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| WBGO Travel & Events Presents: A Musical Journey Around The World Travel with WBGO and enjoy first-class travel packages to stellar concerts, jazz festivals and deluxe tours across the globe. Music knows no boundaries, neither does WBGO! Montreal Jazz Festival | Montreal, Canada June 30 - July 3, 2013 Enjoy great concerts including tickets to see Gregory Porter. Take a walking food tour of The Jean-Talon Market, have breakfast with WBGO's Michael Bourne plus lunch at his favorite spot – Pizzedelic. Get access to Michael's interviews with festival performers and take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Montreal Jazz Festival. For details or to book your trip, call 1-855-288-7344 or wbgo.org/travel
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Umbria Jazz Festival | Perugia, Italy July 5 - July 10, 2013 Wine, dine and hear great jazz in Italy with WBGO celebrating the festival’s 40th anniversary. Take tours of Italy’s wineries and visit neighboring cities. Performers include Diana Krall, Keith Jarrett, Sonny Rollins, John Legend and more. For details or to book your trip, call 973-467-4418 or wbgo.org/travel Coming Soon Newport Jazz Festival Umbria Winter (Orvieto, Italy) Jazz on the Mountain at the Mohonk Mountain House Visit wbgo.org/travel or contact WBGO Travel and Events at 973-624-8880 ext. 269 and at events@wbgo.org. | ||||||
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Members Discount: 54 Below Presents the WBGO Jazz Series
WBGO members can save 15% on cover charges in the main dining room.
To redeem, visit 54below.com or call 1-866-468-7619 and use code"WBGO54". 54 Below, which occupies the basement of the legendary Studio 54 nightclub, presents the WBGO Jazz Series on Tuesday evenings. The next two performances in the series are: Tuesday, May 7 at 7pm and 9pm: Nightsongs: An Evening with Janis Siegel from Manhattan Transfer Featuring a band of some of New York's most extraordinary and versatile musicians led by pianist John DiMartino, this ten-time Grammy®-winning vocalist will premiere new songs from her new, soon-to-be released cdPalmetto, as well as old favorites. Tuesday, May 14 at 7pm and 9pm: Sing! Sing! Sing! The 75thAnniversary of Benny Goodman's Historic Carnegie Hall Concert with Ken Peplowski, Jay Leonhart, Ehud Asherie, Willie Jones III, and more Ken Peplowski (clarinetist, sax player and entertainer) directs this show: a reinvention of clarinetist Benny Goodman's legendary Carnegie Hall Concert performed on January 16, 1938, one of the first public concerts featuring a racially integrated lineup. Restrictions apply. Know a business that would like to participate in WBGO’s members discount program? Contact Josh Rosenfeld at jrosenfeld@wbgo.org or973-624-8880 ext. 232. | ||||||
| Newark School of the Arts Gala Tomorrow's Stars Tonight 2013 On Tuesday, April 23, WBGO President & CEO Cephas Bowles served as Master of Ceremonies for Newark School of the Arts 18th annual fundraising dinner gala - Tomorrow's Stars Tonight, at New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Celebrating its 45th anniversary, the Newark School of the Arts honored Jacques Lacombe of New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Clement A. Price of Rutgers University, and Mary Sue Sweeney Price of the Newark Museum. Proceeds provide needed scholarship assistance for individuals who wish to study music, dance, drama or visual arts at the school. | ||||||
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| WBGO 2013 Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM)Live on-air performances weekdays from 2-3pm on WBGO 88.3FM andWBGO.org All month long, WBGO has featured live in-studio performances showcasing student jazz ensembles from the North East. Be sure to check out our final performance this week. If you missed them, you can visitwbgo.org/blog to listen to one of our past performances. Hosted by Michael Bourne, JAM presents some of the area's best student jazz ensembles. Tune in! JAM Schedule: Thursday, April 25 - The Queens College International Band | ||||||
| Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wendell PierceMondays at 6:30pm on WBGO 88.3 FM and WBGO.org Regina Carter | Monday, April 29 Jazz at Lincoln Center presents renowned jazz violinist Regina Carter and her all-new project, Southern Comfort. Carter’s latest endeavor delves into her father’s Alabama roots through the slide guitar and blues music which permeated her childhood. | ||||||
