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NOV./DEC. 2015

UPBEAT | WBGOProgram GuideJazz 88.3 FM www.wbgo.org

New Exhibit in NewarkCelebrates Cultural

Intersections in Jazz

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The next Newark Public Radio, Inc. Board of Trustees

meeting is scheduled for January 11, 2016 at WBGO,

54 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102. The meeting is open

to the public.

WBGO, New Jersey PerformingArts Center (NJPAC) and theInstitute of Jazz Studies at

Rutgers-Newark present: Jazz, Jews,and African Americans: CulturalIntersections in Newark and Beyond, anexhibit which explores some of themost fruitful and sometimes con-tentious relationships in jazz historythrough photos, documents and text.

The exhibition, on view now throughDecember 13 in the Jewish Museumof New Jersey at Congregation AhavasSholom—Newark’s oldest active syna-gogue—is the centerpiece of a com-munity-wide celebration of jazz. Fivediverse congregations, all within ashort walk of each other alongNewark’s Broadway, are hosting freeevents, tours and activities in conjunc-tion with the showing at the museum.Participants include Ahavas Sholom

(145 Broadway), Clinton MemorialA.M.E. Zion Church (151 Broadway),Iglesia El Sembrador (143 Broadway),First Mount Zion Baptist Church (208Broadway), and Project New Life ofN.J. (Projeto Vida Nova of N.J.) (152Broadway). The exhibit coincides withthe fourth annual TD James Moody JazzFestival at NJPAC (Nov. 7–15).

“This is a shining example of how thearts and faith-based groups can partnerin a celebration of their mutual love ofjazz,” said Donna Walker-Kuhne,NJPAC’s Vice President of CommunityEngagement. “We’re pleased to seesuch enthusiastic collaboration amongmembers of the spiritual community in this unique, multicultural down-town corridor.”

Created by the Institute of Jazz Studiesand curator-archivist Tad Hershorn,Jazz, Jews, and African Americans pro-

NEWARK CULTURAL ANDRELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

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files influential figures from the 1920sto the present day and reveals how theirroles in performance, artist manage-ment, media and recording informed“America’s classical music.” The narra-tive includes examples of famous suc-cess stories, such as trumpeter LouisArmstrong’s lifelong friendship with theJewish family that nurtured his talent, aswell as clashes and exploitation betweenthe two cultures.

Visitors can learn about the contribu-tions made by George and Ira Gershwinin bringing a new dimension to blackjazz and the later impact of the com-posers’ canon on Ella Fitzgerald’srecording career. A reproduction of aNazi propaganda poster, disparaging to

both Jews and African Americans, con-demns jazz as degenerate music.Controversies over blackface traditionsand exploitative managers are chroni-cled side-by-side with tributes to someof the jazz world’s most timeless pair-ings of black and white musicians.

The exhibit emphasizes Newark’sprominence in the jazz landscape byspotlighting such legends as SarahVaughan, Wayne Shorter, Willie “TheLion” Smith, and James Moody.Innovators like poet Amiri Baraka,author of Blues People: Negro Music inWhite America; illustrator Paul Bacon,renowned for his dust jackets andalbum covers; and Lorraine Gordon,owner of the Village Vanguard, also

L–R: Teddy Wilson,Benny Goodman,Mel Torme

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WBGO’s Thanksgiving Jazz ParadeThere’s more than one parade on Thanksgiving Day, and this one lasts all weekend

long, so you can enjoy leftovers in style.Every autumn, the WBGO Thanksgiving Jazz Parade allows you to vote—

at www.wbgo.org/topten - for your favorite jazz musicians in 19 categories.Voting begins the first week of November and, once tallied, winners will be played every

half hour on WBGO Jazz 88.3FM and WBGO.org over the four day Thanksgiving week-end (Thursday, November 26 through Sunday, November 29 at 6 pm.).

Join the fun and stay tuned Thanksgiving weekend for the results!

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parksrefused to give up her seat on a bus

in Montgomery, Alabama. Following herarrest, a 381 day bus boycott began. Theboycott brought a focal point to the CivilRights movement, and a young pastor,Marin Luther King, Jr. emerged as anational leader in the wake of the action.

In honor of the sixtieth anniversary ofRosa Parks’ act, WBGO has put togethera webpage featuring WBGO News cover-age of this historic figure atWBGO.org/RosaParks.

