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Ashoura, the holiest day on the Shiite Muslim calendar, is marred by violence aimed at Shiites marking the holiday. Tens of thousands march in a traditional procession to Karbala despite attacks that left at least 11 more dead. Suicide bombings took 35 lives in Iraq on Friday.

Guitarist Mark Whitfield’s skillset is so varied. He’s been on the road with Brother Jack McDuff, Dizzy Gillespie, Carmen McRae and Chris Botti. He’s…

Both legends in their own right, guitarist Mark Knopfler and vocalist Emmylou Harris spent seven years recording All the Roadrunning, which was released in 2006. They talk with David Dye about working together as writers and vocalists and singing "courting songs."

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Laiona Michelle about her musical inspired by the life of Nina Simone

Awilda Rivera has been the host of Evening Jazz on WBGO for the last 18 years. This Friday, June 30, will mark her final shift of the show. We'll…

Our film critic Harlan Jacobson got the Blues this Christmas by dropping in on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the new film based on an August Wilson play from…

As states across the nation open up their economies, we are just beginning to get a sense of the toll on the families of essential workers, like nurses…

Woody Shaw, the groundbreaking trumpeter, would have turned 75 on Dec. 24.Though he was born in North Carolina, Woody grew up in Newark from age one —…

WBGO's Janice Kirkel reports food insecurity continues to grow in underserved communities as food banks struggle to keep up with the demand