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An orchestra of steel drum students from Paris with their teacher, world music star Andy Narell, perform a once-in-a-lifetime set. They stir up colorful, shimmering sounds with amazing heart. Jacques Schwartzbart is special guest on saxophone.

Trumpeter Nicholas Payton shares three songs from his latest CD, Into the Blue. The New Orleans native talks jazz and what it means to resonate. The new songs show a creative musician who knows himself, and bandmates who understand each other.

Thielemans is the man who made the harmonica a jazz instrument. In a Brazilian-heavy set recorded at the 2005 Tanglewood Jazz Festival, he's joined by Oscar Castro-Neves, Airto, and pianist Kenny Werner. Now in his 80s, Thielemans still loves to play. Collaboration between WBGO and WGBH.

The Baylor Project — a flagship of the vocalist Jean Baylor and the drummer Marcus Baylor, partners in music as in marriage — will be in the running for…

Last Saturday on Rhythm Revue, Felix Hernandez celebrated the life and music of Aretha Franklin, who died on Aug. 16.The spirit-filled show was a…

It has been my pleasure to host the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition every year since its inception in 2012. It’s always a thrill to see…

WBGO’s Gary Walker interviews jazz vocalist Janis Siegel about The Manhattan Transfer’s origins, its long history and its latest album Fifty

WBGO will livestream New Jersey Democratic Senate Primary Debate on May 13 at 6pm

WBGO's David Matthau reports New Jersey is using millions from opioid settlement to expand support for people in recovery

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Lalah Hathaway in advance of her concert at the 2025 DC JazzFest