December 1, is also #GivingTuesday, aglobal movement to encourage charitablegiving to kick off the holiday season. Wehope that you will take an opportunity onthis Giving Tuesday to support the radiostation that brings you stories from yourlocal community to national figures, likeRosa Parks, WBGO.

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NEWARK GATEWAY CONCERTS | FALL 2015

WBGO’s commitment to the communities of jazz and Newark is celebratedevery month in the form of a free lunchtime concert at Newark’s 2 GatewayCenter, a location recently featured in the Wall Street Journal’s piece about art

galleries in Newark. These hour long performances, beginning at noon, allow those whowork, study and live in Newark to hear first-hand some of today’s most exciting jazzartists. The Gateway Center in Newark is adjacent to Newark Penn Station, so even ifyou aren’t in Newark, getting to one of these performances is a breeze.

DATE ARTIST WBGO HostNovember 10* Joe Alterman Eulis CatheyDecember 2 Luis Perdomo Sheila Anderson

CONCERT SCHEDULE

More information on the artists listed above, and all WBGO Events, can be found online atWBGO.org/events.

*Part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival

Joe Alterman Luis Perdomo

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claim strong roots in the city. Vaughan,known as “The Divine One,” also was amember of First Mount Zion BaptistChurch, where her funeral serviceswere held in 1990.

Jazz, Jews, and African Americans:Cultural Intersections in Newark andBeyond is open Sundays from noon to 5p.m., Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Forextended hours and appointments, call(973) 485-2609. The Jewish Museumof New Jersey at Congregation AhavasSholom is located at 145 Broadway.Admission is free.

The following are highlights of eventsplanned during the engagement of Jazz,Jews, and African Americans:

Sunday, November 8The Gig, a 1985 feature film about sixJewish amateur jazz musicians whorecruit an African-American profes-sional jazzman to help them fulfill atwo-week engagement at a Catskillsresort, is screened at 2 p.m. at theJewish Museum of New Jersey. Free.

Sunday, November 15An ensemble from NJPAC's WellsFargo Jazz for Teens program performsat Clinton Memorial A.M.E. ZionChurch at 2 p.m. Free.

Sunday, November 22Wayne Winborne, executive director ofthe Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers-Newark, moderates a panel discussion

titled Jazz, Jews, and AfricanAmericans: Cultural Intersections inNewark and Beyond, co-presented byNJPAC and WBGO. Participantsincludes WBGO’s Sheila Anderson,NJPAC President and CEO JohnSchreiber, a former longtime jazz pro-ducer, and Dan Morgenstern, formerdirector of the Institute of Jazz Studies.The conversation takes place at 2 p.m.in the sanctuary of CongregationAhavas Sholom. Free. Registrationmust be made in advance atnjpac.org/community.

Newark artist, photographer and artseducator Mansa K. Mussa conducts anart workshop for young people, How toMake a Romare Bearden-Inspired JazzCollage, at the Jewish Museum of New Jersey, from 2 to 5 p.m. Free. No advance registration, but space islimited.

Sunday, December 13WBGO presents the exhibit’s closingreception at the Jewish Museum, fea-turing pianist, writer and sociologistBen Sidran in Jews, Music and theAmerican Dream. Accompanying him-self on piano, Sidran explores the rela-tionship of blacks and Jews in themusic business throughout the 20thcentury. He is the author of the booksThere Was a Fire: Jews, Music and theAmerican Dream and Talking Jazz. Theevent, scheduled at 2 p.m., is free.Registration must be made in advanceat njpac.org/community.

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Porgy and Bess plus Tony and BillThis week marks the 80th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Porgy and Bess.Singers Unlimited will spotlight the many jazz recordings—Louis & Ella, Carmen &Sammy, Ray & Cleo, Sarah and more to celebrate. And in the noon hour, a two-hourspecial with Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap.Michael Bourne interviews the duo about thenew album The Silver Lining: Songs ofJerome Kern, and more.

SUNDAYS6:00 AM SUNDAY MORNING HARMONY

with Dan Karcher10:00 AM SINGERS UNLIMITED

with Michael BourneSingers Unlimited is four hours of new andclassic singers singing ballads and bossas,blues and be-bop. For more than 25 years,WBGO’s Michael Bourne has turned the spot-light on jazz vocalists with live in-studio per-formances, interviews and more. Nov. 8 Porgy and Bess

plus Tony and BillSee sidebar.

