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Jazz Night in America host named Newport’s Artistic Director

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THERE! EXHIBITION FEATURING WORKS BY NELL PAINTER IS ON DISPLAY IN THE WBGO GALLERY THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016

Motherwell in Dedham 6 by Nell I. Painter

Nell Painter

About the Artist Nell Painter (the painter formerly known as the historian Nell Irvin Painter, author of The History of White People, Sojourner Truth, A Life, A Symbol, and Creating Black Americans and the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, Princeton University) lives and works in Newark, New Jersey.

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Artist’s Statement My work carries discursive as well as visual meaning, and I make it in my characteristic manual + digital process. My art conveys visual sense but visual sense not only. Using found images and digital manipulation, I reconfigure the past and revision myself through self-portraits. My work, therefore, carries meaning that isn't stable, for the viewer makes meaning as well as the artist.

After a life of historical truth and political engagement with American society, my artwork represents freedom.

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McBride in Charge JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA’S HOST IS NAMED NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR christianmcbride.com

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ixty-two years ago, a club owner/piano player named George Wein launched what would become the quintessential annual summer music experience, the Newport Jazz Festival.

This year will be George’s last as artistic director, as he announced in March that he is turning the reins over to another musician, bassist/composer/educator/Jazz Night in America host, Christian McBride.

“I am deeply humbled by my appointment as artistic director of the Newport Jazz Festival—the most storied and legendary jazz festival in history. To be able to work with a legend like George Wein, not only as a musician, but now as an understudy, is a task I will cherish and approach with openness and excitement. I’m also looking forward to working with consummate producers Danny Melnick and Jay Sweet as well as with the entire festival team,” said McBride.

“I am very pleased that Christian McBride is available to join forces with the Festival and Foundation,” said George Wein, “I’m looking forward to working with him as the beacon of the future of Newport Jazz Festivals and continuing to

collaborate with Danny to produce some of the world’s finest music events. When I first met and heard a teenage Christian McBride in 1989, I knew that he was someone special. Little did I know that nearly 30 years later, he would become the special someone to continue my legacy.

The Foundation’s Board and I feel that the festival is in good hands and these two music mavericks are more than capable to sustain the festival for decades to come.”

This year’s festival includes incredible talent, including: Chick Corea with Christian McBride and Brian Blade, Gregory Porter, Kamasi Washington, Norah Jones, Charles Lloyd, Lizz Wright, John Scofield and so many more.

The best way to get straight to the gate of the Newport Jazz Festival from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Newark or Boston is on the WBGO bus. WBGO day-trip packages to the Newport Jazz Festival includes: round trip bus travel from one of our departure locations directly to the festival gate on the day of your choice and general admission ticket to the festival for the full day.

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L–R: Duke Ellington, George Wein, and Erroll Garner

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

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Top Tunes Various Film Soundtrack: Miles Ahead (Columbia/Legacy) Russell Malone All About Melody (High Note) Kenny Barron Trio Book of Intuition (Impulse) The Clayton Brothers Soul Brothers (Artistshare.com) Bill Charlap Trio Notes from New York (Impulse) Michael Dease Father Figure (Posi-tone) SUPPORT WBGO

Sarah Vaughan Live At Rosy’s (Resonance) Dena DeRose United (High Note) Freddy Cole He Was the King (High Note)

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SFJazz Collective Music of Michael Jackson & Originals (sfjazz.org) Stan Getz / Joao Giberto Getz/Gilberto ’76 (Resonance)

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programs at a glance

programguide May/June 2016 SUNDAYS 12:00AM WEEKEND JAZZ AFTER HOURS with Sheila Anderson 6:00AM 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.

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CONVERSATIONS WITH ALLAN WOLPER 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.

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

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WBGO SWING PARTY with Bob Porter

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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.

2:00PM

AMERICAN JAZZ with Dick Golden

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ with Rob Crocker

7:00PM THE CHECKOUT The Checkout explores new and emerging sounds in Jazz and beyond, through new recordings, exclusive performances, and interviews. Now four days a week, producer and host Simon Rentner gets inside the music and minds of many of today’s leading creative artists from all over the world.

8:00PM 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.

