WBGO's Pat Prescott sits down with the man who put the "Kool" in Kool and the Gang, New Jersey's own Robert Kool Bell.

Reed Turchi had the blues and was literally at a crossroads when battling a rare and life-threatening version of Crohn’s Disease, going through a divorce, and moving to New York. He has emerged with a ...

Now, Ute Lemper is out with a new album Pirate Jenny, celebrating the music of the late great composer Kurt Weill for his 125th birthday. Lemper stresses she wants to make sure everyone is exposed to ...

Students in New Jersey with disabilities stand to be hurt by cuts to the federal Department of Education. Jessie Gomez is a ...

Carolyn Wonderland has paid her dues and has hit a new artistic peak. The Texas-based singer/songwriter and guitarist began playing professionally at age 15 in the 1980s and has never stopped, even ...

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Dr. Eddie Henderson and George Cables about the Miles Davis Celebration Festival at SMOKE Jazz Club ...

DD: Last year the 77 th Cannes Film festival might as well have rolled double 7s: Anora went all the way to the Palme D’Or ...

Pianist Isaiah J. Thompson is easily one of the most versatile pianists of his generation.With an incredible list of accolades to prove it. He is the winner 2023 American Pianist Award, and Cole ...

On this edition of Jeh Johnson's All Things Soul, Long-time WBGO supporter and listener, New Jersey U.S. Senator and former Newark Mayor Cory Booker joins the show for a discussion about the state of ...

Stream the James Moody 100th Birthday Celebration, Tuesday, May 27th at 8pm, exclusively on WBGO.org. Blue Note Jazz Festival Presents this one night only, all-star concert at Sony Hall in NYC. The ...

This edition of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive. On a special 2013 episode of the award-winning podcast SportsJam with Doug Doyle, New York Knicks 1973 champion guard Earl "The Pearl" ...

New York City will be honoring 9-11 veteran heroes with a ticker tape parade. Mayor Eric Adams says the parade will pay tribute to the men and women who fought the war on terror in Iraq and ...