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On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, legendary saxophonist Benny Golson spoke in 1998 with WBGO host Rhonda Hamilton
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WBGO’s Gary Walker talks with filmmaker Dorsay Alavi about her new documentary, ‘Zero Gravity,’ on the life and music of saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter.
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WBGO hosts and staff recommend their favorite tracks from the late great Wayne Shorter, Newark’s jazz superhero.
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In an excerpt from Ben Markley’s book ‘Cedar,’ various artists discuss the impact of Cedar Walton joining Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.
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WBGO’s Gary Walker talks with pianist Benny Green about his new recording ‘Solo’ in which he pays tribute to his jazz piano elders.
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It’s never a bad time to celebrate Art Blakey, the indefatigable drummer, towering bandleader and peerless mentor.But the occasion of a new release by Art…
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Not many small groups were working harder in the late 1950s, to greater acclaim, than Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers.But when we talk about The Jazz…
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Along with new music by Ralph Peterson & The Messenger Legacy, the Mark Dresser Seven, and a supertrio of Dave Douglas, Uri Caine and Andrew Cyrille.…
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By the time trumpeter Lee Morgan was eighteen years old, he was a fully established talent on the jazz scene. Touring with the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band…