Learn more about the people that drive this broadcast bus each and every day. We'll talk jazz, culture, and whatever else comes to mind. http://www.wbgo.org/blog Newark Public Radio Inc. Wed, 22 May 2013 07:37:55 EDT Wed, 22 May 2013 07:37:55 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/674vxuE-Uy8/wbgo-partners-with-midsummer-night-swing WBGO is returning to Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park for another summer of dancing under the stars during Midsummer Night Swing. The three WBGO Nights during the season are: June 25 - Opening Night Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra July 2 Vince Giordano & the Nighthawk...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/674vxuE-Uy8" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 22 May 2013 09:45:43 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wbgo-partners-with-midsummer-night-swing http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wbgo-partners-with-midsummer-night-swing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/G1lTTDE8SLk/singer-karrin-allyson-with-michael-bourne Singer Karrin Allyson talks with Michael Bourne about her Grammy-nominated album, 'Round Midnight, and performance at New York's 54 Below nightclub on April 21, 2013. Enjoy! ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/G1lTTDE8SLk" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:00 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/singer-karrin-allyson-with-michael-bourne http://www.wbgo.org/blog/singer-karrin-allyson-with-michael-bourne http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/XkRwv33iKmc/bassist-christian-mcbride-with-gary-walker Bassist Christian McBride talks with WBGO's Gary Walker about his new CD with Inside Straight, People Music, and plans for the sixth annual "Inside The Jazz Note" concert with saxophonist Jimmy Heath, trumpeter Jon Faddis, trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist Cedar Walton and drummer Louis Hayes. The c...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/XkRwv33iKmc" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 21 May 2013 16:35:00 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/bassist-christian-mcbride-with-gary-walker http://www.wbgo.org/blog/bassist-christian-mcbride-with-gary-walker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/AZY08x0PoEU/live-from-the-village-vanguard-miguel-zenon-quartet WBGO presented the Miguel Zenon Quartet live from the Village Vanguard on Wednesday, May 15 at 8:30 p.m. Zenon, an alto saxophonist, was joined by bandmates Luis Perdomo on piano, Hans Glawischnig on bass, and Henry Cole on drums to perform material he plans to record with the HR Bigband in Frankfur...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/AZY08x0PoEU" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 15 May 2013 19:41:13 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/live-from-the-village-vanguard-miguel-zenon-quartet http://www.wbgo.org/blog/live-from-the-village-vanguard-miguel-zenon-quartet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/i1ikmCBxaqU/a-celebration-of-the-life-and-music-of-dave-brubeck Just before 4:00 Saturday afternoon, thunder clapped outside St. John the Divine on Amsterdam and 113th St. Inside, Dave's widow Iola Brubeck spoke, her voice steady, strong and lower pitched than I expected. She and Dave were married for 70 years. Since her husband's death, Mrs. Brubeck and her fam...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/i1ikmCBxaqU" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 12 May 2013 23:13:00 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/a-celebration-of-the-life-and-music-of-dave-brubeck http://www.wbgo.org/blog/a-celebration-of-the-life-and-music-of-dave-brubeck http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/jEd_hjjK3mw/weekend-trip-to-the-newport-jazz-festival WBGO Travel invites you to enjoy the sun, fun and music at the Newport Jazz Festival, August 2-5, 2013. Arrive at the Newport Hotel &amp; Marina to a Friday night welcome reception, unload your bags in your harbor view room and then get ready to hear Natalie Cole and the Bill Charlap Trio wit...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/jEd_hjjK3mw" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 10 May 2013 16:48:00 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/weekend-trip-to-the-newport-jazz-festival http://www.wbgo.org/blog/weekend-trip-to-the-newport-jazz-festival http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/gutW4Aj12Zg/wail-the-life-of-bud-powell-by-peter-pullman-on-wbgo Peter Pullman visited WBGO's Jazz From The Archives last fall to discuss his new book Wail: The Life of Bud Powell with historian Dan Morgenstern.  This two-hour special delves into the mysterious life and musical brilliance of the late piano player.  