WBGO's Upbeat - July/August 2014

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Join WBGO for a Latin JazzCruise on the Hudson with the Pedrito Martinez GroupWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 20146PM & 9PM BOARDING—SAILS 6:30-8:30PM AND 9:30–11:30PMSPIRIT CRUISE LINESPIER 61—CHELSEA PIERS, NYCTICKETS AT WBGO.ORG/EVENTS—WBGO MEMBER PRICING AVAILABLEHOSTED BY MARIA HINOJOSA OF LATINO USA


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Every Tuesday evening on WBGO,listeners enjoy Awilda Rivera’sLatin Jazz Cruise on the air.

WBGO wanted to bring this show to lifewith an actual Latin jazz cruise featuringone of today’s most exciting performers,Pedrito Martinez. Join Maria Hinojosa,another familiar voice heard hostingLatino USA Saturdays at 6am on WBGO,aboard Spirit of New York for a fun mix ofdining, dancing, entertainment and sky-line views during this party on theHudson River supporting WBGO.

Guests will be certain to move to thebeat, as The Pedrito Martinez Group hasits roots planted firmly in the Afro-Cuban Rumba tradition and in the batarhythms and vocal chants of the musicof Yoruba and Santeria. Ben Ratliffsummed it up aptly for the New York

Times calling it, “complex, blenderizedAfrica-to-the-New-World funk.”

Departing from Chelsea Piers, Pier 61on Manhattan’s West Side, guests of thetwo-hour dinner and dance cruisesaboard The Spirit of New York willdelight in the views of New York Harborduring the sunset cruise (early sailing) or the city lights on the moon lightcruise (later sailing). The ship boatsthree climate-controlled interior deckswith panoramic windows, an open-airrooftop deck, spacious dance floors, fullservice bars* and a menu* created bycelebrity chef Eric LeVine.

With great music, multiple decks andan exciting host, there will be ampleopportunity to enjoy the music, the company and the atmosphere all whilesupporting WBGO.

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Shortly after WBGO made its debutin 1979, the Institute of JazzStudies at Rutgers University was

visited by Al Pryor, the station’s first pro-gram director (now Executive V.P. ofArtist & Repertoire at Mack AvenueRecords). Since the newborn station hadno record library, he suggested that theInstitute might lend it some albums fromits huge collection. Though this wasagainst our non-circulating rules, weagreed. Each week, Rhonda Hamilton,who has had presence on WBGO for itsentire 35 years, would borrow an armloadof LPs, and then exchange it for another.A few months later, Pryor invited us to doa weekly show, dubbed Jazz from theArchives. Initially, it was a three-hourprogram, free-form rather than focusedon a single topic, aired on Sundays andwas re-broadcast on Mondays. The origi-

Jazz from the ArchivesA 35 Year PartnershipBetween Two NewarkInstitutions

nal trio of hosts, Ed Berger, DanMorgenstern and Vincent Pelote, is stillon board 35 years later, augmented by achanging cast of other Institute staffersand associates.

In those early days, technical condi-tions were somewhat primitive. Studioand bathroom being on the same floor,the latter contained prominent warningsnot to flush when the red light was on,but hardly a taping went by without atleast one intrusion during a mic breakfrom the never caught “Mad Flusher.” Asthe station matured, our share of weeklyprogramming went from six to two hours,and the shows became more sophisticat-ed; only Morgenstern had previous radioexperience. Many aspects of jazz history,always approached as a continuum ratherthan limited to the past, were illuminat-ed, with shows often enhanced by guests.

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Benny Carter, with whom Beger had aspecial relationship, as biographer, roadmanager and record producer, was a frequent visitor. Others from a long list,too many alas no longer with us, haveincluded Ray Bryant, Doc Cheatham,Milt Hinton, Frank Wess, Phil Woods,Jimmy Heath, Joe Wilder, Dizzy Reece,Remo Palmier, George Duvivier, GilFuller, Kenny Davern, Howard Alden,Benny Waters, Daryl Sherman, GrachanMoncur III, Ahmed Abdul-Malik andMundell Lowe.

