Kim Hiorthoy
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From "Spiderweb" to "Zombie Tune," this edition of Take Five brings the Halloween vibe (complete with a funk jam by Scary Goldings).
Chuck Stewart
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Music News
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Portland drummer Mel Brown shares some Motown stories from the 1970s, and of how he returned to his hometown in order to build its scene. Also: a 2019 set from the Montavilla Jazz Festival. -
The BRIC JazzFest is back with a roster of artists running the jazz gamut. And for its seventh edition, singer-songwriter Madison McFerrin has taken on the coveted role of co-curator, applying her spirit of freedom to a fresh wave of programming.
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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced its 2021 artist awardees, including saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianists Kris Davis and Danilo Pérez.
WBGO News
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The president singled out the 110-year-old Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River, part of the Gateway Project, as a prime reason his infrastructure plan must pass Congress.
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More Weapons Screenings Following Uptick In Guns In NYC Schools
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A civil rights era Black church tradition came to the Garden State for the first time on Sunday as New Jersey rolled out an early, in-person voting period this weekend.
Recent Podcast Episodes From WBGO Studios
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MSG Networks/3-time Stanley Cup champ, Former NJ Devils defenseman and current MSG Networks broadcaster Ken Daneyko joins SportsJam with Doug Doyle to talk about the upcoming NHL season and his 40-year career with the Devils organization -
Sirius Pakzhad/The Checkout catches up with trumpeter and composer Steph Richards, who unleashes our sense of sound and smell on her latest recordings Supersense and Zephyr.
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Rose Callahan/Met OperaJazz United was in the house when Terence Blanchard became the first Black composer to have an opera presented at The Met. In this episode, Greg Bryant and Nate Chinen laud 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones' for its music, its message and its broader meaning.
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Mari Amita/While the music industry was mostly dormant, Hiromi was busy collaborating with a string quartet, writing new music for her Silver Lining Suite, and performing at the Tokyo Olympics.
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