Sarah Vaughan

In time for Valentine’s Day, WBGO hosts and staff recommend their favorite love songs in (or adjacent to) the jazz genre.

Vocalist Kristin Lash talked with WBGO’s Gary Walker about her unique musical upbringing in Slovakia and about the upcoming competition at the TD James Moody Jazz Festival

Vocalist Ekep Nkwell talked with WBGO’s Gary Walker about her inspirations as a singer and songwriter

Vocalist Allan Harris talked with WBGO’s Gary Walker about the impact of Harlem’s cultural scene on his development as a jazz singer.

Announcement of finalists for Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition at NJPAC

For the first time, the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition has crowned a male winner: G. Thomas Allen, from Chicago.

On The Pulse, Keanna Faircloth chats with all five finalists of the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, which will take place on Sunday at NJPAC.

WBGO Journal host Doug Doyle has the latest on elections in New Jersey and New York, Gary Walker's interview with trumpeter Jimmy Owens and a chat with Lillias White about her Sarah Vaughan tribute concert at NJPAC

Award-winning actress Lillias White chats with WBGO Journal host Doug Doyle about her upcoming Sarah Vaughan tribute concert at NJPAC

Gabriella Cavassa and Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim both took top honors in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, held on Sunday night at NJPAC in Newark.