Loren Schoenberg, now ArtisticDirector of the National Jazz Museumin Harlem, did a fascinating multi-partinterview with Jean Bach, creator of the Great Day in Harlem documentary.Many authors of books on jazz haveguested; among them Todd BryantWeeks, biographer of the great trum-peter-singer Hot Lips Page, whobrought with him Page’s son (a retiredjudge) and grandson (a young lawyer), tothe delight of Morgenstern, who hadknown and idolized Page. Annual trib-utes to Louis Armstrong, on both hisbirthdays, July 4 (when he celebrated)and August 4 (historically researchedbirthdate), have long been a regular fea-ture. And musician-educator BillKirchner has lent special insight to thework of modern masters, while youngJoe Peterson brings a bassist’s perspec-tive to that instrument’s legacy.

Ongoing treatments of the works ofindividual musicians have includedPelote’s Adventures in Hendersonia andMorgenstern’s Adventures in Ellingtonia,while the late John Clement lent hisinimitable British accent and specialdelivery to his idol Johnny Hodges, guitarist Tiny Grimes, and his AnnualHonking, Shouting, and ScreamingRock and Roll and Rhythm ‘n’ BluesShow, (with a pass from host of WBGO’sPortraits in Blue, Bob Porter).

Humor has also been an ingredient inthe program’s annual Christmas Special,currently in the hands of Pelote, whowas long partnered by late host, AnnieKuebler. When the program was still in its two-hour frame, the holiday showwas a team effort, to which the station management memorably con-tributed a special enhancement, spikedeggnog, though we would wrap withLionel Hampton’s “Gin for Christmas.”Ah, memories!

Thus the relationship between twoNewark jazz landmarks, what wouldbecome the greatest of jazz radio stationsand what is the largest library andarchive of jazz materials anywhere, goesback a very long way. The aim of Jazzfrom the Archives has always been topresent the rich recorded history of themusic in a manner that lets it speak foritself, at times with welcome help fromits makers. We hope our listeners haveenjoyed the ride. We certainly have!

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MUSIC DIRECTOR GARY WALKER’STOP CDS + RE-ISSUES

Gary’sPlays

Top Tunes

Reissues

Eric AlexanderChicago Fire (High Note)

Ted Rosenthal TrioRhapsody In Gershwin (Playscape)

Sonny RollinsRoadshows, Volume 3 (Okeh)

Kenny Wayne ShepherdGoin’ Home (Concord)

Jimmy Heath Big BandTogetherness (Jazz Legacy Productions)

Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Orch.The Offense of the Drum (Motema)

Louis HayesReturn of the Jazz Communicators(Smoke Sessions)

Jimmy CobbThe Original Mob (Smoke Sessions)

Walt WeiskopfOverdrive (Posi-Tone)

Dexter Gordon QuartetCandlelight Lady (Steeplechase)

Francy BolandPlaying with the Trio (Schema)

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Gretchen Parlato,The Cookers at the Caramoor Jazz FestivalThere’s contrastbetween the inti-mate vocal sound

of Ms. Parlato and the smokin’ hot all-starCookers playing music by band membersBilly Harper and Cecil McBee, at a long-running outdoor festival just north of New York City.

SUNDAYS6:00AM SUNDAY MORNING HARMONY

with Dan Karcher10:00AM 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. 6:00PM JAZZSET WITH

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATERRE-BROADCASTS ON WEDNESDAYS AT 6:30pmIN JULY, WE SAMPLE CONCERTS FROM THE NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL—THE 60th ANNIVERSARY NEWPORT JAZZ FEST IS COMING AUG. 1–3, 2014.July 6 Triveni with Avishai Cohen

and Guest Anat CohenThe word Triveni is Sanskrit for three sacredrivers, flowing together. The group Triveni isAvishai Cohen, trumpet; Drew Gress, bass;Eric Harland, drums, with music by Cohen,Don Cherry and Charles Mingus. Sister Anatjoins late on clarinet.

July 13 Ryan Truesdell and the Gil Evans Project at Newport

The young orchestra leader found a treasuretrove of Gil Evans arrangements, learnedthem phrase by phrase, and made a CD(Grammy®-nominated in 2012) for the EvansCentennial. Performances are rare. Truesdellbrings a big band to play them at Newport.

July 20 Bill Frisell and Music of John Lennon

Like balloons floating above the NewportJazz Festival, the guitarist and his group sendup “Beautiful Boy,” “Come Together,” “In My Life,” and a piece by the late drummerPaul Motian. Frisell opens on violinist JennyScheinman's stage, playing duets.

