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| Vuyo Satache from William Paterson University |
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Jazz Appreciation Month Continues at WBGO!
As Jazz Appreciation Month enters its final week, WBGO.org is bursting with different celebrations of the art form that continues to inspire us every day! We've got live sets from student ensembles hailing from local colleges like William Paterson University, Rutgers University, and the Manhattan School of Music. Our own Monifa Brown of Saturday Afternoon Jazz wrote a touching essay about her relationship with Newark's own Queen of Jazz, Sarah Vaughan. There will be more coming up all the way through the end of April, and it's all on WBGO.org!
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The Spring Warp Drive is happening now!
Spring is upon us at WBGO, and our goal is to keep the music playing! Together, we can make that happen. When you listen to WBGO, you're a part of our community -- and we need our community’s support to continue to provide you with the music you love! We had tremendous success with our winter fund drive in keeping it short and sweet. Can we do it again? That’s where you come in. It’s time to give! Let’s get the fundraising out of the way as quickly as possible so we can get back to the music.Go to WBGO.org or call 1-800-499-9246 to contribute now!
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| WBGO Programming |
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Jazz Night In America
Radio broadcast Sundays at 6pm and Wednesday at 6:30pm, Webcast Wednesdays at 9pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org
The Philadelphia Organ Tradition | Tonight, 6:30pm
Jazz Night In America visits Philadelphia for a history lesson and dance party: a tribute to organ masters Smith, Shirley Scott and Charles Earland with six local organists, multiple bands and three guest vocalists. With WXPN, WRTI and the Philadelphia Jazz Project, Jazz Night In America visits World Cafe Live for a B-3 jam featuring many of the city's finest musicians. We speak with many of them, and host Christian McBride, born and raised in Philadelphia, sits down with one of Jazz Night in America’s producers, Alex Ariff, to discuss his Philadelphia roots.
Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz In Concert (Webcast) | Tonight, 9pm
The public youth music education program known as El Sistema has reached hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, largely through participation in classical music ensembles. In 2007, drummer Andrés Briceño and head of the Simón Bolívar Conservatory of Music Valdemar Rodríguez introduced a jazz program to El Sistema, with the goal of promoting the music throughout Venezuela. The flagship ensemble, Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz, presents the work of both American jazz masters and Venezuelan composers, and like its orchestral counterparts, has now toured the U.S. Jazz Night In America presents Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz during a recent stateside sojourn, from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola within New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Simón BolívarBig Band | April 26 & 29 Jazz Night In America presents The Simon Bolivar Big Band. For the past 40 years, El Sistema has brought free classical music, instruments and lessons to a quarter million underprivileged kids in Venezuela. The cream of the crop perform for sellout crowds at some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Five years ago they started a new ensemble - The Simon Bolivar Big Band. We’ll hear them play Dizzy Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and learn why jazz is a lot more than just music.
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| Joseph Branciforte |
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The CheckoutTuesdays at 6:30pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org
The Cellar and Point's Joseph Branciforte / Anthony Pirog / Pedro Sa Moraes| Listen Now
The Brazilian singer Pedro Sa Moraes dares us and his people to make better music, seek the sublime in tradition, and open our heads to new ideas. Washington DC-based guitarist Anthony Pirog tells us, in his own words, about his own creative journey, his love for Big Sur and for drummer Paul Motian. But first, it's audio wizardry from an engineer, drummer, and composer. Musical mastermind Joseph Branciforte shares his invention: a garage chamber jazz band called The Cellar and Point.
Thundercat, Claude Cozens | Listen now
Bassist and singer-songwriter Thundercat and drummer Claude Cozens talk with The Checkout at the 16th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
Visit The Checkout online.
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Rhythm Revue with Felix HernandezSaturdays from 10am-2pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org
Tristate Soul | April 25
As part of the four-hour music mix, Felix features an hour of songs that were big soul radio hits in New York City and North Jersey.
James Brown | May 2
Felix honors the Godfather of Soul in a birthday tribute!
Learn more about Rhythm Revue here.
