, including three solo efforts. In 2003, he spoke with NPR for the series Musicians in Their Own Words.

There is a tune on pianist Ray Angry’s debut album, One, titled “Circles Inside You.” Angry’s concentric creativity includes work with Wynton Marsalis,…

When Lioness stopped by Morning Jazz, this all-female ensemble came loaded with all the agility, bravery and musical alpha pride you’d expect from a group…