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On air or in the air, travel around the globe with WBGO!

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Inspired by the jazz tradition, WBGO Travel designs First-class travel packages to visit exciting locations around the globe for stellar concerts, jazz festivals, deluxe tours. WBGO Travel Packages available for—

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The Montréal Jazz Festival in Canada (June 2013)

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Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy (July 5–10, 2013)

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Newport Jazz Festival (August 2013)

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• Jazz on the Mountain at Mohonk Mountain House (January 2014) Our travel packages offer exclusive opportunities available only to WBGO guests.

Jazz music knows no boundaries and neither does WBGO! Come & Travel with us!

Visit www.wbgo.org/travel to book a trip today, or call 973-624-8880 x 269 or email events@WBGO.org for information.

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A Musical Journey Around The World “Jazz is restless. It won’t stay put and it never will.”—Trombonist J.J. Johnson

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BGO, the world’s premier jazz radio station, presents “WBGO Travel: A Musical Journey Around the World”. “WBGO Travel” designs first-class travel packages visiting amazing locations for stellar concerts, world famous jazz festivals, incredible performances and deluxe tours. Our travel packages offer exclusive opportunities available only for our guests.

Music is a universal language that brings people together. Since the birth of jazz in the 20th century in the southern United States, the genre has embraced diverse cultures around the world, incorporating their sounds, vibrations and regional influences within its style.

Inspired by the jazz tradition, creativity and imagination are essential ingredients for WBGO Travel packages. Our tours are comprised of activities hand-picked by the WBGO team to ignite the five senses, combining music, culture, art and food to create an extraordinary musical vacation.

In 2013, join WBGO at both domestic and international destinations. In addition to visiting these exiciting locations

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for musical performances and first-rate tours, WBGO Travel will also provide access to select opportunities and experiences designed exclusively for our guests.

Only with WBGO, will you have access to “behind the scene” tours, preferred seating for concerts, privately guided tours and five-star accommodations. In addition, you will receive welcome kits and insider tips to guides, drivers and restaurants to make your vacation experience comfortable and enjoyable. These are just a few of the special privileges and amenities available solely for WBGO Travel guests.

You will be in great company with fellow WBGO listeners and lovers of travel.

Together, we will sample delicious wines, engage in fascinating conversation over exquisite meals while savoring the sights and sounds of enchanting locations and great music. You will never want to go home.

Our travel packages reflect a musicians’ desire to be bold, daring and to move the spirit. Music knows no boundaries, neither does WBGO. We invite you to come and travel with us!

For details and more information about WBGO Travel, visit wbgo.org/travel or call 973-624-8880 x 269.

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ou’ve heard the phrase “Think Globally, Act Locally,” right? The Checkout flips the script, bringing a month of programming from around the world to our local audience.

On April 30th, WBGO’s Josh Jackson reported from International Jazz Day in Istanbul, Turkey. That’s where the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are holding the second annual International Jazz Day celebration, featuring an all-star lineup of musicians performing at Hagia Irene, a religious space dating to the 4th century.

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That’s just the beginning. Every Tuesday in May, The Checkout will showcase artists from Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.

WBGO Special Projects producer Josh Jackson visits the jazzahead! conference in the historic town of Bremen, Germany.

Nearly forty bands from all corners of the globe will present showcase performances at the annual new music expo. The Checkout will highlight the best of that music on May 7th and 14th, in association with jazzahead! and Radio Bremen.

Hear modern sounds from Croatia, Finland, Germany, Israel and the UK and more, with multicultural references that Bremen

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trace back to Albanian, Bengali and Yemenite heritage.

Then we visit South Africa, a country with a distinguished jazz history rarely told in the United States. There, the music was an antidote to the historic injustice of Apartheid and state-sponsored tyranny.

Josh Jackson visited Johannesburg last year, and WBGO Staff Producer Simon Rentner recently attended the 2013 Cape Town International Jazz Festival. They met a lot of local musicians—saxophonist McCoy Mrubata, trumpeter Feya Faku, pianist Andile Yenana, and bassist/instrument maker Carlo Mombelli in Joburg, as well as trumpeter Marcus Wyatt and guitarist Reza Khota in Cape Town. David Copland, author of In Township Tonight!, will provide some context. South African radio host Etienne Shardlow will add his perspective.

