Reed Turchi had the blues and was literally at a crossroads when battling a rare and life-threatening version of Crohn’s Disease, going through a divorce, and moving to New York. He has emerged with a ...

WBGO's Pat Prescott sits down with the man who put the "Kool" in Kool and the Gang, New Jersey's own Robert Kool Bell.

Students in New Jersey with disabilities stand to be hurt by cuts to the federal Department of Education. Jessie Gomez is a ...

Now, Ute Lemper is out with a new album Pirate Jenny, celebrating the music of the late great composer Kurt Weill for his 125th birthday. Lemper stresses she wants to make sure everyone is exposed to ...

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Dr. Eddie Henderson and George Cables about the Miles Davis Celebration Festival at SMOKE Jazz Club ...

DD: Last year the 77 th Cannes Film festival might as well have rolled double 7s: Anora went all the way to the Palme D’Or ...

Carolyn Wonderland has paid her dues and has hit a new artistic peak. The Texas-based singer/songwriter and guitarist began playing professionally at age 15 in the 1980s and has never stopped, even ...

On the May 24 WBGO Journal... Host Doug Doyle chats with two jazz greats who will be performing as part of The Miles Davis Celebration Festival at the SMOKE Jazz Club.Pianist and composer George ...

New York City will be honoring 9-11 veteran heroes with a ticker tape parade. Mayor Eric Adams says the parade will pay tribute to the men and women who fought the war on terror in Iraq and ...

In jazz radio, great announcers are distinguished by their ability to convey the spontaneity and passion of the music. Gary Walker is such an announcer, and his enthusiasm for this music greets WBGO ...

Although he was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1925, James Moody was raised in Newark, and because of that, he’s one of our Favorite Sons. His humanity and musicality contributed whole books to the jazz ...

Pianist Isaiah J. Thompson is easily one of the most versatile pianists of his generation.With an incredible list of accolades to prove it. He is the winner 2023 American Pianist Award, and Cole ...