Listen to parts I and II of the special below....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/gutW4Aj12Zg" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 May 2013 22:42:53 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wail-the-life-of-bud-powell-by-peter-pullman-on-wbgo http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wail-the-life-of-bud-powell-by-peter-pullman-on-wbgo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/FiNi72GKPas/boom-tic-boom-and-sexmob-at-92y-and-on-wbgo-hd2 WBGO's The Checkout! presents a live double bill from 92Y Tribeca of drummer Allison Miller's trio Boom Tic Boom and trumpeter Steven Bernstein's Sexmob on Wednesday, May 8 at 8 p.m. Watch live video and chat with hosts from WBGO and NPR Music right here, or listen live on WBGO-FM. Want to hear m...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/FiNi72GKPas" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 08 May 2013 15:22:13 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/boom-tic-boom-and-sexmob-at-92y-and-on-wbgo-hd2 http://www.wbgo.org/blog/boom-tic-boom-and-sexmob-at-92y-and-on-wbgo-hd2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/o-GOf_LVeSM/johannesburgs-maboneng-precinct-with-simon-rentner Our celebration of global jazz all May continues with more from my recent trip to South Africa. In this second report for The WBGO Journal, I investigate urban renewal in Johannesburg's Maboneng Precinct. Once a notoriously dangerous part of the city's bustling Central Business District, Maboneng...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/o-GOf_LVeSM" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 03 May 2013 21:30:07 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/johannesburgs-maboneng-precinct-with-simon-rentner http://www.wbgo.org/blog/johannesburgs-maboneng-precinct-with-simon-rentner http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/yveMrY23FJc/chick-corea-jlco-with-wynton-marsalis Watch Live on Sat May 18, 2013 8:00pm EDT Click here to Watch/Listen Now in his seventies, the pianist-composer Chick Corea will be celebrated during JALC's 25th Anniversary Season with a multi-venue festival. On the Rose Theater portion, Corea will reconnect wi...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/yveMrY23FJc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 02 May 2013 17:07:49 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/chick-corea-jlco-with-wynton-marsalis http://www.wbgo.org/blog/chick-corea-jlco-with-wynton-marsalis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/HruKBwtwMrI/singer-ann-hampton-callaway-with-michael-bourne Singer Ann Hampton Callaway talks with WBGO's Michael Bourne about her new show, “From Sassy to Divine”, which honors Newark native and NEA Jazz Master Sarah Vaughan. Callaway performs at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center from May 2 through 5. Enjoy! ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/HruKBwtwMrI" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 01 May 2013 19:30:00 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/singer-ann-hampton-callaway-with-michael-bourne http://www.wbgo.org/blog/singer-ann-hampton-callaway-with-michael-bourne http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/82U26Y6R6rY/wbgo-travel-newport-jazz-festival-day-trips WBGO Travel invites you to hop aboard the bus from either New York City (Jazz at Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle) or Boston (Wally's Jazz Café located at 427 Massachusetts Avenue) for a direct ride to the front gate of the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday August 3 o...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/82U26Y6R6rY" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:22 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wbgo-travel-newport-jazz-festival-day-trips http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wbgo-travel-newport-jazz-festival-day-trips http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/b3JKeIIP1XE/celebrate-jazz-around-the-world-with-wbgo International Jazz Day kicks off WBGO's monthlong celebration of global jazz, and you can join the celebration by watching video from UNESCO’s April 30 concert in Istanbul, Turkey and listening to earwitness reports from Istanbul by WBGO producer Josh Jackson. Jazz is increasingly embraced ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/b3JKeIIP1XE" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:19:37 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/celebrate-jazz-around-the-world-with-wbgo http://www.wbgo.org/blog/celebrate-jazz-around-the-world-with-wbgo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/bejTZF_Nnrg/escape-to-the-cape-town-jazz-fest-with-simon-rentner I just returned from the 14th annual The Cape Town International Jazz Festival -- the largest music festival of its kind on the continent.  