Special editions of The Checkout in South Africa air May 21st and May 28th, spotlighting the country’s rich jazz history and a new breed of improvisers, some of whom are a generation removed from the crumbling colonial era. These musicians

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come together for two special programs featuring South African jazz, past and present.

Don’t miss these opportunities to discover how America’s great music and cultural contributions to our world are translated in other languages!

You can also hear music selections from around the world on WBGO’s HD2 service. Stream it anytime on your laptop, tablet or mobile device at wbgo.org/jazzbee.

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n display in the WBGO Gallery through June 30, 2013 is bone artist Tia Jannah’s exhibit Rhythm inspired by Hurricane Katrina of August 2005, and the storm’s profound and soul-wrenching impact on New Orleans and her people.

Many died—some physically, others emotionally. The Rhythm series represents the hope of new life to those who were affected. Jannah’s work also represents the establishment of mankind and the Egyptian culture.

Jannah describes her creative process which led to this exhibit, tiajannah.com “As I work with bones, I am exploring the idea that there is a periTia Jannah od between death and rebirth. Not only do my bones have new life, I have the sense of new life—of creating new life. Like the discovery of a Divine gift, I experience joy, energy, and self accomplishment. I try to convey all of this in my work.”

“I begin each piece by trying to visualize the mental enigma of an object or symbol and the strong meaning behind it. I then find the bones that fit the puzzle best. The colors I choose to use most often are bronze and copper. I feel that these colors give my work a rich, strong earthy quality while preserving a sense of ‘age’ in honor of a life lived. I know a piece is done, when it is at a state of being ‘alive’.”

The three dimensional framed wall hangings in the Rhythm exhibit represent Saxophone by instruments known to the jazz world, such Tia Jannah as the saxophone (pictured here), congas, guitar and more.

Our next WBGO Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 6pm. The meeting location is to be determined. CheckWBGO.org for details. This meeting is open to the public.

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programs at a glance

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LIVE BROADCAST SPECIALS THE CHECKOUT: LIVE FROM 92Y TRIBECA Wednesday, May 8, 8pm Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom/Sex Mob Wednesday, June 12, 8pm The Bridge Trio/Don Byron’s New Gospel Quintet

LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD Wednesday, May 15, 8pm Miguel Zenon with Louis Perdomo, Hans Glawischnig, Henry Cole

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SUNDAYS 5:00AM LIVING ON EARTH with Steve Curwood A magazine show covering environmental issues.

6:00AM SUNDAY MORNING HARMONY with Dan Karcher 10:00AM SINGERS UNLIMITED with Michael Bourne Singers Unlimited is four hours of new and classic singers singing ballads and bossas, blues and be-bop. For more than 25 years, WBGO’s Michael Bourne has turned the spotlight on jazz vocalists with live in-studio performances, interviews and more.

6:00PM JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER Re-broadcasts on Wednesdays at 6:30PM May 5 SFJAZZ Opening Night On stage in San Francisco, celebrate with the SFJazz Collective, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Esperanza Spalding, Joshua Redman, Joe Lovano and more.

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Eddie Palmieri at the Kennedy Center “Looking dapper in a gray suit and a red tie that Eddie Palmieri would finish the set draped loosely around his neck,” writes Jess Righthand for The Washington Post, “Palmieri took his seat at the piano and alighted on a delicate arpeggio. A slow smile crept across the 76-year-old’s face as lyrical phrases evolved into blues riffs, which then gave way to staccato splashes . . .

[He] even stood up to give the audience an endearing peek at his salsa dancing skills.” Hear the concert by the 2013 NEA Jazz Master and his young band on JazzSet.

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Eddie Palmieri at the Kennedy Center Jazz Club See sidebar.