July 27 Charles Lloyd at NewportFor his uncompromising, serious music, the2011 Newport Jazz Festival was eager topresent Charles Lloyd. He could bring anygroup, they told him. Charles said he wouldbring Sangam (means confluence), his east-west trio with Zakir Hussain on tablas, EricHarland on drums, and Lloyd on saxophone.Join three musical spirits, flowing together.

IN AUG., WE SAMPLE CONCERTS FROM MONTEREY AND CARAMOOR.Aug. 3 Arturo O’Farrill and

The Afro-Latin Jazz OrchestraO'Farrill is making his big dreams for Afro-Latin jazz come true. This set from Newportpresents three generations of composers,from Arturo O'Farrill's father Chico to Arturohimself to Dafnis Prieto and Gabriel Alegríafrom Cuba and Peru respectively, and one big exuberant ensemble to play them.

Aug. 10 Gretchen Parlato, The Cookersat the Caramoor Jazz Festival

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Aug. 17 Dee Dee Bridgewater Quintet at the Caramoor Jazz Festival

From “Lady Sings to Blues” (upbeat!) to “MyFavorite Things,” from Billie Holiday to“Besame Mucho,” Dee Dee sings us a set

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with Craig Handy on saxophones and flute;Musical Director Edsel Gomez, piano; MichaelBowie and Kenny Phelps, bass and drums.

Aug. 24 Juan-Carlos Formell at the Monterey Jazz Festival

Guitar from Havana with shades of NewOrleans . . . Spanish lyrics . . . a fourth-generation Cuban musician who left for NewYork . . . Juan-Carlos Formell and his groupJohnny’s Dream Club (named for a long-agojazz spot) create a haunting, floating musicalpoem. Guest Harvey Wainapel on clarinet.

Aug. 31 Miles Davis/Gil Evans: Still Ahead at the 2011Monterey Jazz Festival

Davis and Evans, trumpet and orchestrator,collaborated unforgettably on the albumsPorgy and Bess and Sketches of Spain. Forthis occasion, Miles Evans (the son of Gil)provides the original charts for both. TerenceBlanchard is the trumpet soloist, with the StillAhead Orchestra from Los Angeles, VinceMendoza conducting.Want to know more about the JazzSet team's trip toHavana, Cuba in 1998? Read about it on the WBGO blog.(link can be found in digital version of Upbeat atWBGO.org/Upbeat)

7:00PM 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. 11:00PM JAZZ FROM THE ARCHIVESJuly 6 Forgotten Tenor GiantDick Wilson lived to be just 30, but left a finelegacy of solos with Andy Kirk and Mary LouWilliams. Hosted by Dan Morgenstern.

July 13 1964Host Vincent Pelote plays jazz from 50 yearsago.

July 20 Just Abercrombie…No FitchBill Kirchner examines the music of guitaristJohn Abercrombie

July 27 Doug Duke Doug Duke (not his real name) was anexceptional organist (did a stint with Hamp),who had distinguished guests during a longclub run, among them Coleman Hawkins, RoyEldridge, Clark Terry, Vic Dickenson, BobbyHackett, Ray Nance—and Hamp. DanMorgenstern hosts.

Aug. 3 Happy Birthday Louis!Host Dan Morgenstern celebrates the greatman’s actual birthday by playing some of hisfavorite Armstrong recordings.

Aug. 10 Happy Birthday Benny!Host Ed Berger celebrates Benny Carter’sbirthday by playing some of his favoriterecordings from Carter’s long and distin-guished career.

Aug. 17 Bill Kirchner Nonet, Part 1 Hosted by Bill Kirchner

Aug. 24 Groovin’ With GarrisonHost Joe Peterson salutes the music ofbassist Jimmy Garrison, long time JohnColtrane bassist who also played with manyof the great names in jazz such as BennyCarter, Philly Joe Jones, Jackie McLean, andmany others.

Aug. 31 Clark After DarkIn his recent autobiography, the great trum-peter, Clark Terry, calls this album, from1977, his favorite—never reissued. Listenwith Dan Morgenstern.

