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the final interviews: Christian McBride in conversation with David Sanborn-part 1 -
The Final Interviews: Davide Sanborn in conversation with Christian McBride- Part 1 -
NEA Jazz Master Dianne Reeves chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle -
On this episode of The Art of the Story , NEA Jazz Master and singer Dianne Reeves talks about working with bassist Christian McBride -
On this episode of The Art of the Story, the impact of NEA Jazz Master Lou Donaldson was legendary -
The great alto saxophonist, NEA Jazz Master, and Blue Note legend Lou Donaldson passed away on Saturday at the age of 98. -
On this episode of The Art of the Story, NEA Jazz Master Dianne Reeves talks about a special concert as part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival at NJPAC -
NJPAC announces Top 5 Finalists of the 13th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition -
On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle pays tribute to the legendary saxophonist and composer Benny Golson. The NEA Jazz Master died on Saturday, September 21 at the age of 95 -
![George Benson says that at the height of his commercial success in the 1970s, he faced a backlash from the jazz community. "[If] it appealed to too many people ... something's got to be wrong with it."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3a26212/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5973x3328+0+576/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims3%2Fdefault%2Fstrip%2Ffalse%2Fcrop%2F5973x4480%20373%200%2Fresize%2F5973x4480%21%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F0a%2Fc6e8ec6c40c0aa3164d397f2346f%2Fgeorge-benson-2024-0392-photo-credit-matt-furman-rhino-wmg-copy.jpg)
Vocalist, guitarist and jazz icon George Benson joins Christian McBride for a conversation about his early years on the jazz scene, fame and his new “lost” album.
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![George Benson says that at the height of his commercial success in the 1970s, he faced a backlash from the jazz community. "[If] it appealed to too many people ... something's got to be wrong with it."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2bb7784/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5973x3328+0+576/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims3%2Fdefault%2Fstrip%2Ffalse%2Fcrop%2F5973x4480%20373%200%2Fresize%2F5973x4480%21%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F0a%2Fc6e8ec6c40c0aa3164d397f2346f%2Fgeorge-benson-2024-0392-photo-credit-matt-furman-rhino-wmg-copy.jpg)