Matthew Whitaker

The Montclair Jazz Festival's Downtown Jamboree, on Sept. 10, will bring thousands of fans to downtown Montclair, N.J., for a world-class lineup of artists.

For the latest installment of the WBGO Yamaha series, premiering Friday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. ET, pianist Matthew Whitaker performs songs from his new album, Connections, as well as a holiday standard or two.

"Stop Fighting," inspired by protests in the wake of George Floyd's death last year, reflects Matthew Whitaker's insistence on a harmonious path.

Righteous new music by the J.D. Allen Trio, William Parker’s In Order to Survive, Matthew Whitaker and more.J.D. Allen Trio, “G Sus”Twenty years ago, an…