Daybreak
Monday - Friday 6:00am - 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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Guitarist Randy Napolean makes a scene clean. How? With no nonsense, melodic lines that speak a look over the shoulder and a push ahead.The guitarist, who…
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When you ask organist Joey DeFrancesco where the spark of his instrument burns, he’ll tell you right away: organ greats Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff, along…
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There’s no taking pianist Orrin Evans out of his comfort zone. He’s just so musically articulate. Consider all the music he’s made with a trio, with his…
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Ed Palermo is real good for jazz. Why? Because this saxophonist, composer and arranger moves his big band to consider any source an engaging good time for…
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For 35 years, the tradition of Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y has been a swingin’ shelter from the swelter, while delighting audiences with scorching…
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Whether live onstage, in a television production or in one of his many noted films, Michael Shannon leaves an indelible impression. He elevates any…
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Charnett Moffett feels that each musical experience has provided a bright new day — from his early years in the Moffett Family Band, led by his legendary…
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Scott Robinson wears many hats. But there is one that is very special to him.It’s made out of 177 reeds taken from his saxophones, during a career that…
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Pete McGuinness — composer and arranger, trombonist and singer — recently stopped by Morning Jazz to chat about Along For the Ride, the third album…
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When guitarist Dave Stryker visited Morning Jazz to celebrate his new recording, Eight Track III, the nostalgia of musical evergreens of the 1960s and…