Find out why the organizers call it "Africa's grandest gathering" on our weekly news show, The WBGO Journal. Later this month, WBGO will feature a variety...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/bejTZF_Nnrg" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:37:09 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/escape-to-the-cape-town-jazz-fest-with-simon-rentner http://www.wbgo.org/blog/escape-to-the-cape-town-jazz-fest-with-simon-rentner http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/61hWyUeQ0hs/jazzahead-highlights-5-new-bands-from-europe Bremen may be best known for its love of soccer and Beck's beer. But in April, more than 20,000 jazz fans and industry professionals descend upon the German port city for a festival designed specifically to showcase new acts from across Europe.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/61hWyUeQ0hs" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/jazzahead-highlights-5-new-bands-from-europe http://www.wbgo.org/blog/jazzahead-highlights-5-new-bands-from-europe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/Lo2CdrG8U1w/wbgo-jam-live-queens-college-international-jazz-band The Queens College International Jazz Band performed live at WBGO in the eleventh in our series of student broadcasts for Jazz Appreciation Month. Click to hear audio from this concert, and at the bottom of the page for all of our 2013 JAM Student Festival broadcasts. The group, directed by Dav...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/Lo2CdrG8U1w" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:43:16 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wbgo-jam-live-queens-college-international-jazz-band http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wbgo-jam-live-queens-college-international-jazz-band http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/vDeaiTkOhHg/wbgo-jam-live-nyu-karachacha-afro-peruvian-ensemble The NYU Karachacha Afro-Peruvian Ensemble performed live at WBGO in the tenth in our series of student broadcasts for Jazz Appreciation Month. Click here to hear this concert, and at the bottom of the page for all of our 2013 JAM Student Festival broadcasts. Directed by Gabriel Alegria with Yae...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/vDeaiTkOhHg" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:43:38 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wbgo-jam-live-nyu-karachacha-afro-peruvian-ensemble http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wbgo-jam-live-nyu-karachacha-afro-peruvian-ensemble http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/f7IpULN8lls/singer-catherine-russell-with-wbgos-gary-walker Singer Catherine Russell talks with WBGO's Gary Walker about her performances at Jazz At Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca Cola from April 25 through 28, which will celebrate her mother, bassist and vocalist Carline Ray, who performed in the 1940s with the all-female band the International Sweethea...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/f7IpULN8lls" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:27:00 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/singer-catherine-russell-with-wbgos-gary-walker http://www.wbgo.org/blog/singer-catherine-russell-with-wbgos-gary-walker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/s7-veWoUvwE/join-wbgo-for-michael-bournes-15th-year-at-jazz-on-the-mountain For our fourth consecutive year, WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM is pleased to extend a personal invitation for Jazz on the Mountain at the historic Mohonk Mountain House resort, January 17-20, 2014 in the beautiful Catskills. Mohonk Mountain House Celebrating 15 years at the Mohonk Mountain House, WBGO ann...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/s7-veWoUvwE" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:33:03 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/join-wbgo-for-michael-bournes-15th-year-at-jazz-on-the-mountain http://www.wbgo.org/blog/join-wbgo-for-michael-bournes-15th-year-at-jazz-on-the-mountain http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wbgoblog/~3/BWY0eqCH4Vo/wbgo-jam-live-suny-purchase-super-sophomores The SUNY Purchase Super Sophomores performed live at WBGO in the ninth of our live student broadcasts for Jazz Appreciation Month. Click to hear audio from this concert, and at the bottom of the page for all of our 2013 JAM Student Festival broadcasts. Directed by Pete Malinverni, this ensemb...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wbgoblog/~4/BWY0eqCH4Vo" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:14:31 EDT http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wbgo-jam-live-suny-purchase-super-sophomores http://www.wbgo.org/blog/wbgo-jam-live-suny-purchase-super-sophomores