May 19 “Edmar Castañeda and Friends” at the Americas Society, New York The Wall Street Journal calls him “the Hippest Harpist,” playing a 32-string instrument from Colombia (his homeland) and Venezuela. To packed houses, the Music of the Americas series presented Castañeda in three concerts with his trio—saxophonist Shlomi Cohen and drummer/percussionist David Silliman. Guests are vocalist Andrea Tierra, bandoneonist Héctor Del Curto, vibraphonist Joe Locke, flutist Itai Kriss, and cuatro legend Jorge Glem. Imagine the possibilities! We have highlights.

Edmar Castaneda and Friends on JazzSet is supported by Presenting Jazz, a program of Chamber Music America funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

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Chris Potter’s The Sirens at the Village Vanguard Saxophonist Chris Potter, bright-toned and gymnastically powerful, has been reading Homer lately. That’s inspired his latest suite, The Sirens, a collection of tuneful numbers based on The Odyssey and geared largely around a quartet of widely admired musicians, not least of whom is Potter himself.

FOUR TRIOS AT THE KENNEDY CENTER JAZZ CLUB June 2 Mulgrew Miller Trio and Russell Malone Trio Miller’s piano is “deep and satisfying . . . thoughtful and engaging . . . there’s a soulful feeling there too,” writes JazzSet’s Mark Schramm. Guitarist Russell Malone is a kindred spirit, and both Miller and Malone lead finely tuned trios.

June 9 Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio and Lionel Loueke Trio At the organ, Smith’s trademarks are his www.wbgo.org

slow and powerful groove, his turban and long white beard. The Benin-born guitarist Loueke—a graduate of the Thelonious Monk Institute in Los Angeles—melds African guitar traditions with jazz and vocals, in harmony with himself.

THE 20th ANNIVERSARY AT CARAMOOR JAZZ FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE JULY 25–27, 2013, NEAR KATONAH, NY . . . JAZZSET HAS HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2012 EDITION June 16 Gretchen Parlato, The Cookers at Caramoor Enjoy the contrast between the intimate vocal sound of Ms. Parlato and the smokin’ hot allstar Cookers playing music by band members Billy Harper and Cecil McBee. June 23 Dee Dee Bridgewater at Caramoor From “Lady Sings to Blues” (Upbeat!) to “My Favorite Things,” from Billie Holiday to “Besame Mucho,” Dee Dee sings us a set with Craig Handy on saxophones and flute; Musical Director Edsel Gomez, piano; Michael Bowie and Kenny Phelps, bass and drums.

June 30 Wynton Marsalis & Vince Giordano Play Louis Armstrong For the Fourth of July and Armstrong’s purported birthday, music from New Year’s Eve at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. Marsalis brings the trumpet; Giordano brings the arrangements, tuba, string bass, and bass clarinet.

Band members are a merger of both men’s working groups.

7:00PM SUNDAY NIGHT MUSIC MIX Grammy™ nominated record producer Eulis Cathey plays an eclectic mixture of jazz, contemporary jazz, fusion, jazz/funk, Latin, classic R&B and so much more. From Grover Washington, Jr. to Weather Report; from James Brown to Eddie Palmieri; from Charles Earland to Incognito, the Sunday Night Music Mix has something for everyone.

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programguide May/June 2013 11:00PM JAZZ FROM THE ARCHIVES May 5 “Naughty but Nice” Dan Morgenstern and singer Barbara Rosene listen to and chat about 1920s songs from her latest CD. May 12 Picture of Heath Joe Peterson plays the music of bassist extraordinaire Percy Heath.

May 19 Quincy Jones and Nat King Cole Tad Hershorn plays a recent CD issue featuring these two jazz icons.

May 26 Rhythm is Our Business Vincent Pelote features the music of expatriate Willie Lewis and his Orchestra.

June 2 TBA June 9 Great Recording Sessions First in a new series with Dan Morgenstern, this one centered on two with Nat King Cole, the great pianist.

June 16 Peterson Plays Pedersen Joe Peterson plays the music of bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, one of the most technically accomplished bass players in jazz.

June 23 Solo Flight Vincent Pelote salutes the great electric guitar master Charlie Christian and the recordings he made with Benny Goodman.

