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"Originals By Originals" This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

June 27, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, jazz legends perform their own compositions with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band. We dig into the archive for “Originals by Originals." The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also drop in ...

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Shorty Rogers: Rock Sessions

June 24, 2013

Shorty Rogers led a double life in the 1950s. By day, he was one of West Coast jazz's founding fathers—standing out as a dynamic bandleader and prolific big-band and small-group arranger. On his off hours, he had an alter-ego—Boots Brown, an early rock-and-roller who recorded about a dozen jump-boogie singles. Why Rogers bothered and went incognito ...

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Tio Family Clarinet Dynasty This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

June 20, 2013

It’s the story of The Tio Family, a New Orleans clarinet dynasty, this week on Riverwalk Jazz. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band welcomes Evan Christopher, a dynamic New Orleans-based clarinetist and student of early jazz. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from ...

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The Best Jazz Of All Time, Streaming For Free On Internet Radio

June 20, 2013

Anyone who considers him or herself a jazz fan knows that the depth and breadth of the music’s history can be a little overwhelming. No doubt, most anyone who has had a conversation with a fellow jazz enthusiast has heard the line, “What? You’ve NEVER heard that record?!” To help listeners to become acquainted with (and, ...

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Artie Shaw: Portrait Of Perfection This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

June 14, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Jim Cullum and the Band pay tribute to Artie Shaw, the only serious rival Benny Goodman had to his title as “The King of Swing." By the time he was 30, Shaw’s effortless clarinet solos, his innovative musical arrangements, and his unusual band instrumentation earned him a place in the pantheon ...

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Amy Niles Named Acting President & CEO During Cephas Bowles' Leave

June 12, 2013

Amy Niles Named Acting President and CEO of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM NEWARK, NJ: Effective immediately, Cephas Bowles, President and CEO of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, will take a leave of absence for health reasons, it was announced today by Stephen N. Ifshin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Newark Public Radio/WBGO. It also was ...

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Dick Hyman, Stephanie Nakasian On Riverwalk Jazz This Week

June 6, 2013

The historic Filoli Estate and Gardens south of San Francisco is the setting for this week’s Riverwalk Jazz broadcast, “Sweet Ballads and Red Hot Pianos." Piano legend Dick Hyman and jazz vocalist Stephanie Nakasian join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for an outdoor concert including a set of songs by composer Walter Donaldson. The program is ...

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Wbgo To Air "The Governors Summit” on June 6 at 6:30 PM with Five Former NJ Governors

June 4, 2013

WBGO JAZZ 88.3 FM Presents “The Governors Summit,” Panel Discussion with Five Former New Jersey Governors, Thursday, June 6, 6:30 pm Newark, NJ: Tune in to WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM or wbgo.org on Thursday, June 6, at 6:30 pm for “The Governors Summit,” a panel discussion with five former New Jersey Governors including Brendan Byrne, Thomas ...

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Swinging On The South Side: The Heartbeat Of Chicago Jazz This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

May 30, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, vocalists Topsy Chapman and Vernel Bagneris, trumpeter Duke Heitger and pianist Dick Hyman join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band—club-hopping on the South Side of Chicago from the “black and tans" of the ’20s to the grand ballrooms of the ’30s. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, ...

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WBGO Jazz 88.3 Wins 3 NY Association Of Black Journalist Awards

May 29, 2013

WBGO JAZZ 88.3 RECEIVES THREE AWARDS FROM NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS AT 25TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS BANQUET NEWARK, NJ: The New York Association of Black Journalists (NYABJ) recognized the work of area journalists, including the presentations of three honors to WBGO Jazz 88.3, at its 25th Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet, which took ...