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As a supplement to WBGO's 2021 Fall Preview, Jazz United picks a half-dozen new releases we're excited about.

We envision a world where Newark residents see themselves represented in the news and play an active role in shaping the narratives about the city where they live. Newark’s future is deeply intertwined with the stories told for, with, and about its people. In order to promote informed and engaged communities, this project creates journalism that centers lived and historical experience as part of supporting community-driven solutions, growth and development.News Voices seeks to elevate the untold and underreported stories of Newark, by listening to city residents, building deep relationships with them, and producing community-centered journalism. A collaborative initiative of WBGO and Free Press, News Voices is a year-long project led by a Newark resident working inside of the newsroom. Brit Harley, a resident of Newark’s South Ward, serves as a respected advocate and voice of the people, so their perspectives, experiences, and expertise are better reflected in news coverage of the city.

On the September 28 special one-hour edition of the WBGO Journal, we have interviews with Herbie Hancock, Dan Pugach and Maysa

WBGO's Jon Kalish reports on a dataset farmers market in Brooklyn

“Antoinette Montague doesn’t just give a concer, she gives a wonderful, joyful experience you will love.”
With her will be Danny Mixon on piano, Melissa Slocum, bass, AC Lincoln, Tap Dance! and more!!

Singer, songwriter and composer Jimmy Webb is the only artist to receive Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and orchestration. Among his many timeless hits are The Worst That Could Happen; By the Time I Get to Phoenix; Wichita Lineman; Up, Up and Away and MacArthur Park.

The northern hemisphere’s winter sky hosts some of the most amazing constellations, star clusters and deep-sky objects seen from Earth. During this program, we will explore the current night sky and view some amazing sights with a telescope (weather permitting). The stargazing session will be facilitated by April Whitt of the Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta, GA . This program will be available on Zoom and live on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch. ASL interpretation will be available only on Zoom.

Add extra flair to this festive time of year with the energetic all-vocal magic of Rockapella. Clap along to catchy original Pop songs and Contemporary revisions of Motown and Soul classics. The group may best be remembered from the PBS geography game show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?