Charles Mingus

WBGO’s Lee Mergner shares his choices for the best jazz memoirs, including works by Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Art Pepper and others.

WBGO’s Sheila Anderson talks with saxophonist and educator Wayne Escoffery about his new album ‘Like Minds’ on Smoke Sessions.

A special live performance by the Rutgers Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble—directed by drummer, composer, bandleader and educator Robby Ameen—recorded at the WBGO Studios.

National Endowment for the Arts and The Kennedy Center to kickoff Jazz Appreciation Month with a special live stream of 2023

WBGO’s Lee Mergner speaks with Mark Wexler, head of Candid Records, about the label’s long history and future plans

A look back at features, profiles, interviews and performances from wbgo.org during 2022

Noted author and raconteur Fran Lebowitz talks with WBGO’s Doug Doyle about jazz, COVID, Martin Scorcese, Charles Mingus and more

WBGO’s Gary Walker to spotlight trombonist and bandleader Conrad Herwig’s new album The Latin Side of Mingus in the New Day, New Play feature on his Daybreak show

The pianist pays tribute to the late Sue Mingus, champion of the music of her husband, Charles Mingus

The WBGO Journal is hosted by News Director Doug Doyle