MONDAYS6:30PM JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER

WITH WENDELL PIERCEJuly 7 George Wein:

The Life of a LegendNewport All Stars Lew Tabackin, RandyBrecker, Anat Cohen, Howard Alden, PeterWashington, and Lewis Nash join GeorgeWein, pianist and founder of the Newport


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Jazz Festival, to celebrate his 88th birthdaywith stories and songs. Between tunes, Weintalks onstage with biographer Nate Chinen.

July 14 Dizzy’s AtmospheresAn acoustic cocktail mixed by the masters:saxophonist Phil Woods, trombonist SteveTurre and the late Cedar Walton on piano.Real club jazz—shaken, stirred, and capturedlive at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.

July 21 Music of The Modern Jazz Quartet

From its start in 1952, The Modern JazzQuartet had a cool, understated style thatbelied its complexity. Pianist John Lewis,vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist RayBrown, and drummer Kenny Clarke combinedclassical music structures with the deepswing of jazz. Our quartet—drummer LewisNash, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist PeterWashington, and vibraphonist SteveNelson—honors the late modern masters.

July 28 Monty Alexander: Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra

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Aug. 4 Father of the Mambo: The Music of Cachao López

“Mambo,” translated from Kikongo (theCreole language of Cuba), means “conversa-tion with the gods.” With Afro-Cubanrhythms and other notes from this divineconversation, Cuban bassist “Cachao” López(and his brother) enlightened the jazz worldand brought forth the mambo. Led by bassistCarlos Henriquez, the Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra rocks Rose Theater with the ulti-mate “discarga” jam session, in honor of thelate "Cachao."

Aug. 11 The Music of Mulgrew Miller &Kenny Garrett

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra withWynton Marsalis celebrates the “soulful eru-dition” of the late pianist Mulgrew Miller and the “taut, molten” music of saxophonistKenny Garrett. Miller's untimely passing inMay 2013 turned this concert partially into a tribute, with the JLCO premiering newarrangements of both his and Garrett's com-positions. Garrett performs, with arrange-ments by Chris Crenshaw and VincentGardner.

Aug. 18 Joe Lovano Us 5 (Plus Two!)One of the foremost improvisers in jazztoday, saxophonist Joe Lovano propels hisdouble-drummer quintet, Us Five, into apolyrhythmic conversation - and weavesinspired solos in. Us Five features JoeLovano (saxophone), Grammy® Award win-ner Esperanza Spalding (bass), JamesWeldon (piano), Peter Slavov (bass), OtisBrown III (drums), and Francisco Mela(drums), plus special guests Lionel Loueke(guitar) and Judi Silvano (vocals).

Aug. 25 Sounds New: Ali Jackson withYes! Trio and Warren Wolf Group

Drummer Ali Jackson and vibraphonistWarren Wolf each absorbed jazz from their

MontyAlexander: Nat King Coleand FrankSinatraMonty Alexanderdiscovered jazzat a Nat KingCole concert andplayed his firstNew York gig atSinatra’s oldhaunt called“Jilly’s.”Alexander offersfresh, inventive

readings on “Sweet Lorraine,” “Come Flywith Me,” and more—with vocalists JamesDeFrances and Allan Harris.

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childhoods. Now they are making their ownmarks. Jackson, the regular drummer of theJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, is nowleading his own trio called “Yes!” Multi-instrumentalist Wolf (who learned jazz fromwith his father, Warren Wolf, Sr.) has gonefrom in-demand sideman to leader.Percussion leads in this double bill from theHouse of Swing.

7:30PM NJ CAPITOL REPORTEmmy Award-winning anchors Steve Adubatoand Rafael Pi Roman host New Jersey CapitolReport which examines New Jersey’s mostpressing public and policy issues. The pro-gram looks at political, social, and culturalissues affecting the people of New Jerseythrough in-depth conversations with thestate’s top legislative leaders, political pundits, and “movers and shakers.” TUESDAYS6:30PM THE CHECKOUTThis hour-long music magazine, hosted byJosh Jackson, is also available as a podcast,which can be found at the show’s websiteWBGO.org/thecheckout. The multimediashow features what’s new in the New Yorkjazz scene, including featured new musicselections, sessions from the WBGO perform-ance studio, as well as interviews. 7:30PM CONVERSATIONS

WITH ALLAN WOLPERConversations 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.8:00PM LATIN JAZZ CRUISE

with Awilda RiveraWEDNESDAYS6:30PM JAZZSET WITH

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATERRe-broadcast of previous Sunday’s Program;See Listing.

