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WBGO's Jon Kalish reports there are several New York City concerts and events in March focusing on Yiddish song.

Carmen Lundy. Singer. Songwriter. Arranger. Keyboardist. Percussionist. Painter. Sculptor. Photographer. Designer. She’s all of the above (and then some)…

In this final episode, we hear tribute recordings by contemporary singers and one pianist who made comments and observations throughout the series.

The evening also introduces the sensational Samara Joy, winner of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, and the young vocalist turning heads and ears all over the jazz world. Hear why.

Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone
Warren Wolf, vibraphone
Bill Charlap, piano
David Wong, bass
Carl Allen, drums
Samara Joy, vocals

The 10th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival presents dozens of free and ticketed events, including the incomparable Chaka Khan, the powerhouse vocalist Dianne Reeves with supergroup Artemis, NJPAC’s talented jazz advisor Christian McBride’s ambitious project The Movement Revisited.


Experience the brilliance of trumpeter Chris Botti, and the piano stylings of Cyrus Chestnut over brunch at Dorthaan’s Place, or discover the jazz stars of tomorrow at the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.

On the June 10 WBGO Journal, Pulitzer Prize-winning director Nilo Cruz brings Two Sisters and Piano to Two River Theater and Roselle Park Mayor Joe Signorello wants to be New Jersey's next U.S. Senator

On this edition of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle talks to trombonist and composer Clifton Anderson about his upcoming concert at The Iridium as well as the gift he got from uncle Sonny Rollins when he was seven.

Fresh off his triumphant John-Coltrane-centennial performance of A Love Supreme at the 2026 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, (which he also produces) saxophonist Paul Carr is absolutely one of the busiest musicians in the DMV. On top of performing at his festival and assorted curating work, Paul Carr is a leading jazz educator. In August 2025 he was appointed assistant professor of saxophone, and director of the renowned Howard University Jazz Ensemble, at historic Howard University, his alma mater.WBGO contributor Willard Jenkins recently spoke to Paul about his “full circle moment” of returning to teach at the very place where he once studied, and the circuitous yet rewarding path he took to arrive where he is today.

Mexican-born, Miami-raised singer-songwriter Andrea Bejar is part of a new generation of artists who built an audience online before taking the stage. Speaking with WBGO's Leo Sidran before her New York solo debut, Bejar reflects on growing up between cultures, finding meaning in lyrics, and how living between two languages has filled her songs with a sense of nostalgia and longing.

WBGO reporter Bob Hennelly previews the midterm elections in New Jersey and New York