Nov. 15 Songs about the BluesCelebrating mid-Nov. birthdays, includingW.C. Handy, Diana Krall (Nov 16), JohnnyMercer (Nov 18), and Sheila Jordan (Nov 18).

Nov. 22 Late November Birthday BashCelebrating the late-November birthdays of Hoagy Carmichael (Nov. 22),composer/arranger Johnny Mandel (Nov. 23),Dr. John (Nov. 21), Etta Jones (Nov. 25), andcomposer Arthur Schwartz (Nov. 25).

Nov. 29 100th Birthday of Billy Strayhorn

Singers Unlimited will celebrate this centen-nial as well as spotlight the favorite singersof the 2015 Thanksgiving listener’s poll.

Dec. 6 Happy Birthday to MeDecember 4 is host Michael Bourne’s 69thbirthday and he will play some of his “desertisland” songs and singers (the music hewould want with him on a deserted island).The show will also honor the birthdays DaveBrubeck (Dec. 6), Jay Leonhart (Dec. 6), IraGershwin (Dec 6), and Cassandra Wilson(Dec. 4).

Dec. 13 Frank Sinatra—100 YearsDecember 12 would have been FrankSinatra’s 100th birthday, and there’s no bet-ter place to cap off what has been a year-long celebration than Singers Unlimited. HostMichael Bourne looks back on the legend

and also celebrates the birthdays of JoeWilliams, Bob Dorough, as well as what would have been the 95th birthday of Clark Terry (Dec. 14), the 80th birthday of Lou Rawls (Dec. 11) and the 74th birthdayof Tim Hauser of Manhattan Transfer.

Dec. 20 Pal Joey and Holiday BirthdaysSongs from Pal Joey, 75th anniversary ofBroadway opening, December 25, 1940(“Bewitched,” “I Could Write a Book”).Christmas Eve is the birthday of composerHarry Warren (“42nd Street,” “Lullaby ofBroadway,” “I Only Have Eyes for You,”

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“Jeepers Creepers”). The program will cele-brate Warren and the Christmas Day birth-days of Cab Calloway and Ernie Andrews aswell as highlight Christmas jazz songs.

Dec. 27 Jule Styne and Reflections on 2015

New Year’s Eve is the birthday of composerJule Styne (“Time After Time,” “Just In Time,”“I Fall In Love Too Easily,” “Let It Snow”).Michael Bourne listen back to SingersUnlimited 2015

6:00 PM JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICARE-BROADCASTS ON WEDNESDAYS AT 6:30 PM.

Nov. 8 Marquis Hill Blacktet in ChicagoTrumpeter Marquis Hill has shot to interna-tional renown recently, especially after win-ning the Thelonious Monk Competition—a sort of international Heisman Trophy foryoung jazz artists. But it takes a village toraise a musician. Jazz Night in Americacaught up with Hill when he returned to hisnative Chicago for a string of shows, touringhis old South Side haunts, interviewing hisformer teachers, and catching a rehearsal.Then we got to see it all come together at the Jazz Showcase downtown in a per-formance by Hill’s tight working band, theBlacktet.

Nov. 15 Upcomers and Upstarts: Jazz at Lincoln Center

There’s a scene and community that’s devel-oped around after hours at Dizzy’s ClubCoca-Cola®, the club environment that’s partof Jazz at Lincoln Center. It’s driven by theprogramming of JALC’s Michael Mwenso (a vocalist himself), listening sessions andhangs late into the night, and the mutualexperience of being young and eager (andtalented). Jazz Night in America wanted toknow what drives these guys, posing as a fly on the wall as they listen to records, andcatching some of them as they get a rareopportunity to present their own music atDizzy’s.


Nov. 22 Sabertooth Saturday NightEvery year for about 23 years, one group hasheld a midnight to 5 a.m. time slot onSaturday nights. It’s a quirky band, co-led bysaxophonist Pat Mallinger and CameronPfiffner, which swings hard (and a little off-kilter) among the hardcore fans, the rowdydrunks, the musicians coming off their owngigs. And it happens in the jazz haven ofChicago, in a club called the Green Millwhich doesn’t look to have changed muchsince its days as a Prohibition-era speakeasy.Jazz Night in America follows Pat andCameron to the gig, then stays up all nightwith the Sabertooth Organ Quartet.

