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meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 4, 2016, 6:00 PM

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THE JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHY OF CHUCK STEWART GALLERY RECEPTION: THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016

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Chuck Stewart has been an eyewitness to 20th century American social, cultural and musi-cal history. He photographed over 2,000 album covers for record labels large and smallincluding Mercury, Argo, Impulse, Chess, Atlantic, Columbia Records and more.

On his website, Stewart describes his work, “In my portraits and improvisational shots, I’ve triedto unveil the soul of the artists I photographed and communicate the essence of their craft. That’swhy they trusted me: James Brown, John Coltrane, Candido, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, JudyGarland, Billie Holiday, Quincy Jones, Machito, Max Roach, Frank Sinatra, and many more. Youknow their names, but few people have known and photographed them as I have. My pictures andI have many stories to tell.”

His striking black and white photographs of iconic jazz artists line the walls of the WBGO Gallerythrough March 31. A gallery reception celebrating this extraordinary exhibit takes place Thursday,March 24, 6-8PM at WBGO, 54 Park Place in Newark.

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For over 20 years, WBGO’s Kids JazzConcert Series has entertainedyoung people and their families as

they discover “America’s classicalmusic”—jazz.

The WBGO Spring Kids Jazz ConcertSeries, which begins April 2 and coincideswith Jazz Appreciation Month, bringsworld-renowned jazz musicians to concerthalls and venues throughout EssexCounty, New Jersey.

Each of the five interactive, hour-longprograms gives young listeners the chanceto discover the enjoyment of jazz, improv-isation, and musical collaboration.

WBGO Brings Jazz to Young Audiences

Listeners get insight into jazz history, andhow this music is rooted in our area.

The Agnes Varis Charitable Trust sharesWBGO’s commitment to give our localcommunity access to the arts. Thanks totheir generosity, we can provide free trans-portation funding to schools and nonprofityouth groups that want to attend. Pleaseemail [email protected] to find out more.

All concerts are free and begin at12:30pm. Doors open at noon, and adultsmust be accompanied by a child.

We hope you’ll join us if you’re nearby.For more information please visitwww.wbgo.org/kids.

Lead Support for the WBGO Kids Jazz Concert Series comes from:Agnes Varis Charitable Trust

Supporting Affordable Access to the Arts, Education, and Healthcare

With Major Support from: United Airlines, Official Airline Partner

And Additional Support from:Robert A. Mills Foundation • PNC Foundation • Anita B. and Howard S. Richmond Foundation

The Turrell Fund • The Edward W. and Stella C. Van Houten Memorial FundLillian P. Schenck Charitable Trust Fund • Sylvan C. Coleman Foundation • Investors Foundation

April 2 Benny Benack III & The Benny Benack Bandat Newark Symphony Hall

April 9 Brianna Thomas & The Jazz Travelers at Newark Museum

April 16 Camille Thurman & The Darrell Green Trio at Livingston Public Library (Livingston, NJ)

April 23 Don Braden at NJPAC Victoria Theater

April 30 Winard Harper & Jeli Posse at Montclair Art Museum (Montclair, NJ)

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STAY TUNED IN MARCH FOR SOMETHING NEWFROM WBGO

W BGO’s Newark Stories project,in celebration of Newark’s350th anniversary, will simulta-

neously speak Newark to the world andreflect Newark to its own residents. Thefocus of Newark Stories will be culturaland social history, focusing on everydaypeople and how they’ve shaped and beenshaped by Newark through its history. Bydrawing from the memories of everydayNewarkers past and present, we will reachback through past generations, reflect thepresent and imagine the future, too. Withaudio profiles and intimate interviews withdozens of Newarkers, our audience will begranted a peek into the past of this city asthey’ve never heard it before.

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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. March 6 Songs of Kurt WeillThis edition of Singers Unlimited will includethe annual “Mack Attack”—umpteen verydifferent recordings of “Mack the Knife,” andthen some.

March 13 Celebrating the Birth of SeveralJazz Men plus a Fair Lady

A birthday-go-round with Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Mark Murphy, Roy Haynes, QuincyJones, Nat Cole, “My Fair Lady,” and more.

March 20 Sondheim PlusSongs of Stephen Sondheim, Dave Frishberg,the 90th birthday of Bill Henderson, plusmore great music.

March 28 Hometown Heroes This edition of Singers Unlimited celebratesthe songs of two jazz icons with roots inWBGO’s hometown of Newark: SarahVaughan and James Moody. Other highlightsinclude The King and I, Oklahoma and more.

