Soul and R & B

All Things Soul hosted by long-time WBGO supporter and listener Jeh Johnson, the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. For his second installment, Jeh welcomes retired Army Colonel, Chris Kolenda.

All Things Soul hosted by long-time WBGO supporter and listener Jeh Johnson, the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. For the show's premiere, his first guest will be lifelong jazz enthusiast Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States.

All Things Soul will be hosted by long-time WBGO supporter and listener, the former US Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson. For his premiere show, Jeh’s first interview guest will be life-long jazz enthusiast, Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States.

A handful of the J Dilla fans at WBGO have picked five cuts he famously sampled, from Ahmad Jamal to Gap Mangione.

The singer's 1968 hit "Different Strokes" became a popular hip-hop sample used by artists like Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy and Kanye West.

Among the first voices on the air at Newark Public Radio, Bob Porter was also a Grammy-winning record producer and a firsthand chronicler of soul jazz.

Jazz United takes the occasion of Dr. Lonnie Smith's new album Breathe to consider his instrument, the Hammond B3 organ — and shout out a couple of his heirs, Sam Fribush and Cory Henry.

As Jazz Appreciation Month gets underway, hear a conversation between WBGO's own Bob Porter and Nate Chinen about Porter's book Soul Jazz: Jazz in the Black Community, 1945-1975.

One way or another, you've heard Grover Washington Jr.'s saxophone. Perhaps on "Mister Magic" or another of his instrumental hits, like "Winelight." Or on…

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Newark’s longest-running vocal group known as the Silver Stars. The soul and R & B group's story is one of…