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A birthday tribute to drummer Steve Gadd - whose feel, restraint, and imagination helped define the sound of modern recording - from a rare 1980s conversation with Ben Sidran.

Vocalist Catherine Russell chats with WBGO’s Monifa Brown at J&R music in 2008

Freddie Hubbard would have turned 88 this week. Leo Sidran pays tribute to the late trumpet master, and revisits his father Ben Sidran’s interview with Hubbard from the 1980s.

On the April 11 WBGO Journal, we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with archived interviews with Lady Gaga, Maria Schnieider and Mercedes Ellington

At The Tell, Michael Leviton curates a monthly night of unscripted storytelling where the audience never knows what’s coming. The result is an intimate, unpredictable experience that speaks to the enduring power of stories—and the people who tell them.

Saxophonist Caroline Davis brings her solo project Fallows to Roulette, building music in real time from saxophone, electronics, and improvisation.

Every year on April 1st, the world gives itself permission — briefly — to lie. We call it April Fools’ Day. This is something we all know. But do you know how the tradition started? You might be surprised.At its best, April Fools’ Day isn’t really about lying. It reminds us — just once a year — that the things we take for granted might not be as solid as they seem. That authority can be imitated. That certainty can be fragile.And that every now and then, it’s worth questioning what we think we know… and laughing at the things we’re willing to believe.

On the March 28 WBGO Journal, host Doug Doyle chats with Jamie LeFrak about the future of Jersey City and with students involved in a new version of "Godspell" in East Orange

China Moses spoke recently with WBGO’s Kyla Marshell and explained the idea behind the name of her album - a title that seems to reflect both the music and her lived experience.

On the April 4 WBGO Journal, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with bassist, singer and composer Antonio McLendon about his career, family's musical legacy and the huge success of his daughter Samara Joy