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| Jimmy Witherspoon |
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Portraits In BlueSaturday at 8am on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org
Jimmy Witherspoon - Albums, Vol. 5 | April 25 & May 1
Erskine Hawkins Vol. 3 | May 2 & 8
Learn more about the show and host Bob Porter here.
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| Steven Pagones |
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Conversations with Allan Wolper
Tuesdays at 7:30pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org
Steven Pagones | Listen Now
In 1987, Steven Pagones, then a former assistant district attorney in Dutchess County, New York, was accused of being one of six white men who raped and abducted Tawana Brawley, a 15-year-old African American teenager. Her allegations created a racial storm, led by Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist and minister who now hosts a talk show on MSNBC television. A grand jury, after questioning 180 witnesses, exonerated Pagones and said he was the victim of a hoax. Afterwards Pagones won a defamation suit against Sharpton. Pagones recounts the impact the case had on his personal and professional life.
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| Derek Sanderson |
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SportsJam with Doug DoyleWednesdays at 7:30pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org
Derek Sanderson | Tonight, 7:30pmDerek Sanderson, two-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Boston Bruins, at one-time was the highest paid athlete on the planet. Alcohol ruined his career and he wound up homeless in NYC. He's sober again and after spending years teaching students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, he's a money manager.
Chris Vaccaro | Listen Now
Chris Vaccaro is the Editor-in-Chief and Director of App Production for the collectible trading card company Topps. He's also an author, Hostra University Professor and former newspaper and on-line reporter. Vaccaro talk about digital baseball card collecting and why Sachem High School on Long Island is so special to him.
Visit SportsJam online.
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See What Your Member Card Can Do
Members Discount: Brooklyn Center
Eddie Palmieri’s Latin Jazz Septet
Saturday, May 16, 8pm | Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
Known for his charismatic power and impeccable arrangements, pianist/bandleader Eddie Palmieri has dominated the Latin and salsa genres for more than 50 years. Join this nine-time Grammy Award winner and Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient as he ignites the stage of the Walt Whitman Theatre with an evening of Afro-Cuban rhythms and hot Latin jazz.
WBGO members should use code WBGO15 to receive a 15% discount when purchasing tickets online or present their WBGO member card if buying tickets at the box office. For more information contact the Brooklyn Center or call 718-951-4500.
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Do you have a business that would like to participate in WBGO's members discount program? Contact Josh Rosenfeld atjrosenfeld@wbgo.org or at 973-624-8880 ext 232.
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| Newport Jazz Festival |
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Newport, Rhode Island
July 31-August 3, 2015
WBGO is the exclusive travel partner of the Newport Jazz Festival, and we're offering a weekend package full of music, camaraderie, and fun! Arrive at the Newport Hotel & Marina to a Friday night welcome reception, then get ready to hear great jazz at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Saturday and Sunday mornings, hop aboard the ferry for the legendary outdoor Newport Jazz Festival. Before departing back to reality on Monday, join us for a bon voyage breakfast and take in the view from the marina! WBGO will provide you with an insider’s guide to not only the festival -- chock full of thrilling performers like Jamie Cullum, Christian McBride, Dr. John, and many more -- but the surrounding attractions as well.
To book your weekend trip, get more details, or learn more about the one day bus trips to the Festival gate, click here. For more information on WBGO's Travel & Events, visitwbgo.org/events.
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WBGO Kids Jazz Free Concert Series
"Get Hip!" featuring Jazz Reach's METTA QUINTET
Saturday, April 25, 12:30pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ
An introduction for young jazz cats that illuminates the art form's cultural origins, improvisation and creative self-expression. Meet each member of the band and learn how through teamwork, collaboration and cooperation; they all must work together to make great music.
"Big Drum, Small World" featuring Jazz Reach's METTA QUINTETSaturday, May 2, 12:30pm | Livingston Public Library, Livingston, NJ
Travel around the world meeting composers from West Africa, Israel, Cuba, India, and the United States speaking one common language: jazz. See how traditional American jazz has inspired each, blending with their individual cultural heritages, and created their artistic visions.
For more information about the series, click here!
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