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Palmieri, who died Aug. 6, is credited with originating Latin jazz's trombone sound. He later successfully lobbied for a new Grammy category for Afro-Caribbean jazz. Originally broadcast in 1994.

Leo Sidran is a Grammy winning multi-instrumentalist musician, producer, arranger, composer, recording artist and podcast host based in Brooklyn, New York.

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Alterman studied music at New York University, where he received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Jazz Piano Performance. In addition to performances with Houston Person, Les McCann, Dick Gregory, and his own trio, among others, Alterman has performed at many world-renowned venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Birdland and New York’s Blue Note, where Alterman opened many times for Ramsey Lewis. Alterman has released eight critically-acclaimed albums, his most recent being 2023's Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann: Big Mo & Little Joe. He was profiled three times by iconic journalist Nat Hentoff and was the subject of Hentoff’s very last piece on music in March 2016. Les McCann called Alterman “tiny, but only in stature; as a man and a musician he is already a giant," Ahmad Jamal called Alterman "a very special artist" and Ramsey Lewis called him “an inspiration to me” and his piano playing “a joy to behold.”

Raul Midón is the latest guest on The Third Story podcast hosted by Leo Sidran

It was 2005 that Grammy-winning singer Nancy Wilson was honored at the WBGO Champions of Jazz Gala along with Ahmet Ertegun and the Jazz Foundation of…

Jazz in its most flexible definition hits New York City in a marathon weekend every January. Here are some of the 120 bands to seek out, including Camila Meza, Makaya McCraven and Ray Angry.

Hitler's Germany banned jazz, which was deemed degenerate music made by Jews and Black people. But NPR host Scott Simon says the Nazis repurposed jazz abroad to weaken British and American resolve.

This morning, the latest crop of MacArthur Fellows was announced — the so-called "genius" awards. Sometimes, a MacArthur fellowship is given as a capstone…

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Nicole Zuraitis chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle about her career and family

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with music power couple Iqua and Adegoke Steve Colson about their 50-year marriage, latest release and March 27th event at Town Hall with Tania León