6:00PM JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICARe-broadcasts on Wednesdays at 6:30PM.March 6 Celebrating Ornette ColemanSee sidebar.March 13 PanamaJazz and Panama may not have an obviousrelationship, yet this tiny country between the Americas and giant oceans, has given ussome of its finest musicians dating back toLuis Russell, around the time of constructionof the great Canal itself. Today, no one personis doing more to underscore this connectionthan Danilo Perez, renowned pianist, educa-tor, and the country’s official CulturalAmbassador. We take you to his Panama Jazz Festival, the grand vehicle behind hisgreater mission of introducing underservedkids to music and inspiring greater socialchange in his developing nation.

March 20 Celebrating Betty CarterWe hear stories from alumni of “the school of Betty Carter,” an esteemed collection ofsingers bound together by the thrall ofCarter’s titanic influence on jazz. One of themost powerful voices in the American musi-cal tradition, her lasting legacy is celebratedby vocalist Charenee Wade along with manypast members of Carter’s band through the years.


Celebrating Ornette ColemanJazz Night in America digs back intothe archives to pay tribute to OrnetteColeman on what would have been his86th birthday. Longtime Coleman collabo-rator, tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman,joined Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz atLincoln Center Orchestra as they celebrat-ed Ornette Coleman in a concert in 2004.The music hasn’t been heard since.

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March 27 The Goodman BandThe story of jazz’s first popular integratedband—a decade before Jackie Robinsonintegrated baseball—is told by scriptwriterand seven-time Emmy Award®-winnerGeoffrey Ward (Ken Burns’ Jazz), narratedlive by host Wendell Pierce (HBO’s Treme andThe Wire), and performed by a rising starensemble of pianist Christian Sands (in therole of Teddy Wilson), drummer Sammy Miller(Gene Krupa), 20-year-old vibraphone sensa-tion Joel Ross (Lionel Hampton), and a hostof special guest clarinetists. Peter Anderson,Will Anderson, Patrick Bartley, and JanelleReichman each take a turn representing theunparalleled voice of Benny Goodman. Theseunique and informative performances willfeature live music and spoken word asinformative, inspiring, and emotionally stirring joint crafts as they channel the “King of Swing” and tell the story of hisgroundbreaking band.

April 3 Carlos HenriquezSee sidebar.

April 10 TBDApril 17 Ali JacksonBe-bop pioneer, drum innovator, socialactivist, teacher, and so much more, MaxRoach blazed a path for jazz that burnsbrightest today in his former student AliJackson. Jackson—himself a multi-hyphen-ate as percussion wizard, composer, andarranger—studied under Roach after meet-ing him at twelve. Many years later, Jacksonpays tribute to his mentor with an all-starensemble. This exclusive one-night celebra-tion of Roach was captured by Jazz Night in America.

April 24 Jymie MerrittBy all accounts, Jymie Merritt had alreadyleft his mark on the music before he returnedto his hometown of Philadelphia in the early1960s. Touring stints with Art Blakey, B.B.King and Max Roach assure him a footholdon music history. But there’s an enormous

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side to his story yet untold, in part becauseillness prevented him from ever telling it —how he developed a unique compositionalmethodology and anchored the Philly jazzcommunity for years with a group called TheForerunners. Now that Jymie is 90, his sonMike Merritt has taken it upon himself to res-urrect this music—the music that would ulti-mately lead him to become a professionalbassist himself with the Conan O’Brienband— and put the band back together. They assemble at World Cafe Live in a show recorded for Jazz Night in America.

7:00PM SUNDAY NIGHT MUSIC MIX Grammy® nominated record producer EulisCathey plays an eclectic mixture of jazz, con-

Carlos HenriquezWith 2015’s The Bronx Pyramid, Jazz atLincoln Center Orchestra bassist CarlosHenriquez made his recording debut as a leader and it solidified the Bronx-born,Nuyorican bassist’s emergence as a fully-fledged Latin jazz master. Across 11songs, Henriquez expertly blends modernjazz with Latin rhythms, demonstratingwhy he’s been performing with greats likeTito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, and Celia Cruzsince he was fourteen. Combining twobeautiful traditions, Henriquez and his all-star band offer an infectious set of musicthat will move fans of either genre.

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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 THE CHECKOUTRe-broadcast of previous Tuesday’s Program.MONDAYS6:30PM LATINO USA with Maria Hinojosa Multi award-winning Latino USA, the radio jour-nal of news and culture, is the only nationallydistributed English-language radio programproduced from a Latino perspective. This pro-gram covers the social, cultural and politicalissues facing today’s Latino community.

Maria Hinojosa, host of Latino USA, is alsourban affairs correspondent for CNN and a former NPR News reporter. In addition to beinga broadcaster, Hinojosa is an author, and a frequent lecturer on college campuses. She has received the Robert F. Kennedy Award, an Associated Press award and the NationalCouncil of La Raza’s 1999 Ruben SalazarAward. 7:30PM 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.March 7 Newark at a Crossroads:

History & Heritage of the St. Gerard’s Feast

Steve Adubato goes on location to look at therich heritage of Newark’s St. Gerard Feast

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and its impact on generations of many NewJersey families.

