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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Ted Nash made his first recording as a leader in 1978, and titled it “Conceptions.”Whether playing saxophone, clarinet or flute, he has shown how…
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Saxophonist Dave McMurray says that every time he hears an instrumentalist from Detroit, it feels like they’re singing.The Motown native knows this…
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When pianist Bill O’Connell finished his schooling at Oberlin, he returned home to New York City and got to work right away with Mongo Santamaria. Bill…
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Grant Green is the subject of two newly released recordings of incredible jazz guitar: one from the late 60’s in France, and the other showing Green’s…
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Since Julian Lage focused his attentions on a Fender Telecaster a couple of years ago, his music has become more country, more sparse, and arguably more…
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When I was a kid, Halloween meant dressing up with my friends and looking for the spots with the best candy, stopping for pranks along the way — which, if…
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Ben Sidran observes life through a prism. As a musician and an interviewer, he's always looking to encourage dialogue. This week he stopped by Morning…
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Claire Daly's creative baritone saxophone and flute playing have taken her from a place in Diva, the all-female Big Band, to her own projects — including…
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"Long Tall" Dexter Gordon is one of the best known and significant musicians on his instrument: he was one of the first tenor saxophonists to adopt the…
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Ted Nash won twice at Sunday's Grammy Awards: for Best Large Ensemble Album and Best Instrumental Composition. His big band album, "Presidential Suite -…