What's on WBGO This Week
On The Air the Week of June 9 – June 15, 2025
Hard Bop Cafe, Mondays 6 AM - 8 AM w/ Monifa Brown
Long time Saturday afternoon host, Monifa Brown, helps you groove into your Monday mornings with hand selected Hard Bopping grooves!
New Standards, Wednesdays 6 AM - 8 AM w/ Paul Cavalconte
WBGO is proud to present host Paul Cavalonte and New Standards, bringing you a century of great songs and then some! Paul guides you through the great age of the mid-century American Songbook, its evolution into the singer-songwriter era, and forward into the present day.
Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Nat Cole and Frank Sinatra meet Joni Mitchell and Ben Sidran. New Standard-bearers like Jon Batiste, Leslie Odom Jr, and Diana Krall update the Songbook to the 21st Century. New Standards is a rich and elegant soundtrack to your Wednesday morning routine.
Singers Unlimited, Thursdays 6 AM - 8 AM w/ Janis Siegel & Lezlie Harrison bring their weekend morning show to Thursday mornings too now! Wake up with music from jazz singers and beyond on this long running WBGO show that presents singers, singers and more singers!
The Dave Koz Radio Show, Fridays 6 AM – 8 AM: Now on Friday mornings too, it’s platinum-selling Contemporary Jazz artist, Dave Koz hosting this cheerful show filled with interviews with top guest artists and music that puts a bounce in your step!
Daybreak, weekdays 8 AM-12 PM w/ Gary Walker
New Day/New Play
Artist: Brandee Younger
Album: Gadabout Season
Brandee Younger is a celebrated harpist, composer, and bandleader whose music connects the history of Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane expressed in her own original way, with classical, R & B and hip-hop influences, which make the sounds of this modern day artist something to behold.
While on the road with bassist-producer Rahsaan Carter and drummer Allan Mednard, they learned
about the gadabout - a carefree pleasure-seeker, always in motion, seeking out fun no matter the circumstances. The word of the day became the word of the tour, and the word in the studio, where Younger, Carter and Mednard were joined by special guests, including vibraphonist Joel Ross, saxophonist Josh Johnson, Courtney Bryan on piano and Fender Rhodes, clarinetist & flutist Shabaka and drummer Makaya McCraven. As Brandee herself states, " Even in the midst of profound uncertainty, life has a way of reminding us that grace and glory surround us even still. We often claim that the light is at the end of the tunnel, but what if the light is right here, right now?"
Here a track from the new Brandee Younger @8:20 each weekday morning on Daybreak.
Favorite Things w/Pat Prescott, weekdays Noon – 4 PM
Pat presents musical themes to make you think and sing or hum along and just have fun! This week on Favorite Things Pat has curated the following themes:
Mon 6/9 - Keeping Up with the Joneses & In a Mellow Mood #2
Tues 6/10 - Latin Jazz & Four Elements: Fire, Air, Earth & Water
Wed 6/11 - Affairs of the Heart & Love Gone Bad
Thurs 6/12 - Father's Day & Medleys
Fri 6/13 - Special Fund Drive Show with Paul Cavalconte joined by John Pizzarelli
Drive Time w/ Brian Delp, weekdays 4 PM - 8 PM
The Art of the Story w/Doug Doyle – Listen at 4 pm, 5 pm & 6pm weekdays during Drive Time.
Radio Deluxe w/John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, Monday - Wednesday, 8 PM-12 AM: Hosted by Grammy Award-winning guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli and his wife, singer Jessica Molaskey is a warm, informative and all-embracing presentation of jazz performances which WBGO is thrilled to bring to our programming lineup.
Night Byrds w/ Sheila Anderson & Awilda Rivera, Thursdays & Fridays, 8 PM - 12 AM: Join long time WBGO hosts and friends Sheila and Awilda for lively banter, musical stories from their long time wrapped up in the jazz world and music that they specially selected to enhance it all!
Jazz Overnight, weeknights 12 AM - 6 AM: Continuous jazz that often dips into longer and deeper cuts appropriate for the late night.
RHYTHM & SONG WEEKENDS!
Weekend Jazz Overnight, Saturday 12 AM - 5 AM
WBGO Journal, Saturday 5 AM – 6 AM: Doug Doyle hosts this award-winning news, interview & review show, and this morning it's a special one-hour show as part of the WBGO June Fund Drive!
