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On this episode of The Art of the Story, John Keene talks about giving the ninth annual Philip Roth Lecture at the Newark Public Library
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The WBGO Studios' new "Bright Moments' podcast featuring NEA Jazz Master Dorthaan Kirk launches May 16
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In the first episode of the 'Bright Moments' podcast, Dorthaan Kirk, a renowned figure in jazz circles, takes us on a journey to a significant moment captured in a photograph at the home of Amiri and Amina Baraka.
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WBGO’s Lezlie Harrison talks with trumpeter and composer Russell Gunn about his commissioned piece celebrating Amiri Baraka’s book, Blues People, at the Apollo.
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Willard Jenkins, longtime jazz advocate and author, speaks with WBGO’s Jamara Wakefield about his new book Ain’t But a Few of Us, documenting the work of Black jazz writers.
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On October 7, 2022, Wordsmith and Danny Simmons will present A Tribute to Amiri Baraka at Newark Symphony Hall.
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WBGO Journal host Doug Doyle chats with filmmaker and arts advocate Celeste A. Bateman about her new documentary
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Artistry and activism have always been fully entwined in the music of Vijay Iyer.So it should come as no surprise that he sees his livestream trio…
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John Coltrane died 50 years ago today, at the tragic age of 40. The shock of his death was seismic, for a jazz community still growing accustomed to the…
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This week in Take Five: two boss tenors, in tracks both old and new. A free-thinking trumpeter with her dynamic debut. A veteran hard-bop drummer…