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At a late-summer celebration in Central Park, Verve Records marked its 70th anniversary alongside SummerStage’s 40th season. From a new generation reimagining Getz/Gilberto to Samara Joy and Christian McBride carrying the jazz tradition forward, the evening was a reminder that musical history is kept alive by the people who believe in it — sometimes quietly, one person at a time.

In Take Five, hear one sterling track for each decade of Sonny’s monumental career.What that means, of course, is that we’re spotlighting a total of seven…

On Saturday, June 3, Under Cover Music Fest will draw more than a thousand residents and visitors to the Sloan Street Lot in South Orange to enjoy great music from 9 cover bands with no cover change, dancing, local food, beer and kids activities.

This year’s exciting line-up will feature the talent of world-class local musicians covering a diverse selection of the greatest hits from the Foo Fighters & The Pretenders (Mark Murphy’s Music Student Bands), Pearl Jam (Charlie Pollock & Friends), Rihanna (Mike Griot Presents: Vivian Sessoms), Chaka Khan (Autumn Jones), REM (South Orange Crush), Harry Styles (Misha Hankey & Mark Murphy’s Music Faculty Band), Tom Petty (Matt & The Moondogs) and Stevie Wonder (Curtis Winchester & Friends). Between sets DJ Thomas Schmid will be spinning the latest tunes to keep everyone dancing. The rain date for UCMF is Sunday, June 4 from 12-8PM.

This event is free and open to all. Under Cover Music Fest is presented by South Orange Downtown, South Orange Village and SOPAC. This event would not be possible without the generous support of main stage sponsor Mark Murphy’s Music, kid-zone sponsor South Mountain YMCA, supporting sponsors Pollock Properties Group of Keller Williams, Miti Miti, and PSEG.

For the last 20 years, Pi Recordings has been a home and haven to the avant-garde, including first-wave members of the AACM. The Checkout catches up with label co-founders Seth Rosner and Yulun Wang, who say the mission is ongoing.

American Cornhole League commissioner and founder Stacey Moore, color analyst Trey Ryder and top players Kaylee Hunter and Mark Richards join SportsJam with Doug Doyle to talk about the upcoming World Championships and the popularity of the sport

Featuring:

David Mann, sax
Mark Egan, bass
Mauricio Zottarelli, drums
Matt king, keyboards
Fernando Saci, percussions
Olivia Foschi, vocals

WBGO film critic Harlan Jacobson gives high marks to Christopher Nolan's latest movie Dunkirk.

A new jazz club in New York's Financial District is part of a surprising wave of venues opening across the city. Leo Sidran visits One Flight Up, where drummer Joe Strasser and his longtime friend and business partner Mark Quinn have turned a decades-old dream into reality.

The United States was attacked by the Japanese Military on December 7, 1941. Exactly one year later, the USS New Jersey launched for the first time from…