Nov. 29 A Tribute the Late Kenny Wheeler

Kenny Wheeler’s stunning compositions andimaginative improvisations on trumpet andflugelhorn left deep impressions on genera-tions of musicians. Two such devotees—trumpeter Ingrid Jensen and saxophonistSteve Treseler—revisited Wheeler’s composi-tions after his death in 2014 at age 84. Andin doing so, they realized they wanted torecord their arrangements, paying tribute tothe man who catalyzed their own careers. SoJensen, raised in Vancouver and now basedin New York, traveled back across NorthAmerica to meet Treseler, who resides inSeattle, to make the album and play a gigwhile they were there.

Dec. 6 Wayne Horvitz in SeattleThe keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitzmade his name in New York, but for over 20years, he’s been synonymous with his adopt-ed hometown of Seattle. He’s one of the keyplayers of the town’s improvised music com-munity—as a player, a bandleader, a venueoperator, and a teacher at several levels.Jazz Night in America returns to Seattle totrack his influence on the city’s jazz ecosys-tem through his students, his collaborators,and a concert he leads during the annual



Earshot Jazz Festival of music inspired by thelate local poet Richard Hugo.

7:00 PM SUNDAY NIGHT MUSIC MIX Grammy® nominated record producer EulisCathey plays an eclectic mixture of jazz, con-temporary jazz, fusion, jazz/funk, Latin, clas-sic R&B and so much more. From GroverWashington, Jr. to Weather Report; fromJames Brown to Eddie Palmieri; from CharlesEarland to Incognito, the Sunday Night MusicMix has something for everyone. 11:00 PM THE CHECKOUTRe-broadcast of previous Tuesday’s Program.

MONDAYS6:30 PM LATINO USA with Maria Hinojosa Multi award-winning Latino USA, the radiojournal of news and culture, is the only nation-ally distributed English-language radio pro-gram produced from a Latino perspective. Thisprogram covers the social, cultural and politi-cal issues facing today’s Latino community.

Maria Hinojosa, host of Latino USA, is alsourban affairs correspondent for CNN and a for-mer NPR News reporter. In addition to being abroadcaster, Hinojosa is an author, and a fre-quent lecturer on college campuses. She hasreceived the Robert F. Kennedy Award, anAssociated Press award and the NationalCouncil of La Raza’s 1999 Ruben SalazarAward. 7:30 PM THE BEST OF ONE ON ONE

with Steve AdubatoOne-on-One with Steve Adubato featuresconversations with the region’s most com-pelling personalities. Guests include televi-sion personalities, CEOs, artists, healthcaretrailblazers, educational innovators and more.Emmy Award® winner, Steve Adubato, PhD,combines wide-ranging knowledge, a pene-trating and inquisitive style and the apprecia-tion for amiable conversation throughout theprogram. Steve asks questions that inspirethe guests to talk beyond their expectedroute in a manner rarely seen on televisedtalk shows.

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TUESDAYS6:30 PM THE CHECKOUTThe Checkout is a weekly one-hour musicmagazine featuring the best content fromWBGO—the leading presenter of jazz onpublic media. Every week, producer SimonRentner crafts a program that aims into theheart of New York’s music scene—featuringexclusive interviews, studio sessions, andfield recordings of today’s leading artists.**Program listings subject to change.

Nov. 3 Gregorio Uribe LiveThe Bridge Trio

Gregorio Uribe shares five classic ColombiaCumbia recordings you should know. He thenleads his big band in live concert captured atBerklee College of Music’s Red Room at Café939. New Orleans drummer Joe Dyson andcompany introduces us to “The Bridge Trio.”

Nov. 10 Victor Prieto Live at Berklee College of Music

See sidebar, opposite page.

Nov. 17 Cecile McLorin SalvantAaron Diehl

Singer Cecile McLorin Salvant celebrates therelease of her recording For One to Love withthe Aaron Diehl trio. Diehl is also known tobe a pilot, yes, of planes! He takes us on aflight around Manhattan and shares musicfrom his recording Space, Time, Continuumfrom Mack Avenue.

Nov. 24 Kid KoalaMatt Shipp

The genius of Eric Sans, aka Kid Koala, can-not be overstated. Although not obviously ajazz musicians, his approach to his instru-ment—the turntables—is reminiscent of hisprimary musical hero Louis Armstrong. Welisten to music from his blues recording masterpiece.