June 30 Swing to Bop Vincent Pelote salutes the great electric guitar master Charlie Christian and the recordings he made outside of the Goodman organization.

MONDAYS 6:30PM JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER WITH WENDELL PIERCE May 6 Chick Corea See sidebar.

May 13 Essentially Ellington Each year, the Essentially Ellington Festival brings the best high school bands to Rose Hall for three days of competition and camaraderie. Step behind the stage to experience the anxiety and exhilaration of this three-day festival, and then sit out front for the heat of the band battle.

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Chick Corea The boundless creative spirit and pianist Chick Corea spins from jazz to classical to the avant garde. Musicians of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra expand the Corea songbook with their own arrangements. Chick Corea joins them on acoustic piano for “Matrix,” “Crystal Silence” and “Tones for Joan’s Bones.”

May 20 Eddie Palmieri Retrospective ‘La Perfecta’—pianist and composer Eddie Palmieri’s first band—aptly describes his perfect mix of driving Afro-Cuban grooves and jazz rhythms. Palmieri takes the helm with two of his ensembles—the Eddie Palmieri Orchestra and Afro-Caribbean Jazz Octet—in this high-octane retrospective, honoring his half century of music.

May 27 Prohibition and the Jazz Age Prohibition was intended to stifle vice—but instead, it nourished clubs run by organized crime and created a hot bed for jazz—where “the parties were bigger . . . the pace was faster . . . and the morals were looser” (F. Scott Fitzgerald). Ken Burns joins host Wendell Pierce to bring us the sound of the speakeasies. Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson are on the menu as Doug Wamble and Vince Giordano join the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

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All programs subject to change. was changing the pop world, saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, pianist Horace Silver and drummer Art Blakey drew bebop, rhythm and blues and gospel into a powerful smallgroup sound. Alto saxophonist Wess ‘Warmdaddy’ Anderson and drummer Kenny Washington lead inspired sets in tribute to their soulful predecessors.

June 10 Gillespie and Puente The vibrant sound of Latin jazz is rooted in the musical heritage of Dizzy Gillespie and ‘The Mambo King’ Tito Puente. Bassist Carlos Henriquez leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with conguero Giovanni Hidalgo and drummer Ignacio Berroa. Selections include “Manteca,” “Ran Kan Kan,” “Oye Como Va” and more.

June 17 God’s Trombones “The trombone comes the closest to the human voice with its bent pitches, scoops and smears, and that very human quality is evident in everything that (James Weldon) Johnson wrote,” says Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Chris Crenshaw.

Crenshaw draws on his gospel roots to connect secular music to poetry in this sprawling suite based on the James Weldon Johnson poem.

June 24 Monty Alexander: Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra At first blush, this Jamaican pianist seems an unlikely leader to honor a “king” and a “chairman of the board.” But Monty Alexander discovered jazz at a Nat King Cole concert and played his first New York gig at Sinatra’s old haunt called ‘Jilly’s’.

Alexander offers fresh, inventive readings on “Sweet Lorraine,” “Come Fly with Me” and more—with vocalists James DeFrances and Allan Harris.

7:30PM NJ CAPITOL REPORT Emmy Award-winning anchors Steve Adubato and Rafael Pi Roman host New Jersey Capitol Report which examines New Jersey’s most pressing public and policy issues. The prowww.wbgo.org

gram looks at political, social, and cultural issues affecting the people of New Jersey through in-depth conversations with the state’s top legislative leaders, political pundits, and “movers and shakers.”

TUESDAYS 6:30PM THE CHECKOUT This hour-long music magazine, hosted by Josh Jackson, is also available as a podcast, which can be found at the show’s dedicated website, WBGO.org/thecheckout. The multimedia show features what’s new in the New York jazz scene, including featured new music selections, sessions from the WBGO performance studio, as well as interviews.

7:30PM LATINO USA with Maria Hinojosa Multi award-winning Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only nationally distributed English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective. This program covers the social, cultural and political issues facing today’s Latino community.

Maria Hinojosa, host of Latino USA, is also urban affairs correspondent for CNN and a former NPR News reporter. In addition to being a 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 National Council of La Raza’s 1999 Ruben Salazar Award.