MONDAYS 12:00AM JAZZ AFTER HOURS with Brian Delp 6:00AM

MORNING JAZZ with Gary Walker

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10:00AM MIDDAY JAZZ with Rhonda Hamilton 2:00PM

4:00PM

THE BLUES BREAK with Michael Bourne AFTERNOON JAZZ with Nicole Sweeney

7:00PM

THE CHECKOUT

8:00PM

EVENING JAZZ with Awilda Rivera

TUESDAYS 1:00AM JAZZ AFTER HOURS with Brian Delp

WEDNESDAYS 1:00AM JAZZ AFTER HOURS with Brian Delp 6:00AM

10:00AM MIDDAY JAZZ with Rhonda Hamilton 2:00PM

THE BLUES BREAK with Michael Bourne

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AFTERNOON JAZZ with Nicole Sweeney

7:00 PM THE CHECKOUT 8:00PM

6:00AM MORNING JAZZ with Gary Walker 10:00AM MIDDAY JAZZ with Rhonda Hamilton

MORNING JAZZ with Gary Walker

EVENING JAZZ with Awilda Rivera

THURSDAYS 1:00AM JAZZ AFTER HOURS with Brian Delp

2:00PM THE BLUES BREAK with Michael Bourne

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4:00PM

AFTERNOON JAZZ with Nicole Sweeney

10:00AM MIDDAY JAZZ with Rhonda Hamilton

7:00PM

THE CHECKOUT

2:00PM

THE BLUES BREAK with Michael Bourne

8:00PM

LATIN JAZZ CRUISE with Awilda Rivera

4:00PM

AFTERNOON JAZZ with Nicole Sweeney

10:00PM EVENING JAZZ with Awilda Rivera

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MORNING JAZZ with Gary Walker

7:00PM JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA Hosted by multiple Grammy Award速-winning musician Christian McBride, Jazz Night in America presents content from across the May/June 2016 Upbeat

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programguide May/June 2016 nation on multiple platforms. Hear storytelling around amazing concert performances including the artists, the venues, the fans, and the larger dynamics at play. Jazz Night in America is a rich presentation of the uniquely American art form that strives to reinvigorate public media jazz programming for audiences today.

8:00PM EVENING JAZZ with Awilda Rivera FRIDAYS 1:00AM JAZZ AFTER HOURS with Brian Delp

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AFTERNOON JAZZ with Bill Daughtry 7:00PM PORTRAITS IN BLUE Re-broadcasts on SATURDAYS at 7AM May 6 May 27 June 3 June 10

Billy Eckstine, Vol. 4 Lionel Hampton, Vol. 4 Big Joe Turner, Vol. 10 Dinah Washington— Albums, Vol. 2 June 17 Cootie Williams, Vol. 2 June 24 Jimmy McCracklin, Vol. 2 8:00PM

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MORNING JAZZ with Gary Walker

10:00AM MIDDAY JAZZ with Rhonda Hamilton 2:00PM

THE BLUES BREAK with Michael Bourne

One-on-One

EVENING JAZZ with Awilda Rivera

SATURDAYS 1:00AM WEEKEND JAZZ AFTER HOURS with Sheila Anderson 6:00AM WBGO JOURNAL This program, produced by the multi-award winning WBGO team, covers issues of importance to the Newark/NY metro area.

May 14

Ryan ‘Gooch’ Nelson, Bob Carr & Joshua Meekins Quadriplegic cancer survivor Ryan “Gooch” Nelson talks about the release of his new blues-inspired CD Comin’ Home. Gooch shares his story and passion to use music as a healing force thru his Music In Motion Foundation, which raises money to bring music therapy to people in need.

Steve Adubato goes one-on-one with Bob Carr, Founder of the Give Something Back Foundation, to discuss why he decided to give college scholarships to 1,000 deserving U.S. students.

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THE BEST OF ONE ON ONE with Steve Adubato One-on-One with Steve Adubato features conversations with the region’s most compelling personalities. Guests include television personalities, CEOs, artists, healthcare trailblazers, educational innovators and more.

Emmy Award winner, Steve Adubato, PhD, combines wide-ranging knowledge, a penetrating and inquisitive style and the appreciation for amiable conversation throughout the program. Steve asks questions that inspire the guests to talk beyond their expected route in a manner rarely seen on televised talk shows.

May 7 Eric LeGrand In this special half-hour of One-on-One with Steve Adubato, Steve speaks with Eric LeGrand, the former Rutgers Football player who describes life after being paralyzed in a horrific injury during a 2010 game. This remarkable young man explains why he refuses to give up on his dream of walking again, and reveals his tenacity and optimism that has been such an inspiration to others.

