Donald Harrison

Chief Adjuah talks with WBGO’s Nicole Sweeney about the Doris Duke Artist Award, his uncle Donald Harrison and the deeper meaning of names.

Hear stories from New Orleans saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr.'s upbringing, words from his mentee, drummer Joe Dyson, and a performance on his home turf recorded at Snug Harbor.

Donald Harrison preserves legacy as an alto saxophonist and composer, and as Big Chief of the Congo Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group. He is this year’s recipient of the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.

Performances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison, Jr., Billy Hart & Cassandra Wilson. Watch live Thu, March 31, 10:30 p.m. ET!

What better way to celebrate our latest class of NEA Jazz Masters — Billy Hart, Stanley Clarke, Cassandra Wilson, and Donald Harrison, Jr. — than with their music?

The 2021 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival will take place in person at Marcus Garvey Park, Aug. 27-29. Donald Harrison, Jr. , one of the headlining artists, speaks to the WBGO Journal about Parker's legacy.

The NEA celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Jazz Masters Fellowship and inducts the class of 2022, including four jazz icons: Billy Hart, Stanley Clarke, Cassandra Wilson and Donald Harrison, Jr.

When Donald Harrison, Jr. — the Big Chief of the Congo Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group — came to WBGO for a studio session, he obviously didn't…

Donald Harrison, Jr. — prominent alto saxophonist, veteran jazz educator, Big Chief of the Congo Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group — discusses his sense of mission and how it applies to an unlikely cover of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road."

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…