George Wein

On this episode of AOS, author Paul Alexander chats with WBGO's Lee Merger about his new biography of Billie Holiday

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

A lot of great music is ahead this weekend at the Newport Jazz Festival, and WBGO can help get you there. Meanwhile, here are five acts to get excited about.

The 10th TD James Moody Jazz Festival runs Nov. 5-21 at NJPAC. Take Five picks a few highlights: Dianne Reeves, Arturo O'Farrill, Buster Williams, Don Braden, and Anat Cohen (performing with Artemis and in an all-star tribute to George Wein).

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Janis Burley Wilson, the organizer of the 11th annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and President, CEO and Artistic Director of the August Wilson African American Cultural Center

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Christian McBride, host of Jazz Night in America about the life of George Wein, who founded the Newport Jazz Festival.

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The first and most famous book by Nat Hentoff — Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya, co-credited to Nat Shapiro and originally published in 1955 — is an oral history…