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Conrad Herwig’s album ‘The Latin Side of McCoy Tyner’ featured on WBGO’s New Day, New Play May 27-31WBGO’s Gary Walker to spotlight trombonist Conrad Herwig’s album ‘The Latin Side of McCoy Tyner’ for the New Day, New Play feature on his Daybreak show during May 27-31.
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WBGO’s Gary Walker to spotlight bassist Gerald Cannon’s new album ‘Live at Dizzy’s Club: The Music of Elvin & McCoy’ for the New Day, New Play feature on his Daybreak show during January 8-12.
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If you’ve been a jazz fan for any length of time, you know farewells are an essential part of the deal.But this was a harder year than most, as the…
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A Deep Dive into an immortal song, recorded 57 years ago.In this era when it has been necessary to affirm that Black Lives Matter, John Coltrane’s…
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We are all freaking out. Take a moment to center yourself.Blue Note’s newest recording artist, pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini, also practices as…
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McCoy Tyner, who died on Friday at 81, has been a steadfast presence on the air at WBGO since our inception.His album Horizon was made in 1979, the year…
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An innovative member of the classic John Coltrane Quartet, few musicians have ever exerted as much influence as a sideman, but Tyner also had a long and consequential career leading bands of his own.
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You’ve surely seen reports about the newly discovered studio session by the John Coltrane Quartet, recorded on March 6, 1963.I’ve devoted a significant…
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Jazz at Lincoln Center will honor three greats this week as part of the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame Festival. McCoy Tyner, the late Don Redman, and Tito…