March 14 Celebrating SinatraSteve Adubato celebrates the 100th birthdayof Ol’ Blue Eyes, with Sinatra experts whoknow him best. Guests include authorsJames Kaplan, Charles Granata, RobertFoster from the Hoboken Historical Museumas well as reflections from top artists such asJane Monheit to Bucky Pizzarelli on Sinatra’sinfluence.

March 21 John Schreiber/Jim Jack/Wayne Winborne

In this Newark at a Crossroads segment,Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with NJPACPresident & CEO, John Schreiber, to discusswhat’s in store for this season at the ArtsCenter, and redevelopment around the ArtsCenter to attract more patrons to their world-class venue.

George Street Playhouse’s Director ofEducation and Outreach, Jim Jack, discussesthe success of the musical comedy Austinthe Unstoppable, which teaches parents andchildren a bigger message about makingsmart choices when it comes to their healthand wellness.

The Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers-Newark is one of the most comprehensivelibraries of jazz in the world. In this Newarkat a Crossroads segment, Steve Adubatointerviews the Institute’s new ExecutiveDirector, Wayne Winborne, about theInstitute’s collection which will surely strike a high note with jazz enthusiasts.March 28 Tariq Trotter/Beth SternEach weeknight, Tariq Trotter fronts TheRoots, the house band for The Tonight Showwith Jimmy Fallon. Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with Trotter, who gives insight intohis working with Fallon and The Roots everynight, his career a solo rap artist as well ashis nonprofit that promotes the health ofwomen and girls.

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Stern talks about her new book Yoda Gets aBuddy and how her husband, Howard Sternsupports her animal activism. April 4 Pras Michel/ Troy Lewis/

Patricia SmithMore than a decade ago, Pras founded theNew Jersey-based, multi-platinum rap group,The Fugees. He has since applied his cre-ative energies to documentary film produc-ing. Steve Adubato goes One-on-One withPras, who gives insight into his new docu-mentary “Sweet Micky for President,” thatreveals how Pras recruited the irreverentmusician, Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly torun for—and win—Haiti’s highest office.

Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with firsttime author Troy Lewis, about his book, GasMoney, which is a collection of personal sto-ries seen through the eyes of a six year oldliving in the small town of Saluda, Virginia,during the civil rights era.

Steve Adubato goes One-on-One withNJPAC Poet in Residence, Patricia Smith, to discuss her poetry career and connectionto NJPAC.April 11 Ron Beit, CEO & Founding

Partner, RBH GroupRon Beit, the CEO and Founding Partner ofRBH Group highlights the 15-million squarefoot mixed-use redevelopment project knownas Teacher’s Village located in downtownNewark. RBH Group recently broke ground onMaker’s Village, which will house vertical gar-dening pioneer AeroFarms.

Andaiye Taylor, Editor, Brick City LiveSteve Adubato goes One-on-One with theEditor of “Brick City Live,” Andaiye Taylor, to discuss her hyperlocal news website andhow she is using citizen journalist to makecontent more relatable to the Newark community.

Tony Howell, Executive Director,Educational Opportunity Program, NJITSteve Adubato goes One-on-One with TonyHowell, Executive Director, Educational

Opportunity Programs at NJIT, to discusshow the program has helped students pre-pare for NJIT’s rigorous college curriculum.

April 18 Tamron Hall/ James KaplanSteve Adubato goes One-on-One with theTODAY Show’s Tamron Hall to talk aboutwaking viewers up each morning, her role at MSNBC and the importance of recogniz-ing the signs of domestic violence.

Steve Adubato goes One-on-One withJames Kaplan, author of Sinatra: TheChairman, to discuss Frank Sinatra’s life and legacy.April 25 Joe Yaiullo/Tom Viola/Don Katz Long Island Aquarium and Exhibit CenterCurator and Co-Founder Joe Yaiullo sharesthe interactive activities available at thisdestination spot that range from diving withsharks to kissing a sea lion and the impor-tance of teaching conversation.

Tom Viola, executive director of BroadwayCares/Equity Fights AIDS, talks about themission of an organization that since 1988,with the generosity and commitment of thetheater community, has raised more than$250 million dollars for essential services forpeople with AIDS and other critical illnessesacross the United States.

Audible.com Founder Don Katz shares theexciting news about Newark VenturePartners, and how a $50 million investmentwill help revitalize businesses in Newark.TUESDAYS6:30PM 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.