8:00PM LATIN JAZZ CRUISE with Awilda Rivera WEDNESDAYS 6:30PM JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER Re-broadcast of Sunday’s Program; See Listing 7:30PM SPORTSJAM/CONVERSATIONS WITH ALLAN WOLPER These two programs alternate monthly in this time slot.

SportsJam takes a unique peak into the sports scene as WBGO’s News and Sports Director Doug Doyle talks with a wide variety May/June 2013 Upbeat

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programguide May/June 2013 of guests. Bernie Williams, Kareem AbdulJabbar, Jon Faddis, Savion Glover and WBGO host Rhonda Hamilton all agree there’s a strong connection between jazz and sports.

SportsJam recently received the Best Sports Award from the New Jersey Associated Press Broadcasters Association.

Conversations with Allan Wolper features guests whose ideas are on the cutting edge.

Wolper, known as a “journalist’s journalist,” is an interviewer, reporter, documentary producer and ethics columnist, who has been honored by every journalism medium, winning over 50 awards.

THURSDAYS 6:30PM PIANO JAZZ WITH JON WEBER May 2 Robben Ford See sidebar; May 9 Donny McCaslin Tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin has captivated audiences with his fusion of jazz and rock. He appeared on the Grammy® Awardwinning Centennial: Newly Discovered Works PIANO JAZZ

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Robben Ford A five-time Grammy® nominee, blues guitarist Robben Ford has played with renowned musicians including Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, and Bob Dylan.

Named one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century” by Musician magazine, he recently started his first rock-focused project, Renegade Creation. Ford joins Jon Weber for this episode of Piano Jazz, which includes duets of “On That Morning” and “Set a Date.”

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of Gil Evans; he’s also worked with the Dave Douglas Quintet and the adventurous quartet, Lan Xang. This week McCaslin joins host Weber to perform a few of his favorite tunes.

May 16 Rudresh Mahanthappa Rudresh Mahanthappa creates an explosive blend of South Indian classical music and progressive jazz. Named the Jazz Journalists Association’s “Alto Saxophonist of the Year” for four years running, his innovative music reflects his experience as a second-generation Indian-American and has made him a Guggenheim fellow. He shares his fascinating style and story on this edition of Piano Jazz.

May 23 Cécile McClorin Salvant Radio France describes vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant as “disarmingly musical.” In her early twenties, she’s already won the Thelonious Monk competition and gained the ear of Wynton Marsalis. On this week’s Piano Jazz, Salvant discusses her journey to discover jazz, and host Weber accompanies her on “I Can’t Dance” and “A Fine Romance.”

May 30 Linda Oh Bassist Linda Oh was born in Malaysia to Chinese parents, and moved to Western Australia where she started out playing bass in rock bands. Since discovering the double bass, Oh has become a steady presence on the scene whether playing with a string quartet, composing for film, or covering the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Oh brings her unique lowend flavor to this set with Jon Weber.

June 6 Marissa Mulder Vocalist Marissa Mulder has made her mark on the New York cabaret scene with a voice that recalls the legendary Blossom Dearie.

She earned a spot on the Times Square Chronicles’ Top Ten list in 2011, and her current show, Illusions, has gained acclaim. This week Mulder and host Weber talk about bringing new life to old standards and perform a set of the songs that she holds dear.

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All programs subject to change. the best in the world, able to perform in virtually any genre. Her accolades include the National Banjo Hall of Fame, a New York Philharmonic appearance, and performing for two US Presidents. She’s played with director Woody Allen’s jazz band for over ten years, and on this week’s show Sayer displays a fresh take on an old time sound.

June 20 Karen Oberlin Award-winning vocalist Karen Oberlin is one of the premier interpreters of the Great American Songbook. She’s also a theater veteran whose credits include the first stage production of Rent as well as more than one hundred Off- Broadway performances of the hit show Our Sinatra. On this week’s Piano Jazz, Oberlin presents an intimate set of timeless music.

