Jan 10, 2025 · Jazz at Lincoln Center was hopping this week. First, they hosted Jazz Congress, the annual convention that brings together all elements of the jazz community. Wednesday night at the Congress was capped by an emotional all-star tribute concert to the late, great guitarist Russell Malone.

Jan 30, 2025 · That uncompromising spirit guided her music career, which took off in 1964 with her take on "As Tears Go By," an early Mick Jagger and Keith Richards composition that reached the top 10 of the U.K. singles chart. She followed up that success in 1965 with two separate full-lengths: a pop-leaning self-titled effort, and Come My Way, which contained a robust, confident spin on traditional folk songs.

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Jan 9, 2025 · Award-winning actor and activist Don Cheadle portrays former Arizona State wrestling coach Shawn Charles in the new movie Unstoppable (debuts on Prime Video on January 16).. Cheadle joins SportsJam with Doug Doyle to talk about the inspirational movie based the the real-life story of 2011 NCAA champion wrestling Anthony Robles.Robles, born with one leg, overcame many hurdles on and off the mat ...

Jan 8, 2025 · History happens all around us all the time. It’s only with the benefit of hindsight that we look back and realize that it was history. When it’s going down In The Moment, sometimes the significance is overlooked. When, for example, Brice Rosenbloom launched NYC Winter Jazzfest in 2005 as a one-night event to spotlight underserved jazz …

Jan 17, 2025 · On the latest edition (January 16, 2025) of Newark Today, host Michael Hill chats with newly elected NJ Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver.She tells host Michael Hill, while there’s disappointment amongst her party in the aftermath of the November 2024 elections, she looks forward to working with her Republican colleagues to improve her district.

Jan 11, 2025 · Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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Check back here for information on the 2025 WBGO Weekend Trip and Day Trips to the Newport Jazz Festival on August 1 - 3, 2025.

Jan 29, 2025 · Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.