Dec. 1 MOPDTK “Blue” Rudresh Mahanthappa

“Bird Calls”Don’t assume for a second the Indian-American alto saxophonist Rudresh


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Mahanthappa knows anything about his par-ent’s ancestry, language, or music. As a sec-ond generation kid growing up in mostly-white Boulder, Colorado, he didn’t. Hebecame an expert of the music of CharlieParker before investigating the music hisown heritage in South India. But first, cloningKind of Blue. The band Mostly Other PeopleDo The Killing surprises us with their tributeof the Miles Davis classic recording. And, itmay shock you too.

Dec. 8 Dayna StephensThe saxophonist introduces to his electronicinstrument in our studio with his trio.

Dec. 15 Zahili Gonzalez Zamora Introducing Cuban pianist singer and song-writer Zahili Gonzalez Zamora. She sharesher music from the 2015 MontrealInternational Jazz Festival.

Dec. 22 The Checkout’s Annual Holiday Show.

Dec. 29 Matt ShippPianist and sound experimentalist MatthewShipp explores the music of Duke Ellington.

7:30 PM CONVERSATIONS with Allan Wolper

Conversations with Allan Wolper featuresguests whose ideas are on the cutting edge.Wolper, known as a "journalist’s journalist,"is an interviewer, reporter, documentary pro-ducer and ethics columnist, who has beenhonored by every journalism medium, win-ning over 50 awards.8:00 PM LATIN JAZZ CRUISE

with Awilda RiveraWEDNESDAYS6:30 PM JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICARe-broadcast of previous Sunday’s Program.7:30 PM SPORTSJAM SportsJam takes a unique peek into thesports scene as WBGO’s News and SportsDirector Doug Doyle talks with a wide varietyof guests. Bernie Williams, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jon Faddis, Savion Glover and Jazz

Victor Prieto Live at Berklee College of MusicThere are some musicians who always getclassified in the "beyond" categories in themagazine polls. They are usually musiciansthat are in such a unique area of music thatthere are few peers to make a single cate-gory for their respective instrumental talentand focus. Victor Prieto belongs to that list.The accordionist brings his quartet featuringChris Cheek (sax) Jorge Roeder (bass), EricDoob (drums) to Berklee College of Music’sCafé 939 for this special live performance.

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88 host Rhonda Hamilton all agree there’s astrong connection between jazz and sports.SportsJam recently received the Best SportsAward from the New Jersey AssociatedPress Broadcasters Association.



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THURSDAYS6:30 PM SONG TRAVELS WITH

MICHAEL FEINSTEINNov. 5 Herb Alpert and Lani HallHerb Alpert is a world renowned musician,composer, producer, and co-founder of A&MRecords, the largest independent record labelin history. He rose to fame with the TijuanaBrass and is the only artist to have a numberone record both as a singer and an instru-mentalist. He and his wife, vocalist Lani Hall,join Michael Feinstein to talk about theirremarkable careers. Alpert joins Feinstein foran instrumental duet, and Lani Hall performs“That Old Black Magic.”

Nov. 12 Patti AustinVocalist Patti Austin made her debut at age 4at the Apollo Theatre. In her career she hasbeen a prolific session musician and top per-former on commercials which earned her themoniker “Queen of the Jingles.” Her duetpartners include Michael Jackson, GeorgeBenson, Luther Vandross, and Johnny Mathis.Austin joins Feinstein to talk about theirmutual admiration for Quincy Jones, SammyDavis, Jr., and the Gershwins.

Nov. 19 Allen ToussaintPianist, singer, composer, and producer AllenToussaint defines the sound of New Orleans.He penned early R&B hits including “Workingin a Coalmine” and “A Certain Girl,” producedFunk legends The Meters and has workedwith artists from The Band to Elvis Costello.This week Toussaint performs some of hissongs including “Mother-in-law” and“Southern Nights.”

Nov. 26 Dena KayeDena Kaye is the only daughter of entertainerDanny Kaye—a man of boundless rolesincluding singer, actor, comedian, andhumanitarian. On this Song Travels, DenaKaye looks back on her late father’s career as well as the role he played in her life—herfather.

