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Get on the Bus with WBGO to Spend a Day at Newport Jazz Festival

7/9/2014

 
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Get on the Bus with WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM
to Spend A Day at the Newport Jazz Festival® August 1, 2 or 3  


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Newport, RI, July 8, 2014 – You could take a train, a plane, a car or a boat, but if you’re in Newark, New York City, Brooklyn or Boston, take one of the WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM luxury buses to the 60th anniversary celebration of the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management August 1 - 3.  For the second year, the station is bringing jazz fans to America’s first annual jazz festival. All you have to do is get on the bus at the location nearest you and WBGO Travel & Events will take you straight to the festival gates, drop you off so you can get down to your favorite music, pick you up when the festival is over and take you back to where your swinging journey began.


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NPR Music and WBGO/Jazz 88.3FM Ring in 2014 with New Year's Eve Celebration on Toast Of The Nation

12/27/2013

 
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ALL NIGHT NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION
on TOAST OF THE NATION

NPR MUSIC and WBGO/JAZZ 88.3FM RING in 2014
with PERFORMANCES COAST-TO-COAST
BROADCAST and STREAMED on MORE THAN 200 STATIONS 
DECEMBER 31, 9:00 PM – 5:00 AM

EIGHT-HOUR CROSS-COUNTRY SPECIAL FEATURES 
DONALD HARRISON QUINTET
CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT with AARON DIEHL TRIO
WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET
PAQUITO D’RIVERA with THE KAIA STRING QUARTET
CONVERGENCE with Special Guest LARRY GOLDINGS
BOBBY McFERRIN and the spirityouall band


NEWARK, NJ, December 23, 2013 – WBGO, the jazz source in Newark, NJ, and NPR Music invite you to an all-night New Year’s Eve musical feast of jazz, Latin, classical and spirituals.  Swing out the old year and ring in the new with listeners from coast to coast and around the world. Beginning December 31 at 9:00 pm and continuing until 5:00 am New Year’s morning, the music will feature the Donald Harrison Quintet, Cécile McLorin Salvant with the Aaron Diehl Trio, the Wynton Marsalis Septet, Paquito D’Rivera and the Kaia String Quartet, Convergence with special guest Larry Goldings and Bobby McFerrin and the spirityouallband.

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Update: Newark Arts High with Don Braden to Perform at WBGO Gala Concert

11/5/2013

 
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WBGO Champions of Jazz Gala Honors
Cephas Bowles and 

Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
November 6 at NJPAC

WBGO Provides 

Free Gala Concert Tickets to Students 
from Newark Arts High to Honor the City’s Bright Future of  Music

Star-studded Evening Features Performances by
Inside Straight: Christian McBride, Carl Allen, Christian Sands, Jaleel Shaw & Warren Wolf Hypnotic Brass Ensemble; Michael Wolff 

& Mike Clark; Ray Vega;
Kenny Barron & Gretchen Parlato; Melissa Aldana; 
Jazz House Kids; Newark Arts High Quartet 

with Don Braden; and Rhythm Revue Dance Party with Felix Hernandez

NEWARK, NJ, November 5, 2013 – WBGO’s Ninth Annual Champions of Jazz Gala, a celebration of a star maker, The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, and one of the station’s own stars, Cephas Bowles, is also honoring the community’s remarkable past, present and future of music by providing free tickets to students from Newark Arts High. Set for Wednesday, November 6, at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) from 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, the Gala honors Bowles for 20 years of outstanding leadership at WBGO and the Monk Institute for its excellent work in the Newark Public School System.

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TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival Sarah Vaughan Competition Winners

10/8/2013

 
Five Finalists and a “Rising Star” Chosen For
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Al Jarreau, Janis Siegel, Gretchen Parlato, WBGO’s Gary Walker
and Larry Rosen to Choose Winner of the SASSY Award
Newark, NJ – (October 8, 2013) In 1942, a teenage Sarah Vaughan won the Apollo Theater’s amateur singing competition in a performance that was a launching pad for a career that transformed one of America’s original art forms and elevated the craft of jazz vocal music. Last year, Cyrille Aimee focused the world on vocal jazz in Newark again as the first-ever winner of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, part of the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival.  For the second installment of the awards, a distinguished panel of musicians, music industry executives, NJPAC leadership and online voters culled through hundreds of submissions from the around the globe, including United States, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Luxembourg, Belgium, Hungary and Canada, to choose five finalists and a “Rising Star” for the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, the largest competition of its kind in the world.  


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JESSYE NORMAN To Be Special Guest Host on WBGO Tuesday, 9/10, Noon

9/6/2013

 

JESSYE NORMAN TO HOST AN HOUR 
ON WBGO JAZZ 88.3 FM
MID-DAY JAZZ WITH RHONDA HAMILTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, NOON

Ms. Norman Also Will Serve 

as Honorary Chair and Hostess
of WBGO’s LADY DAY Benefit, 

Starring Dee Dee Bridgewater,
on September 24, 7:00 pm, 

at the Little Shubert Theatre

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Jessye Norman (Photograph By Carol Friedman)
NEWARK, NJ, September 6, 2013 – Jessye Norman is known the world over as one of the most celebrated opera singers of all time, but that doesn’t stop her from being a devoted jazz fan.  Ms. Norman will participate in the ultimate jazz lover’s experience when she hosts an hour of her favorite music on Mid-Day Jazz with Announcer Rhonda Hamilton on WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM/wbgo.org on Tuesday, September 10, from noon – 1:00 pm.   