June 27 John Medeski As the keyboardist for the trio Medeski, Martin, & Wood, John Medeski has brought jazz & fusion to rock audiences for more than two decades. He recently began playing solo piano performances in venues world-wide.

This week Medeski joins host Jon Weber to perform new pieces from his solo piano album as well as a surprising duet or two.

7:30PM PEOPLE’S PHARMACY This program examines current issues in medicine, mental health, nutrition and fitness.

FRIDAYS 6:30PM PORTRAITS IN BLUE Re-broadcast of previous Saturday’s Program; See Listing.

7:30PM WBGO JOURNAL This program, produced by the multi-award winning WBGO team, covers issues of importance to the Newark/NY metro area.

SATURDAYS 6:00AM SMILEY & WEST Smiley & West from Public Radio International (PRI) is an energetic radio program that is a fusion of thought provoking, intelligent and

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stimulating dialogue on every subject from news and politics to entertainment and culture.

The one-hour weekly show attracts a broad spectrum of compelling guests and asks questions that solicit newsworthy discussions.

Listen as Tavis Smiley & Cornel West engage in deep dialogue in the “Hot Stuff” segment where the duo dissects the hottest news topics. The most engaging portion of the show encourages audience interaction in the “Take ‘Em to Task” segment when a caller debates Smiley & West on a political or social issue.

Finally, what would a Smiley & West show be without provocative discussions with A-list newsmakers, celebrities, great thinkers and doers of our time! Get Ready . . . it’s time for Smiley & West!

7:00AM PORTRAITS IN BLUE Re-broadcasts on FRIDAYS at 6:30 May 4 Bobby Charles, Vol. 3 May 11 Chuck Berry, Vol. 4 May 18 Jimmy Reed, Vol. 2 May 25 Big Joe Turner, Vol. 8 June 1 Dinah Washington— From the Beginning, Vol.4 June 8 Sam Taylor, Vol. 3 June 15 Billy Eckstine, Vol. 3 June 22 Jimmy Witherspoon— Albums, Vol. 11 June 29 Blues Music Award Winners 2013 8:00AM SATURDAY MORNING FUNCTION WBGO’s Bob Porter plays blues, R&B and classic soul, with an emphasis on the early 1950s to the late 1960s. New artists who perform these styles are also featured.

10:00AM RHYTHM REVUE with Felix Hernandez Rhythm Revue’s blend of classic soul and R&B received the A.I.R. (Achievement in Radio) Award for the Best Weekend Program in New York, and was named Best Radio Show by New York Magazine and the Village Voice.

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n response to requests from our members WBGO will offer music downloads for the first time during our Spring Membership Campaign. When you pledge for a download, payable in full by credit card only, you will receive a code so you can download the album straight to your computer.

The first album to be offered as a download

will be David Chesky’s The New York Rags, a collection of 18 New York-themed ragtime pieces.

Please stay tuned for more download offers as well as some new WBGO logo items during the May campaign.

WIN A TRIP TO CURACAO NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL, LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

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ake a contribution to support WBGO by May 9 and you will be automatically entered to win a four night/five day trip to the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival featuring Sonny Rollins, Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society, Gladys Knight, Christian McBride Big Band, Erykah Badu, José James, The Roots, Edmar Casteñeda and many more. Dive, swim, dance, play and swing to great music as this tropical island paradise plays host to one of the most successful world jazz festivals there is. You don’t have to pledge to win but we hope you will. For more information on the contest go to wbgo.org/curacao.

noteworthy STAY TUNED THE FIRST WEEK of July for live interviews and reports by Michael Bourne from the Montreal Jazz Festival. This year will mark 21 festivals for Michael. On the WBGO Blog, check out why Michael returns there year after year. If you join WBGO on the trip to the festival in late June, perhaps you will have a list of 20 reasons to return yourself!

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DID YOU KNOW THAT the two teams of Gary Walker/Doug Doyle and Michael Bourne/Andrew Meyer celebrate 15 years together on the radio in May? Tune in and hear how well they groove together each weekday from 6am-10am with Gary and Doug, and 2pm–6:30pm with Michael and Andrew.

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