7:30PM SPORTSJAM SportsJam takes a unique peak 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 Jazz88 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.THURSDAYS 6:30PM SONG TRAVELS

WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEINJuly 3 GungorMichael and Lisa Gungor started the musicalcollective known as Gungor, which has beencompared to Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, andSufjan Stevens. Their first two albums wereGrammy®-nominated, and their songwritingcontinues to break ground and defy catego-rization. On this week’s Song Travels, Gungordemonstrate their innovative sound with aperformance of their song “I Am Mountain.”

July 10 Suzy BoggussGrammy®-winning vocalist Suzy Boggusstopped the country charts through the lateeighties and nineties with hits like “HeyCinderella” and “Cross My Broken Heart.”She went on to start her own label andwidened her range to include pop and jazz.This week, Bogguss pays homage to thegreat Merle Haggard with selections fromher 2014 album, Lucky, including “I AlwaysGet Lucky with You.”

July 17 Catherine RussellSee sidebar page 12.

July 24 Nick WaterhouseVocalist, guitarist, and songwriter NickWaterhouse has been called “the young manwho makes old R&B” (LA Weekly). His firstsingle, “Some Place,” was recorded in anall-analog studio and released on vinyl.Although his records recall the sound of the1950s, his style is all his own. On this Song


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Travels, Waterhouse shares his love of raw,live rock-n-roll with performances of his ownsongs “Sleeping Pills” and “Hands on theClock.”

July 31 Sam FriendBanjoist and bandleader Sam Friend and hisband the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys playjazz, blues, and originals, drawing on thesound of grassroots jazz combos from a cen-tury ago. The Wall Street Journal has calledthe group “one of the zingiest of the new hotjazz bands out of the Crescent City.” Thisweek Friend shares his love of traditional“jass” with a rendition of “Sweet Lorraine”on six-string banjo.

Aug. 7 Dena KayeDena Kaye is the only daughter of entertainerDanny Kaye—a man of boundless rolesincluding singer, actor, comedian, andhumanitarian. This week Dena Kaye looksback on her late father’s career as well asthe role he played in her life—her dad.

Aug. 14 Curtis StigersSaxophonist, vocalist, and songwriter CurtisStigers wrote the Emmy®-nominated themesong for the TV show Sons of Anarchy.Throughout his career he’s straddled genres,and he’s gained critical acclaim for his rein-ventions of jazz and modern standards. Onthis Song Travels, Stigers joins host MichaelFeinstein to discuss his journey to become asongwriter and offers his interpretation of aRodgers and Hart song, “You Are TooBeautiful.”

Aug. 21 Kate DavisVocalist, bassist, and songwriter Kate Daviswas recognized as a National Young ArtsSilver Winner and twice invited to theBrubeck Summer Jazz Colony. Hailed as a“talent not to be missed” by The HeraldTribune, she’s performed at such prestigiousvenues as The Kennedy Center andRockwood Music Hall. On this Song Travels,Davis performs her original songs “Movie”and “Every Good Girl is a Unicorn.”

Aug. 28 Miloš KaradagliClassical guitarist Miloš Karadagli beganperforming as his country, the formerYugoslavia, was being torn apart by war. Heentered the Royal Academy of Music inLondon, and his hard work paid off with ahighly acclaimed 2012 solo concert at RoyalAlbert Hall. Karadagli brings his love of Latinmusic to Song Travels with pieces byBrazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos andArgentine tango master Astor Piazolla.

Catherine RussellAs a young girl, vocalist CatherineRussell bounced on the knee of LouisArmstrong. She started her career as anace backup singer for stars includingPaul Simon, David Bowie, and SteelyDan. Today she’s a leading interpreter ofthe Great American Songbook. Russelland Feinstein perform jazz standardswith a hint of the blues, including “ICover the Waterfront” and DukeEllington’s “Mood Indigo.”