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Ryan ‘Gooch’ Nelson, Bob Carr & Joshua Meekins See sidebar, opposite page.

May 21 Benilde Little Steve Adubato goes One on One with author Benilde Little to talk about her latest book about love, loss and the power of family.

May 28

Ray Kernis & Marc de Grandpre, Chef Paul Kapner & Daryl Walker, Joe Maurillo Steve Adubato goes one-on-one with Chef www.wbgo.org

Paul Kapner and Daryl Walker to talk about the Food Service Training Academy and how it is helping students train to be successful chefs.

Steve Adubato talks with Joe Maurillo, founder and CEO of the Cheer Me Up Foundation, about how his organization is helping bring smiles to children with disabilities.

Steve Adubato goes one-on-one with Ray Kerins, Senior VP of the Bayer Corporation and Marc de Grandpre, General Manager of the NY Red Bulls to find out how their marketing partnership benefits not only the community, but the future of soccer and science.

One-on-One from the Newark Museum, Steve Kern, Kortez, Victor Davson Newark Museum’s Director and Chief Executive Officer Steven Kern goes oneon-one with Steve Adubato to discuss the vibrant artistic presence of the Newark Museum and its international reputation for excellence.

Steve Adubato goes one-on-one with Newark artist Kortez to discuss Esoteric Urbanism and how his art has been influenced by the political landscape around him.

Victor Davson, Aljira’s co-Founder and executive director talks about the struggle to start this organization over 30 years ago and his new exhibition Full Circle” showcasing his life’s work.

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June 11 One on One from the Newark Museum, Christina Jackson, Steve Lambert Newark resident, Christina Jackson, now a

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programguide May/June 2016 young rising star goes one-on-one with Steve Adubato about her new television series on WGN,“ Outsiders,” how serendipity led her on the path to stardom, her role on the hit HBO series, Boardwalk Empire and why she chooses call Brick City her home.

Steve Adubato goes one-on-one with PSEG Foundation President Ellen Lambert about the role and responsibility of corporations and businesses in areas like Newark to give back to the community in meaningful ways.

June 18 One-on-One from the Newark Museum, Jeremy Johnson, Nell Painter, Caren King Choi Newark Arts Council Executive Director, Jeremy Johnson talks with Steve Adubato about the ways this umbrella organization is helping to get the word out about the amazing arts organizations and events taking place in Newark.

Steve Adubato goes one-on-one with historian, writer and now artist, Nell Painter about how the eminent academician decided to take on a second career in her sixties, and why she says it’s never too late to find your passion.

Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with Gallery Manager and Education Coordinator at the Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers University, Caren King Choi, to discuss Paul Robeson’s legacy and how the gallery supports arts education throughout the community.

June 25 One-on-One from the Newark Museum, Chandri and Athena Barat, Bob Doherty, Tom Nussbaum Chandri and Athena Barat of the Barat Foundation discuss with Steve Adubato the

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unique ways their organization is using the power of the arts to transform the Newark community.

Joanna Gagis goes one-on-one with Robert Doherty, NJ State President at Bank of America, to discuss how the financial institution is encouraging individuals to explore the arts and culture of their communities.

New Jersey acclaimed artist Tom Nussbaum goes One-on-One with Steve Adubato and talks about his extraordinary work, and what fuels his creative passion.

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

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. WBGO is the original home of Rhythm Revue.

May 7 The Godfather Tribute to James Brown, plus more classic soul and dance.

May 14 Happy Birthday Stevie Stevie Wonder birthday tribute, plus our usual mix of classic soul and dance.

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May 21 Dance Today’s show will feature some of our favorite music from the Rhythm Revue Dance Parties.

May 28 Let Me Cross Over Today’s mix will feature soul records that were “crossed over” to the pop charts.

June 4 Curtis Mayfield Tribute to Curtis Mayfield, singer, songwriter and producer, plus our usual mix of classic soul and dance.

June 11 Number One Today’s show will feature many No. 1 soul and R&B hits of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

June 18 Summer Summer songs, plus more classic soul.

June 25 Dance Today’s show will feature some of our favorite music from the Rhythm Revue Dance Parties.

2:00PM

SATURDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ with Monifa Brown

6:00PM

SATURDAY EVENING JAZZ with Rob Crocker

11:00PM JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA Rebroadcast of previous Thursday’s program.

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