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Before the influential broadcaster and tastemaker Gilles Peterson was breaking talent on the BBC, he was climbing rooftops as a radio pirate, championing…

Tomasz Stanko, who died this week at 76, was more than an important Polish trumpeter and composer, though he was certainly both of those things.Through…

Marta Sánchez — a pianist from Madrid, now based in New York City — is celebrated for her inventive use of counterpoint and rhythm, as displayed on her…

Today's show unfolds in two parts. First Joe Lovano shares his appreciation of fellow tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, whom he first learned about his while…

The GroundUP Music Festival, which just wrapped its fourth edition in Miami, aims to dissolve the barrier between musician and fan.With a scarcity of VIP…

Has jazz ever sounded so varied and diverse?In this Checkout podcast, Nate Chinen — WBGO’s director of editorial content, and the author of Playing…

Andrew Bird is mostly known for his tightly crafted and intricately layered pop songs. But this violinist also thrives in extremely loose and often…

What’s the opposite of sampling when constructing a great loop? Kassa Overall has some ideas.On his recent album Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz, the…

There are many theories as to why jazz is cool again.Perhaps we’re not giving enough credit to Brainfeeder, the genre-agnostic indie label founded by…

Billy Martin of Medeski, Martin & Wood, arguably the most accomplished jam band on the planet, expands his universe in adventurous music-making. Tonight,…