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7:30PM 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.8:00PM LATIN JAZZ CRUISE

with Awilda RiveraWEDNESDAYS6:30PM JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICARe-broadcast of previous Sunday’s Program.7:30PM SPORTSJAMSportsJam 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 Jazz88 host Rhonda Hamilton all agree there’s astrong connection between jazz and sports.SportsJam recently received the Best SportsAward from the New Jersey Associated PressBroadcasters Association.THURSDAYS7:30PM PEOPLE’S PHARMACYThis program examines current issues inmedicine, mental health, nutrition and fitness. FRIDAYS6:30PM PORTRAITS IN BLUERe-broadcasts on SATURDAYS at 7AM.March 4 Cootie Williams—

Trumpet Blues, Vol. 1March 11 Erskine Hawkins, Vol. 6March 18 Dinah Washington—

From the Beginning, Vol. 17March 25 Sam “The Man” Taylor, Vol. 6April 1 Lucky Millinder, Vol. 5April 8 Jimmy Witherspoon—

Albums, Vol. 10April 15 The Songs of Leiber & Stoller,

Vol. 1April 22 Jimmy McCracklin, Vol. 1April 29 Al Sears, Vol. 3

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 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.”March 5 Ella ’57A look at one of singer Ella Fitzgerald’sbusiest and most memorable years onrecord.

March 12 Jazz Women of the 1980sThe music of Geri Allen, Emily Remler,Cassandra Wilson, Carla Bley, and others.

March 19 The Sara Cassey SongbookMuch admired by jazz artists such as BarryHarris and Pepper Adams, jazz composerSara Cassey died at the age of 37 in 1966.We’ll hear recordings of her music made byHank Jones, Johnny Griffin, and others.

March 26 The Jazz Monk: Thomas MertonThomas Merton was one of the most influen-tial spiritual writers of the 20th century—andhe was also a passionate jazz fan. We’ll talkwith jazz musician and Merton friend DickSisto, and we’ll hear excerpts from experi-mental jazz meditations and reflections thatMerton recorded in his hermitage, as well assome of the jazz that Merton enjoyed andreferred to in his writings. We’ll also hearfrom Jason Bivins, author of Spirits Rejoice!,a book about jazz and American religion.

April 2 The Durable Kenny DorhamA look at the trumpeter’s career spanning hisrecordings with Charlie Parker in the 1940sto his collaborations with Joe Henderson inthe 1960s.


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April 9 The Randy Weston SongbookThe music of pianist Randy Weston, per-formed by Weston himself and others suchas Gigi Gryce, Betty Carter, and Booker Ervin.

April 16 Jivin’ With The DJsJazz odes to Symphony Sid Torin, OscarTreadwell, and other DJs from Lester Young,Charlie Parker, Illinois Jacquet, and more.

April 23 Histories of JazzA look at some of the many efforts to tell thehistory of jazz in a single, extended musicalcollage.

April 30 Ellington EndingIn the last years of his life, and no longerwith the services of longtime writing partnerBilly Strayhorn, Duke Ellington continued tocompose memorable music. HistorianMichael McGerr talks with us aboutEllington’s late period works and years.

7:00AM PORTRAITS IN BLUERe-broadcast of previous Friday’s Program;See Listing.

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 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 ofRhythm Revue.

March 5 No. 1 soul hits of the 70’s and 80’s

March 12 A tribute to vocal groups, and much more

March 19 Number One Soul Hits.March 26 Birthday tributes to Chaka

Khan, Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross, and much more

April 2 Birthday tribute to Marvin Gaye,the singer and the songwriter

April 9 A mix of “blue-eyed soul” classics and much more

April 16 Top 20 Soul hits of the late 60s,70s and 80s, plus a birthdaytribute to Al Green

April 23 Music from 25 years of theRhythm Revue dance parties

April 30 A tribute to the Philly Sound,from Rare to Number One


MUSIC DIRECTOR GARY WALKER’S TOP CDS + RE-ISSUES

Gary’sPlays

Top Tunes

Stryker/Slagle BandRoutes (Strikezone)

Freddie HendrixJersey Cat (Sunnyside)

Renee RosnesWritten in the Rocks (Smoke Sessions)

Ed CherrySoul Street (Posi –Tone)

Arturo O’Farrill SextetBoss Level (Zoho)

Bill O’Connell Latin Jazz All-StarsHeart Beat (Savant)

Paquito D’RiveraPaquito D’Rivera Plays the Music of Armando Manzanero(Paquito/Sunnyside)

Tedeschi Trucks BandLet Me Get By (Fantasy)

Mack Avenue SuperbandLive From Detroit Jazzfest 2015(Mack Avenue)

TrioDa Paz30 (Zoho)


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