| WBGO Celebrates International Jazz Day Tuesday, April 30 on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org April 30 is International Jazz Day, a day designed to show how jazz can promote peace, unity, communication and cooperation among peoples of the world. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock says “On International Jazz Day, jazz is celebrated…and performed around the world for 24 hours straight.” This year’s main event is in the global host city of Istanbul, Turkey. To honor this occasion, tune in to hear WBGO’s Special Projects Producer, Josh Jackson as he reports LIVE from Istanbul throughout the day. Every hour from 10-2, Midday Jazz host Rhonda Hamilton will highlight artists performing in Istanbul and at other events in the more than 30 participating countries. This year’s main event includes performances by Hancock, Dianne Reeves, Eddie Palmieri, Hugh Masekela, Abdullah Ibrahim, Igor Butman, Jean-Luc Ponty, Anat Cohen and many other international jazz stars. | ||||||
| The Checkout with Josh Jackson Tuesday, April 30 6:30pm on WBGO 88.3 FM and WBGO.org Josh Jackson features interviews with pianist Craig Taborn and saxophonist Dayna Stephens. Also, hear a playlist by pianist Aaron Parks. During the program, Josh will tell listeners how they can stream the latest release by pianist Aaron Parks (his first as a band leader in six years), one day before its official release. WBGO has the exclusive rights to stream this new release. This will be the first of a new project for WBGO, WBGO Radar, which will present music not yet available to the public. Aaron Parks has been touring as the pianist in Kurt Rosenwinkel's Quartet. He has not led a recording in six years, but that's about to change. Hear a WBGO exclusive stream of Aaron Parks: Live in Japan. Then hear him pick a few songs from other musicians in his digital collection. Pianist Craig Taborn first came to international attention as a member of saxophonist James Carter's ensembles. Last year, WBGO featured Taborn's new trio on Live at the Village Vanguard. Hear an interview with Taborn about the group's first studio recording for ECM, Chants. Saxophonist Dayna Stephens has proven himself a master of composition and arrangement, a highly acclaimed band leader and an "in-demand" side-man for some of Jazz masters such as Kenny Barron, as well as Stephens' own peer group. Hear Dayna talk about his new recording, That Nepenthetic Place. | ||||||
| SportsJam with Doug Doyle Wednesdays, 7:30pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org Mike Tyson | Wednesday, May 1 Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson will be Doug Doyle's guest. Tyson just completed his one-man show "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" at NJPAC and has two shows scheduled in New York. Tyson talks about his dark times and his new outlook on life. | ||||||
| JazzSet with Dee Dee BridgewaterSundays at 6pm, repeated on Wednesday at 6:30pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom Project from the Mary Lou Williams Festival at the Kennedy Center | Sunday, April 28 The drummer’s set became the hit of the 2012 Women in Jazz Festival. Miller is the engine with bassist Todd Sickafoose, Marty Ehrlich on reeds, and pianist Dan Tepfer spinning figures under and around the group. Rhonda Hamilton guest hosts our JazzSet, and Dee Dee Bridgewater is the onstage MC. | ||||||
| Live Studio Performance on Afternoon Jazz On-air at WBGO 88.3 FM and WBGO.org Terence Blanchard Quintet | Tuesday, May 28 at 2pm Trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard Quintet visits with Josh Jackson and WBGO for a live in-studio performance from 2-3pm to kick off the release of his 20th album, Magnetic, which debuts on the same day of this performance. “I’ve always believed that in life, what you keep in your mind is what you draw to yourself.” That’s how he explains the title of his latest release on his return to Blue Note Records. This album finds a stunning variety of sounds and styles pulled together by the irresistible force of Blanchard’s vision. Magnetic is yet another genre-defying chapter in this innovative musician and film composer's life. This performance will be followed by a five-night run at Jazz Standard beginning May 29. | ||||||
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| WBGO Kids Jazz Concert Series See complete calendar online at WBGO.org Discover America's original musical art form at the WBGO Kids Jazz Concert Series - a free concert series bringing jazz culture and performance to your neighborhood. WBGO presents these concerts during the Spring and Fall on Saturday afternoons. These interactive, hour-long concerts give kids opportunities to learn about the distinct qualities of jazz, and why it's a reflection of our community, our nation, and our world! Q&A sessions with the artists, small gifts, and a chance to win a door prize are just some of the reasons to come out and join us! Lauren Hooker | Saturday, April 27, 12:30pm Music Legends Presents Jazz 4 Kids at Luna Stage, West Orange, NJ Lauren Hooker will lead audiences through the origins of Jazz including a participatory African “Call and Response” song, Slave songs