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Hear the first taste of some highly anticipated albums by drummers Makaya McCraven and Mark Guiliana, guitarist Julian Lage, and cornetist Kirk Knuffke — along with a recent solo drop by pianist Marta Warelis.
In 2003, legendary organist Booker T. Jones and pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph met for the first time at WBGO. That studio performance comes to light again as we celebrate the retirement of our own legendary jazz jock, Michael Bourne.
WBGO's Gary Walker, winner of the Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Career Achievement in Broadcasting. Longtime WBGO host and music director Gary Walker and the podcast Jazz United are among the winners of the 2021 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards. They join bassist Ron Carter, honored for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz, and Fresh Air critic Kevin Whitehead, recipient of Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism, along with others recognized in a total of 47 categories. Gary Walker won the Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Career Achievement in Broadcasting, which has...
Blake Mills and Pino Palladino If you've been following Jazz United for any length of time, chances are good that you are already familiar with The Checkout — a long-running WBGO podcast and radio program hosted by Simon Rentner, who also produces the show. Every week, Simon turns the spotlight to an artist or subject from what he calls "the other side of jazz," exploring new hybrids and swirling currents around the world. So this week, we're mixing things up a bit with a podcast episode swap — rolling out a recent edition of The Checkout through our Jazz United feed. We handpicked a ...
At the center of our #ChickForever celebration , WBGO is proud to present highlights from across a nearly 60-year recording career. Our announcers have