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WBGO Kids Jazz Concert Series Returns Saturdays In October + 1 In November
WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM’s Award-Winning Kids Jazz Concert Series Returns with Five Free, Interactive Programs for Young People Fall Series Includes Concerts Featuring The Firey String Sistas!, Courtney Bryan Ensemble featuring Brandee Younger,New York Voices, Ignacio Berroa and Victor Jones Orchestrio NEWARK, NJ: WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM’s award-winning, free Kids Jazz Concert Series, which brings jazz ...
Mintz Quartet: Mintz Quartet
by Dan McClenaghan
The jazz world is packed with dynamic drummers, and players who raise the job of timekeeping--and beyond--to a fine art. And then there are the supreme poets of the drum kit: The late Paul Motian, with his gentle orchestra of textures, colors, and diaphanous accents; Jack De Johnette, with his bustling undercurrents and rock steady grooves; ...
Roberta Piket: Solo
by Dan McClenaghan
Listening back on Roberta Piket's discography, with recordings like the trio affair, Love and Beauty (Thirteenth Note Records, 2007) and the ambitious Side, Colors (Thirteenth Note Records, 2013), it's clear that the New York-based pianist has established herself as “an artist deserving wider recognition." With Solo she cements a reputation as a top level jazz artist. ...
Pianist Ted Brancato's Pacific Northwest Tour With Quintet – Playing Seattle on September 23
The sounds of straight ahead jazz, R&B, and Brazilian-influenced compositions will fill several Pacific Northwest venues from September 13-26 when Ted Brancato & Friends Quintet perform. Their itinerary includes Seattle - 13 September, Tula’s 7:30PM; North Bend – 14 September, Jazz Walk with Chuck Deardorf & Ted Brancato 8PM; Whidbey Island – 15 September, Trinity Lutheran ...
The Ambidextrous Greg Bufford
by David A. Orthmann
Accompanied by his father, a boy approaches the drum kit, stops and stares, transfixed by the array of shapes and gleaming surfaces. Without a moment's hesitation, Greg Bufford, the man sitting on the drummer's throne, makes eye contact, smiles, and proffers an impromptu demonstration of articulate, swinging brush strokes. The sounds satisfy the boy's curiosity and ...
Jessye Norman To Be Special Guest Host On WBGO Tuesday, 9/10, Noon
JESSYE NORMAN TO HOST AN HOUR ON WBGO JAZZ 88.3 FM MID-DAY JAZZ WITH RHONDA HAMILTON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, NOON Ms. Norman Also Will Serve as Honorary Chair and Hostess of WBGO’s LADY DAY Benefit, Starring Dee Dee Bridgewater, on September 24, 7:00 pm, at the Little Shubert Theatre NEWARK, NJ: Jessye Norman is known the ...
Ivete Sangalo at the Prudential Center
by Ernest Barteldes
Ivete SangaloPrudential CenterNewark, NJAugust 17, 2013On the final leg of her US Real Fantasia tour, Brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo made a stop at Newark's Prudential Center, backed by a massive band that included several percussionists (who she joined from time to time), guitar, bass, keyboards, brass, backup singers and dancers. From ...
WBGO Launches Ad Campaign And Social Media Contest #makejazz In NJ & NY
WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Launches Media Campaign with Billboards and Kiosks in New Jersey and New York Varick Street Billboard Sparks Friendly Controversy and Host-An-Hour Social Media Contest NEWARK, NJ: Do you want to be a guest DJ on WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM? Here’s how: Find WBGO ads on telephone kiosks, street pole banners, billboards and ...
Josh Jackson Named WBGO's New VP Of Content
NEWARK, NJ: Josh Jackson has been named to the newly-created position of Vice President of Content of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, it was announced today by Amy Niles, the station’s Acting President and CEO. Jackson, who continues as host of WBGO’s hour-long music magazine, The Checkout, was previously Special Projects Producer. “I am pleased to name ...
WBGO-FM/Jazz 88.3 Receives Eight Honors from Public Radio News Directors, Inc.
NEWARK, NJ: Jazz station WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM received eight national Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) Awards Saturday, June 22, in Cleveland, Ohio. WBGO News Director Doug Doyle accepted four First Place and four Second Place awards on behalf of the station. “The WBGO News Department was recognized for what we do best, covering the ...
