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The Jazz Forum club in Tarrytown is back! Brazilian and Jazz pianist Helio Alves blends traditional Brazilian sounds with traditional Jazz sounds fluidly and with grace. A resident of NYC since the '90s, Alves has received high praise as an in-demand sideman with the likes of Joe Henderson, Yo-Yo Ma, Sadao Watanabe, Slide Hampton, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Paquito D'Rivera, Joyce, and Rosa Passos to name but a few. We can't wait to see you back at the Jazz Forum!

A return to live music happens at SOPAC on June 19th for one show only! The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience with Grammy Winners John Lee and Paquito D'Rivera
Hosted by WBGO's Bobby Sanabria
Saturday, June 19 at 8pm! The train and station and SOPAC entrance are easily accessible. If you walk in the opposite direction (towards the back of the train)you can exit to the other side of the street. The balloon on the map is an exit, and does not accurately depict the train station location.

On this episode of The Art of the Story, we pay tribute to Ken Peplowski who died this week while of The Jazz Cruise

Hosted by Pat Prescott, the podcast features anecdotes from David’s friends, family, and collaborators, including:

On this episode of The Art of the Story, NYU's Wayne Shorter Ensemble presents the wide range of music from the legendary saxophonist

On this episode of The Art of the Story, author David Hanna talks about why jazz is a big part of his book History Nation

WBGO Film Critic Harlan Jacobson reports from the 75th Cannes Film Festival and reviews Elvis and Armageddon Time

Acclaimed poet, author, journalist and activist Kevin Powell chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle about his upcoming Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. presentation at Two River Theater on January 19

Every Saturday, we’re inviting NYC’s top musicians & magicians to perform in our art deco cocktail lounge, from local legends to Grammy award-winners. This week’s musical act is the Sam Dillon Trio, who is a saxophonist, woodwind player, composer and teacher based in New York. In 2013 Sam was selected as a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition. As a semifinalist, Sam performed at The Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. for Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, Branford Marsalis, Bobby Watson and Jane Ira Bloom. Most notably, Sam has performed at Carnegie Hall, Jazz @ Lincolin Center, Symphony Space Birdland, The Iridium, Yoshi’s Jazz Club, Smalls Jazz Club, The 55 Bar, The Zinc Bar, The Kitano Hotel, Cornelia Street Cafe and live on WBGO 88.3 FM. In 2009 Sam received his Masters in Jazz Performance from SUNY Purchase College.

Every Saturday, we’re inviting NYC’s top musicians & magicians to perform in our art deco cocktail lounge, from local legends to Grammy award-winners. This week’s musical act is the Sam Dillon Trio, who is a saxophonist, woodwind player, composer and teacher based in New York. In 2013 Sam was selected as a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition. As a semifinalist, Sam performed at The Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. for Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, Branford Marsalis, Bobby Watson and Jane Ira Bloom. Most notably, Sam has performed at Carnegie Hall, Jazz @ Lincolin Center, Symphony Space Birdland, The Iridium, Yoshi’s Jazz Club, Smalls Jazz Club, The 55 Bar, The Zinc Bar, The Kitano Hotel, Cornelia Street Cafe and live on WBGO 88.3 FM. In 2009 Sam received his Masters in Jazz Performance from SUNY Purchase College.