NJPAC

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle previews a special concert this Saturday, November 14 at the Newark Museum of Art featuring vocalist Catherine Russell

NJPAC announces the top five finalists of the 15th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition

On the October 10 WBGO Journal, we preview the 2026 BRIC JazzFest and the upcoming Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with 2026 Dodge Poetry Festival producer Ysabel Gonzalez of NJPAC and acclaimed poet and dancer Marc Bamuthi Joseph about the importance of curiosity in poetry and the festival in Newark

Long before Herbie Hancock became the musical giant he is today, there was a time when he too, like so many other musicians past and present, would pull all-nighters practicing for an especially crucial performance. In conversation recently with WBGO’s Pat Prescott, Hancock looked back on his formative years, landing the gig with Donald Byrd, and moving to New York City.

Herbie Hancock talked recently with WBGO's Pat Prescott about Miles, Wayne Shorter, and his upcoming NJPAC show. Here on The Art Of The Story, Ray Long presents the standout Wayne Shorter memory that Herbie shared.

Herbie Hancock is coming to NJPAC

On the May 2 WBGO Journal, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack joins us and WBGO's Jon Kalish has the story of businessman Ben Masters

On the February 28 WBGO Journal, we get a preview of Let's Talk Women's Health & Wellness Symposium and host Doug Doyle chats Brandee Younger about MAM's fundraising concert

On this episode of The Art of the Story, founder Deborah Belfatto and Newark's FIrst Lady Linda Baraka talk about the 4th annual Let's Talk Women's Health & Wellness Symposium at NJPAC