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7:30PM PEOPLE’S PHARMACYThis program examines current issues in medicine, mental health, nutrition and fitness. FRIDAYS6:30PM PORTRAITS IN BLUERe-broadcast of previous Saturday’sProgram; See Listing.7:30PM WBGO JOURNALThis program, produced by the multi-awardwinning WBGO team, covers issues of impor-tance to the Newark/NY metro area. SATURDAYS6:00AM LATINO USA

with Maria HinojosaMulti 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 aformer NPR News reporter. In addition tobeing a broadcaster, Hinojosa is an author,and a frequent lecturer on college campuses.She has received the Robert F. KennedyAward, an Associated Press award and theNational Council of La Raza’s 1999 RubenSalazar Award. 7:00AM PORTRAITS IN BLUERE-BROADCASTS ON FRIDAYS AT 6:30pmJuly 5 Johnny Rawls, Vol. 4July 12 Chuck Berry, Vol. 9July 19 Catching Up with Eden BrentJuly 26 Dinah Washington—From the

Beginning, Vol. 10Aug. 2 Jimmy Witherspoon Albums,

Vol. 2Aug. 9 Little Richard, Vol. 4Aug. 16 Jimmy Reed, Vol. 7Aug. 23 Delbert McClinton RecentlyAug. 30 Barbara Lynn, Vol. 2

8:00AM SATURDAY MORNING FUNCTIONWBGO’s Bob Porter plays blues, R&B andclassic soul, with an emphasis on the early1950s to the late 1960s. New artists whoperform these styles are also featured.

10:00AM RHYTHM REVUE with Felix Hernandez

Rhythm 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.July 5 Southern SoulFelix revisits the soul of the Southern states,including the legacy of Stax Records, part of a four-hour commercial free mix of classic R&B.

July 12 More MotownA little extra Motown in today's mix of classic soul.

July 19 AlbumsFelix dips into some classic soul albums as part of his 4-hour commercial free classic R&B mix.

July 26 Request ShowAug. 2 Soul Brothers and Soul Sisters A tribute to the siblings of soul, includingAretha Franklin and her sisters Carolyn andErma; David and Jimmy Ruffin, and manyothers. It's part of a four-hour commercialfree mix of classic R&B.

Aug. 9 DanceDance, dance, dance, as Felix plays four non-stop commercial free hours of up-tempo R&Bclassics.

Aug. 16 Philly in the MixAug. 23 Soul PioneersA tribute to the pioneers of soul, part of afour-hour commercial free mix of classicR&B.

Aug. 30 Request Show




WBGO & 2 Gateway Free Concert Series CLAIRE DALY QUARTETWEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014, 12PM

LAKECIA BENJAMINWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014, 12PM

2 GATEWAY CENTER CONCOURSE283-299 MARKET ST.NEWARK, NJ 07102973-624-8880 FOR INFORMATION

WBGO and 2 Gateway Center in Newark invite

those who live, work and visit Newark to celebrate

the 35th Anniversary of WBGO 88.3 FM at our joint

concert series. The series, which began in 2013, has expanded to the first Wednesday of

each month. These free lunchtime concerts highlight some of the contemporary talent

featured on WBGO.

The Claire Daly Quartet will perform on Wednesday, June 4. Daly is a baritone saxo-

phonist and composer. Six time winner of the DownBeat Critics’ Poll “Talent Deserving

Wider Recognition” and winner of the Jazz Journalists Association’s “Baritone

Saxophonist of the Year” category in 2005. Her latest recording is a collection of

Thelonious Monk compositions, Baritone Monk.

On Wednesday, August 6 at 12pm, come tap your feet to the sounds of Lakecia

Benjamin. A streetwise New York City native born and raised in Washington Heights,

Benjamin has become one of the most highly sought-after players in soul and funk music.

She first picked up the saxophone at Fiorello LaGuardia High School for the Performing

Arts, after which she joined the renowned jazz program at New York’s New School

University. With her deep jazz roots, she was soon in demand as an arranger and horn sec-

tion leader, landing stints with such acclaimed artists as Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Macy

Gray, the Roots, and Anita Baker.



Our next WBGO Board of Trustees meeting will be held on

Monday, September 22, 2014 at 6pm. The location of the

meeting is yet to be determined, please check WBGO.org

for updates. This meeting is open to the public.

A great way to support WBGO is through a gift of stockor a family foundation. If you would like more infor-

mation, please call John Newcott at 973-624-8880, ext.236. All gifts to WBGO are tax deductable to the fullestextent of the law.


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