Blues Break, Saturday 6 AM - 7 AM: Gary Walker Hosts a special Blues Break show for the WBGO June Fund Drive, featuring music from the 4 CD-set Got The Blues, which you can select as a "thank you gift" for becoming a member of the station!
No Regrets: The Music and Spirit of Billie Holiday, Episode 10. Saturday 7 AM - 8 AM:
WBGO Honors the life and legacy of Billie Holiday on the 110th anniversary of her birth with a special 13-part series about the iconic singer with an unparalleled style. This is heartfelt history and a unique portrayal of Billie Holiday's influence on jazz and the world of music as a whole. NEA Jazz Master Willard Jenkins and Host Rhonda Hamilton delve deeply into Holiday's past, her struggles, her successes and the mark she left on the jazz world forever. Gary Walker spotlights the show!
Singers Unlimited, Saturday 8 AM – 10 AM: Lezlie Harrison and Janis Siegel bring you music from jazz singers and beyond on this long running WBGO show that presents singers, singers and more singers such as Betty Carter, The Manhattan Transfer, and Stevie Wonder.
Rhythm Revue, Saturday 10AM – 4 PM: Felix Hernandez, Bill Daughtry & Sheila Anderson host. Felix is well into his fourth decade on WBGO, hosting this show which features classic soul music and other sounds from the golden age of R&B and dance music - one of WBGO's most popular weekend shows. Become a member of WBGO's family of listeners and select the "Feel The Funk" 3-cd set as our thank you gift!
Latin Jazz Cruise, Saturday 4 PM - 6 PM: Musician, band leader, arranger, and educator Bobby Sanabria with guest host, his producer, Mark Farrell, take you on a ride through two hours of some of the best in Latin Jazz.
Saturday Evening Jazz, Saturday 6 PM - 10 PM w/Monifa Brown with guest host Awilda Rivera. The show shines a spotlight on the artists we love, while sharing stories and quotes that reveal what inspires their music.
New Standards, Saturday 10 PM - 1AM w/ Paul Cavalconte
Host Paul Cavalonte's New Standards, brings you a century of great songs and then some! This is a different show than what you can hear Wednesday morning's 6a-8a. Paul guides you through the great age of the mid-century American Songbook, its evolution into the singer-songwriter era, and forward into the present day.
Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Nat Cole and Frank Sinatra meet Joni Mitchell and Ben Sidran. New Standard-bearers like Jon Batiste, Leslie Odom Jr, and Diana Krall update the Songbook to the 21st Century.
Weekend Late Night Jazz, Sunday 1AM – 7 AM
Jazz Night in America, Sunday 7 AM – 8 AM: Special Fund Drive Show featuring Christian McBride and the Producers of JNIA on this Father's Day edition of JNIA.
Singers Unlimited, Sunday 8 AM – 10 AM: Lezlie Harrison and Janis Siegel bring you music from jazz singers and beyond on this long running WBGO show that presents singers, singers and more singers such as Rachel & Vilray, Bobby McFerrin, and Gregory Porter.
Come Sunday, Sunday 10 AM – Noon: Host Lezlie Harrison and guest host Awilda Rivera begin your Sunday with gospel, spirituals, hymns & inspirational music, and will even get you dancing!
Rhythm Revue, Sunday Noon – 6 PM: Felix Hernandez, Gary Walker, Bill Daughtry, Carrie Jackson and Antoinette Montague host. Felix is well into his fourth decade on WBGO and continues his reign as host of this danceable show featuring classic soul music and other sounds from the golden age of R&B and dance music - one of WBGO's most popular weekend shows!
The Night Byrds Special edition with the "Night Byrds", Awilda Rivera and Sheila Anderson, Sunday 6 PM - 10 PM
No Regrets: The Music and Spirit of Billie Holiday, Episode 11.
Sunday 10 PM - 11 PM:
WBGO Honors the life and legacy of Billie Holiday on the 110th anniversary of her birth with a special 13-part series about the iconic singer with an unparalleled style. This is heartfelt history and a unique portrayal of Billie Holiday's influence on jazz and the world of music as a whole. NEA Jazz Master Willard Jenkins and Host Rhonda Hamilton delve deeply into Holiday's past, her struggles, her successes and the mark she left on the jazz world forever. Gary Walker spotlights the show for the WBGO June Fund Drive.
WBGO Journal, Sunday 11 PM – 12 AM: Doug Doyle hosts this award-winning news, interview & review show, and tonight it's a special one-hour show!