Dec. 3 Leftover CutiesL.A. noir-pop quartet the Leftover Cuties havea sound that is both retro and refreshing.Featured as one of Paste Magazine’s “Best of What’s Next,” their sophomore album, TheSpark and the Fire, is earning the grouppraise and new fans. On this Song Travels,host Feinstein talks with Shirli McAllen, thegroup’s lead vocalist and ukulele player, andthe quartet plays a set of originals from theirlatest release.

Dec. 10 Renée FlemingGrammy®-winning opera star and actressRenée Fleming has performed some of thegreatest operatic roles ever written at theworld’s leading concert halls. Her awardsinclude a Fulbright Lifetime Achievementmedal and the National Medal of Arts. Thisweek she shares a few of her favorite selec-tions, including songs by Franz Schubert,George Gershwin, and Leonard Cohen.

Dec. 17 Tom WopatActor and vocalist Tom Wopat rose to nationalprominence when he was cast in the role ofLuke Duke on the iconic TV show, The Dukesof Hazzard. More roles soon followed, includ-ing the TV show Cybil and the touring pro-duction of Annie Get Your Gun. He also madea cameo in the 2012 film Django Unchained.In addition to his screen and stage work,Wopat has also honed his craft as a song-writer and recording artist. On this SongTravels, Wopat performs a set of his interpre-tations from the Great American Songbook.

Dec. 24 Eleni MandelVocalist and songwriter Eleni Mandell drawsinspiration from the music of Los Angeles-based musician Chuck E. Weiss, the grittypoetry of Tom Waits, and the cool edge of LA punk band X. Her own albums have beencompared to work by artists ranging fromPatsy Cline to Chan Marshall (Cat Power).Mandell brings her novel take on thesinger/songwriter tradition to this week’sSong Travels.



7:30 PM PEOPLE’S PHARMACYThis program examines current issues inmedicine, mental health, nutrition and fit-ness. FRIDAYS6:30 PM PORTRAITS IN BLUERe-broadcast of previous Saturday’sProgram; See Listing.7:30 PM WBGO JOURNALThis program, produced by the multi-awardwinning WBGO team, covers issues of impor-tance to the Newark/NY metro area.SATURDAYS6:00 AM NIGHT LIGHTSNight Lights presents jazz, from 1950 to thepresent, with a late-night sensibility, hostedby David Brent Johnson. "Night Lights is aprogram of jazz in sound, story and song,"says Johnson. "I try to make each show acultural narrative about whatever artist ortheme I’m highlighting."Nov. 7 Claude Thornhill:

Godfather of CoolMusic of the big-band leader whose 1940sorchestra helped pave the way for cool jazz.

Nov. 14 Cool In Crisis: The Year in Jazz, 1962

Night Lights takes another time-capsulejourney back into a specific year, featuringthe music of Stan Getz, John Coltrane,Jimmy Smith, Herbie Hancock, and others.

Nov. 21 The Jazz Monk: Thomas MertonThomas Merton was one of the most influen-tial spiritual writers of the 20th century—and he was also a passionate jazz fan. We’lltalk with jazz musician and Merton friendDick Sisto, and we’ll hear excerpts fromexperimental jazz meditations and reflectionsthat Merton recorded in his hermitage, aswell as some of the jazz that Merton enjoyedand referred to in his writings. We’ll alsohear from Jason Bivins, author of SpiritsRejoice!, a book about jazz and Americanreligion.

Nov. 28 The Billy Strayhorn SongbookBilly Strayhorn rose to recognition as DukeEllington’s composing partner. By the time ofhis death in 1967, he’d established a musi-cal legacy that stood on its own. We’ll pay acentennial tribute to Strayhorn’s music withrecordings from Johnny Hodges, the DutchJazz Orchestra, and more.

Dec. 5 It’s Jazz, Charlie Brown: The Vince Guaraldi Story

A look at the early jazz career and subse-quent Peanuts success of pianist VinceGuaraldi, including interviews with jazz criticDoug Ramsey, Guaraldi’s son David, andGuaraldi sideman Eddie Duran.

Dec. 12: Jazz His Way: Frank SinatraA centennial tribute to the Chairman of theBoard, featured in small-group and big-bandjazz settings throughout his storied career.

Dec. 19 Hep To The HolidaysAn hour-long program of cool-Yule classicjazz from Louis Armstrong, Bill Evans, HoraceSilver and more, including poet SaschaFeinstein’s reading of his “Christmas Eve”jazz poem.

