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The WBGO Journal airs Saturday mornings at 6:30.

Conversations with Secretary Johnson, a new podcast coming soon from WBGO Studios

On Sunday, May 19, WBGO paid tribute to the life and music of our dear friend and colleague David Sanborn, with two hour-long specials.In the first episode, you can hear some of the best moments from the WBGO podcast As We Speak with David Sanborn, including conversations with Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Kurt Elling, John McLaughlin and more.

A celebration of the life and music of David Sanborn airs this weekend on WBGO

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle reports on the death of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins

WBGO celebrates the TD James Moody Jazz Festival 2021 with a concert for young people. Saxophonist and flutist Don Braden is known around the world as an exciting and interactive jazz soloist, a creative and prolific composer, and a passionate and energetic educator. For over 30 years he has toured the world leading his own ensembles, as a special guest, and as a sideman with Jazz greats Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes, and many others. He has composed music in various styles for ensembles ranging from duo to full symphonic orchestra, for recordings (including 22 CDs as a leader and over 80 as a sideman), film, and the television networks Nickelodeon and CBS. He has spent over two decades giving master classes at schools and universities, and running educational programs such as the Litchfield Jazz Camp, NJPAC's Wells Fargo Jazz For Teens, and most recently, the Harvard University Monday Jazz Band. Adults must be accompanied by a child. Doors open at 1:30pm. This WBGO Kids Jazz Concert is in partnership with NJPAC and the TD James Moody Jazz Festival.

On the September 10th edition of the WBGO Journal, we get an update on some changes for the new school year in New York City and New Jersey, WBGO's Jon Kalish reports on the resurgence of community bands and host Doug Doyle chats with two-time AUDL MVP Ben Jagt of the champion New York Empire

On the November 22 episode of the WBGO Journal, NJ Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman on why she's retiring and Jon Kalish has the story of two doctors who grew up in Newark and served in World War II

On this episode of AOS, we get a preview of the PBS doc GOSPEL with Henry Louis Gates Jr.

On this episode of AOS, Jazz singer Stacey Kent talks to WBGO's Janis Siegel about her French roots and new album Summer Me, Winter Me