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[nonesuchrecords]

“This new recording is just extraordinary. It’s so engaging,” saxophonist David Sanborn says of Mélusine, the new album from Cécile McLorin Salvant, the guest on his new WBGO podcast, As We Speak. “I think the gravitational pull of the way you ordered the music and how you paced it was really powerful,” he tells Salvant. “And then when I read the story of Mélusine and how that was the organizing principle for all of it, it made it even more astounding to me … Just brilliant.” You can hear their conversation here.

[mosaicrecords]

Women's History Month: A Great Way to Celebrate

WBGO, serving the New York metropolitan area from Newark, New Jersey, has put together a nice survey of a few tracks led by women across the genre spectrum for Women's History Month. And they go beyond the expected with Abbey Lincoln, Betty Carter, Nina Simone, and more. 

-Fred Seibert

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Hot Sardines 🎶 Some Of These Days

[npr]

Mark Guiliana is a drummer renowned for his chameleon-like ways with pulse — whether he's leading his acoustic jazz quartet, playing in a duo with Brad Mehldau or providing the back beat behind David Bowie's final album, Blackstar. Now, Guiliana is in another mutation mode, shifting his focus from acoustic jazz sounds to explore an exciting realm of electro-jazz.

In this concert film from Rough Trade in New York City, the multi-faceted artist celebrates the release of Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music! (Motéma Music). The show, which kicked off a European tour, featured the psychedelic musical interplay of BIGYUKI and Nick Semrad on synthesizers, Chris Morrissey on electric bass, and Guiliana on electronics and drums. This special performance features long-time co-Bowie conspirator Jason Lindner on the melodica.

Guiliana started Beat Music! in his basement in New Jersey a decade ago, as an underground, community-oriented musical experiment. The story behind this fascinating music comes alive in a new podcast episode of WBGO's The Checkout.

[ceevee5]

Maurice Brown, “Moroccan Dancehall” - live on WBGO

[powellpenguin]

Tonight Marcia & I were lucky enough to see the American Candy comedy troupe at WNYC’s GreenSpace. American Candy is fronted by comedian, actor, writer, producer Hollie Harper. She’s the funniest woman I know. She along with her co-writers, producers & performers put on some of the best, funny, topical, not PC comedy in NYC. Hollie’s style is like comedy jazz. If you aren’t faint of heart & want some real, in your face comedy ya gotta follow American Candy. Check out AC on YT, FB & here on IG. Say Big Red Penguin sent you. And please support public radio. #americancandy #hollieharper #stephaniebok #greenspace #npr #wnyc #wbgo #africanamerican #funnywoman #beautiful publicradio #jazz #comedian #brooklyn #clintonhill #fortgreene (at The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrJt3ghFAWa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i0xul77y2gqd

[mosaicrecords]

Yusef Lateef: Born October 9, 1920

Yusef Lateef at 100: a Tribute

This WBGO post by Nate Chinen delves into the aesthetics of multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef, a remarkable and pioneering artist in the recognition of world music in the Western World., Lateef was an incredible synthesizer of jazz, classical and soul music of America and indigenous music of India and North Africa.

-Michael Cuscuna

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Odean Pope and Pharoah Sanders Interviewed

This 2014 conversation of Rhonda Hamilton with Odeon Pope and Pharoah Sanders took place at WBGO took place during one of the New York bookings of Odeon’s Saxophone Choir. It nice to hear from two great saxophonists who aren’t often interviewed.

-Michael Cuscuna

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