Dec. 26 Portrait Of Elmo HopeElmo Hope was a highly-respected compatri-ot of Thelonious Monk and Bud Powellwhose 1950s and 60s recordings as a leaderand sideman constitute a unique chapter ofhardbop piano.

7:00 AM PORTRAITS IN BLUERE-BROADCASTS ON FRIDAYS AT 6:30 PMNov. 7 Lucky Millinder, Vol. 3Nov. 14 Sam Taylor, Vol. 4Nov. 21 Billy Eckstine, Vol. 3Nov. 28 Lionel Hampton, Vol. 3Dec. 5 Big Joe Turner, Vol. 9Dec. 12 Jimmy McCracklin, Vol. 10Dec. 19 Christmas BluesDec. 26 Best of 20158:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING FUNCTIONWBGO’s Bob Porter plays blues, R&B andclassic soul, with an emphasis on the early



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1950s to the late 1960s. New artists who perform these styles are also featured. 10:00 AM RHYTHM REVUE

with Felix HernandezRhythm Revue’s blend of classic soul andR&B received the A.I.R. (Achievement inRadio) Award for the Best Weekend Programin New York, and was named Best RadioShow by New York Magazine and the Village Voice. WBGO is the original home of Rhythm Revue.Nov. 7Felix continues his 29th year on WBGO witha request show.

Nov. 14An extra helping of Motown classics intoday’s show.

Nov. 21Felix pays tribute to some of soul music’spioneers.

Nov. 28Felix dips into his rare stash for some sel-dom-heard and obscure soul treasures.

Dec. 5It’s dance day, and Felix plays some of themost-requested songs from the RhythmRevue Dance Parties, now in their 25th season.

Dec. 12Felix celebrates the 29th anniversary of theRhythm Revue radio show with a requestshow.

Dec. 19Felix features some holiday favorites as partof today’s classic soul mix.

Dec. 26As part of the four-hour music mix, Felix fea-tures an hour of songs that were big soulradio hits in New York City and North Jersey.

MUSIC DIRECTOR GARY WALKER’STOP CDS + RE-ISSUES

Gary’sPlays

Top Tunes

Christian McBride TrioLive at The Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)

Don BradenLuminosity (Creative Perspective)

Perez/Patitucci/BladeChildren of the Light (Mack Avenue)

Carlos HenriquezThe Bronx Pyramid (Blue Engine)

Karrin AllysonMany a New Day (Motema)

Eric AlexanderThe Real Thing (High Note)

John ScofieldPast Present (Impulse)

Scott Hamilton & Jeff Hamilton TrioLive in Bern (Capri)

Oscar PerezPrepare a Place for Me (Myna)

Tony Bennett & Bill CharlapThe Silver Lining (RPM/Columbia)


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SUPPORT WBGO

A great way to support WBGO is through a gift of stock or a

family foundation. If you would likemore information, please call JohnNewcott at 973-643-4302. All giftsto WBGO are tax deductible to thefullest extent of the law.

Year End Message from WBGO’s

President, Amy Niles

Often when I meet people for the firsttime, they ask me how long I havebeen at WBGO. I say “I am new here.

I have only been at WBGO for nine years”.Many of our listeners tell us that they havebeen with us since our first day—over 36years ago, so indeed by WBGO standards, Iam new.

We have seen so many changes sinceWBGO’s founding in 1979—our firstannouncers played only vinyl and whilethey still play some, now much of ourlibrary is stored digitally. Back then, youcould only access us on your radio dial andnow we have listeners all over the planet.And with all of the opportunities created bythis new found global audience, we facemany new challenges- most of which couldnever have been imagined when WBGO firststarted. But the premise upon which thisgreat public media organization was found-ed still remains. We are here to preserveand present this culturally significant musicto you each and every day. We continue toinnovate- producing new shows like JazzNight in America hosted by ChristianMcBride in partnership with NPR and Jazzat Lincoln Center which is syndicated onover 150 stations across the country andbrings the most diverse audience to publicradio of any NPR production. WBGO KidsJazz now in its 23rd year reaching morechildren than ever before. But what is in ourfuture, is very much what has been a partof our past- presenting the music that welove from our home in Newark, New Jersey.That will never change. We thank you forthe support that enables us to continue thismission.


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