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WBGO Launches Ad Campaign and Social Media Contest #MakeJazz In NJ & NY

8/29/2013

 

WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Launches Media Campaign
with Billboards and Kiosks in New Jersey 

and New York

Varick Street Billboard Sparks Friendly Controversy
and Host-An-Hour Social Media Contest


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NEWARK, NJ, August 29, 2013 – Do you want to be a guest DJ on WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM?  Here’s how: Find WBGO ads on telephone kiosks, street pole banners, billboards and digital billboards located throughout New Jersey and in Manhattan and Brooklyn, including by the entrance to the Holland Tunnel. Before midnight on September 9, post pictures of one of the station’s ads on Facebook or Twitter and tag it with #makejazz. Everyone who posts a picture is eligible to win a WBGO Host-An-Hour. As co-host, the winner can work with his/her favorite WBGO DJ, select songs from the extensive music catalog, and go ON-THE-AIR LIVE! At the end, the guest host will go home with a CD of the hour-long hosting experience. 


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WBGO/Actors Fund Benefit: Lady Day w/Dee Dee Bridgewater + Hostess Jessye Norman

8/28/2013

 

WBGO JAZZ 88.3 FM and The Actors Fund
Host A Special Benefit Performance
of new Billie Holiday Musical Lady Day
Starring Dee Dee Bridgewater

Tuesday, September 24, 7:00 pm
at Little Shubert Theatre

Renowned Opera Star JESSYE NORMAN
to Serve as Honorary Chair and Hostess of Benefit

Tickets On Sale Now
Previews Begin September 19 ● Opening Slated for October 3


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NEWARK, NJ, August 28, 2013 – Don’t miss an exclusive Jazz and Broadway experience when WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM joins forces with The Actors Fund to host a special benefit performance of Lady Day, the new musical about Billie Holiday starring Tony and multiple Grammy® Award winner Dee Dee Bridgewater on Tuesday, September 24, at 7:00 pm at the Little Shubert Theatre, 422 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues) in New York City. Tickets for Lady Day are on sale now.


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Josh Jackson Named WBGO's New VP of Content

8/19/2013

 

Josh Jackson Named 
WBGO Vice President of Content

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NEWARK, NJ, August 19, 2013 – Josh Jackson has been named to the newly-created position of Vice President of Content of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, it was announced today by Amy Niles, the station’s Acting President and CEO. Jackson, who continues as host of WBGO’s hour-long music magazine, The Checkout, was previously Special Projects Producer.

“I am pleased to name Josh as our Vice President of Content,” said Niles. “This new position reflects the evolving nature of WBGO as both a creator and distributor of content for our communities of Jazz and News. Josh has a keen understanding and respect for the past, present and future of jazz. He is the personification of WBGO’s mission to continue the vibrancy of this music as a cultural art form and his enthusiasm for broadcasting is contagious.”



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WBGO Receives Eight Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) Awards

7/9/2013

 

WBGO-FM/Jazz 88.3 Receives Eight Honors from
Public Radio News Directors, Inc.



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WBGO News Director Doug Doyle
NEWARK, NJ, July 8, 2013 – Jazz station WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM received eight national Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) Awards Saturday, June 22, in Cleveland, Ohio. WBGO News Director Doug Doyle accepted four First Place and four Second Place awards on behalf of the station.

"The WBGO News Department was recognized for what we do best, covering the stories that matter the most to our listeners and presenting them in thoughtful and informative ways," said Doyle. "To share a little of the spotlight with journalism giants like John Dinges and Scott Simon was a thrill, especially when both acknowledged they respect the work we do at WBGO. Being recognized by our peers and confirming that we are providing a valuable service to the listening community are what make the PRNDI Awards mean so much to us.”



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Newark Today Goes Green: Beautification of Newark Parks Thursday, June 20, 8pm

6/19/2013

 

Newark Today Goes Green

Andrew Meyer and Guests 

Discuss Beautification of Newark Parks
on Newark Today, Thursday, June 20, 8:00 pm


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NEWARK, NJ, June 18, 2013 – Newark Today, WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM's monthly call-in show, hosted by Andrew Meyer, with guests from the local, county and state level talking about issues affecting Newark, airs Thursday, June 20, at 8:00 pm. This month’s program focuses on green space in Newark and will include discussions with representatives from the Greater Newark Conservancy and the private companies working on Military Park, Branch Brook Park and Weequahic Park.

The show will be divided into three segments. In the first segment, Meyer will be joined by a representative from the group that is redeveloping Military Park, the same group that re-habbed Bryant Park in New York City, to talk about the work in Newark and what people can expect once it’s done. The second segment will take a look at Newark’s two big county parks, Branch Brook and Weequahic, both designed by the firm of legendary park designer Frederick Law Olmsted. In the final segment, the head of the Greater Newark Conservancy will join Meyer to take questions on how they are greening some of the smaller spaces all over the city.

Guests include George Roberts, Project Analyst, Biederman Redevelopment Ventures; Wilbur McNeil, Founder and President, Weequahic Park Association; Trish Jarecke, Chief Development Officer; and Robin Dougherty, Executive Director, Greater Newark Conservancy.  Listeners can submit questions for guests in advance to [email protected].



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