Daybreak
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 12:00pm
Hosted by Gary Walker
Wake up your day with an upbeat mix of classic and contemporary jazz, plus hourly national and local news updates from Doug Doyle and NPR.
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Latest Episodes
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Bounce, the new release by pianist Michael Wolff, represents a grand celebration of life.The album, out today on Sunnyside, is his musical response to a… -
Saxophonist Igor Butman is living proof of the power of music to cross-pollinate cultures, break barriers and make folks feel good.He practically created… -
Steven Van Zandt hasn’t just toured the world as guitar-slinging Little Steven in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.He also organized Artists Against… -
If you’re like me, words like “poise,” “polish,” “assurance” and “maturity” were not legitimate self-descriptive terms when you were 16.For pianist Joey… -
Michael Leonhart could be a chameleon.He’s a trumpeter who composes for both small and large ensembles, even as he serves as an arranger and producer (and… -
As the saying goes: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”During our Season of Giving Fund Drive, our listeners are joining in celebrating another… -
Before her show at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, Bettye LaVette stopped by WBGO to talk to Gary Walker.Their conversation touched on her early days in… -
When Lioness stopped by Morning Jazz, this all-female ensemble came loaded with all the agility, bravery and musical alpha pride you’d expect from a group… -
The appeal of any art form is to take one to another place, perhaps a place never seen or heard before.For Ranky Tanky, that transporting power comes from… -
When violinist Jenny Scheinman and drummer Allison Miller make music together, it can feel much like a parlor game.Not so much for its simplicity, because…
