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WBGO's Doug Doyle reports on the death of former Newark City Council President Mildred Crump

Give it to the charming and sultry Svetlana and her exuberant New York Collective to put a smile on your face this holiday season! The band is back with their special Christmas Day Brunch holiday program celebrating the Holiday Season in New York City! "Prepare to swing and be moved!" (JazzLives) as Svetlana delivers her distinct brand of the "sweet and naughty" (JazzLives) holiday magic in this special New York Holiday show featuring the beloved holiday classics, jazz arrangements of cheer-inducing modern pop standards, and Svetlana's charismatic "feel good" originals.

"Upper echelon of joy" PopMatters
"Energetic" Wall Street Journal
"NYC darlings" TimeOut NY

After taking the New York City by storm, scintillating soprano Svetlana is conquering the world with her fresh sound – on a mission to uplift, energize, and connect with the audiences around the world, and to spread the joy of what WPIX/11 News calls an “exuberant foot–stomping music that combines swing with pop singer/songwriter sensibilities.” Svetlana has headlined sold-out shows in premier venues and festivals across the US and the world, combining the charm of her sultry vocals with the exciting powerful energy of her band! Svetlana's last album, Night at the Movies. debuted #1 on the US Billboard Traditional Jazz Album Charts.

Two sets at 12:30pm and 2:20pm

Trumpeter and Vocalist Benny Benack III has already become aleading voice in Jazz for his generation, and at 31 years old, his trademark ebullience and energy onstage assures his audiences he's got "A Lot of Livin' to Do" still to come! His sophomore album oft hat title featured the likes of Christian McBride and Ulysses Owens Jr. and even had a viral smash hit w/ his vocalese rendition of "SocialCall" ft. Veronica Swift that's been transcribed and covered by artists around the world. Finishing 3rd in the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition and being voted #5 Rising Star Male Jazz Vocalist in the most recent Downbeat Critics Poll proves Benack's chops as a crooner are just as viable as his trumpet playing, making him the rare true double threat. Whether it's leading his weekly jam session residency at Smalls Jazz Club in NYC, performing piano trio at the Cafe Carlyle, or touring domestically and internationally headlining clubs and festivals,"BB3" is one of the most in-demand entertainers in Jazz music today.

• Two sets: 12:30pm and 2:30pm (Doors open one hour before show time)
• There is a $20 Minimum Per Person
• All seating is first come, first served
• Table Seating is all ages, Bar Area is 21+. Bar Area tickets for patrons under 21 will not be honored

Grammy-nominated Rachael Price (of Lake Street Dive) & Vilray headline Jazz at Lincoln Center's The Unity Jazz Festival on January 10-11

On the February 11 edition of the WBGO Journal, host Doug Doyle chats with the organizers of the 43rd MTW Lecture Series, a feature on the revival of a klezmer album and Kevin Eubanks and Bobby Watson are ready for the Super Bowl

On the July 16 edition of the WBGO Journal, the new class of NEA Jazz Masters is announced, WBGO's Gary Walker chats with pianist Bill Charlap about "Jazz in July" and singer and executive producer Melissa Walker runs down the 2022 Montclair Jazz Festival

On the May 20 edition of the WBGO Journal, legendary sports writer and author Jerry Izenberg talks about growing up in Newark in the 1930s

On the August 5 edition of the WBGO Journal, a tribute to the late Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver and music documentarian Robert Mugge discusses his new memoir

On the August 17 WBGO Journal, we find out about the BELA program in Montclair and an interview with trumpeter Jumaane Smith