and spirituals, improvisational Scat singing, and Jazz’s global influences on music like Calypso. Children will be exposed to jazz legends Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Miles Davis. Michael Wolff w/the Wolff & Clark Expedition & special guest Alex Wolff | Saturday, May 4, 12:30pm Blues is underneath Jazz at NJPACPianist Michael Wolff brings blues back to jazz exploring different styles of blues including old standards, rock and roll, Be Bop and beyond. Michael Wolff will be joined by special guests--his son, actor Alex Wolff formerly on the Nickelodeon sitcom Naked Brothers Band. Musicians are Michael Wolff /piano, Mike Clark/bass, Darryl Johns/bass, Rodney Jones/guitar, Alex Wolff/ vocals, guitar, drums. You don’t want to miss this! | ||||||
| WBGO & The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance present Música Nueva 6 Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra | Friday, May 3 & 4 at 8pm Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space WBGO is proud to be partnering with the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance as a co-sponsor for two nights of performances by Grammy® winners Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. They will present their annual new music concert exploring fresh directions in Afro Latin Big Band Jazz. The evening will feature new works composed by Papo Vazquez, Pablo Mayor, Miguel Blanco, Arturo O'Farrill and Adam O'Farrill and includes performances by guest artists Cristina Pato, Antonio Lizana, Ximo Tebar and a new co-commissioned work by Papo Vazquez that focuses on the Latino contribution to the Harlem Renaissance. WBGO will be at the performances and invites you to stop by our table to enter a contest to win a special gift. Pre-performance discussion on Friday, May 3 at 7pm. | ||||||
| Pairings at Porter House Enjoy a three course dinner at Porter House New York followed by a great seat at Jazz at Lincoln Center for a special performance. Upcoming performances: Chick Corea | Thursday, May 16 Now in his seventies, the pianist-composer Chick Corea will be celebrated during JALC’s 25th Anniversary Season with a multi-venue “festival.” Eat dinner early and attend the pre-concert discussion at 7pm. 6pm dinner • 8pm performance Swinging with the Big Band w/ Michael Feinstein and Wynton Marsalis| Thursday, June 13 Band singers like Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Ivie Anderson, Dan Grissom, and Dick Powell inflamed hearts around the globe and was the soundtrack of the age. Michael Feinstein and Wynton Marsalis will celebrate their music over two nights as one of the most exciting and crucial crossover movements in the mix of jazz and American popular song. 7pm dinner • 9pm performance To purchase your package or for more information, please call Belinda at973-624-8880 ext. 283 or email at events@wbgo.org. More information on the wbgo.org/events. | ||||||
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| Jazz at Carnegie Hall Vijay Iyer | Saturday, April 27 at 9:30pm Vijay Iyer: Solo, Trio, Sextet Zankel HallGrammy®-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer leads an evening of stunning music from his highly celebrated and award-winning solo and trio recordings, culminating in a rare set by his all-star sextet. Vijay Iyer's most recent honors include an unprecedented "quintuple crown" in the DownBeat Critics Poll, winning in the Jazz Artist of the Year, Pianist of the Year, Jazz Album of the Year, Jazz Group of the Year (Vijay Iyer Trio), and Rising Star Composer categories. This concert is part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall. Tickets and information at carnegiehall.org, CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800, or the Box Office at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue. | ||||||
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Westchester Jazz Orchestra with
Paquito D'Rivera | Saturday, April 27 at 8pmMulti-Grammy® Winner Paquito D’Rivera The Westchester Jazz Orchestra, celebrated for “strikingly executed performances” (The New York Times) and a “nearly flawless” second CD (Downbeat), joins forces with 11-time Grammy® winner Paquito D’Rivera for a concert of Afro-Cuban and South American jazz. .....WJO is “absolute joy and musical inspiration at the highest level.” .....–Gary Walker, WBGO Music Director Tarrytown Music Hall 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY Just minutes from the Tappan Zee Bridge Reserved seating: $40 adults/$35 seniors/$15 students Click here to purchase tickets online or call 1-877-840-0457 For additional information email westjazzorch@hotmail.com or call914-861-9100 WBGO member discount: 10% off adult and senior advance purchase tickets. Enter code aprilgift (or aprilgiftsenior) when checking out. | ||||||
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