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Jazz Spectrum, Worldwide Week, Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara

Mundo Hour: Jazz Around the World

Tune in during Worldwide Week, October 11-17, and every week for WHRB's Mundo Hour, an exploration of jazz of the world. Read More >
Interviews, Aarya A. Kaushik, Anders Edenroth

Anders Edenroth: Musician Extraordinaire, ‘Real’ to his Core

Catching up with Anders in conversation with WHRB. Read More >
Jazz Spectrum, orgy, Louis Armstrong

Songs of Satchmo: Celebrating Louis Armstrong 50 Years Later

Join the Jazz Spectrum on May 5th and May 6th from 6am-1pm for the Orgy in tribute. Read More >
Interviews, Aarya A. Kaushik, Taylor John Williams

Taylor John Williams: Inside the “Phantom” Soul of a Singer-Songwriter

If you could describe yourself in three words what would they be? Read More >

Jazz, Jazz Spectrum, Alyssa Chen, donald harrison, Pratap Singh

WHRB Premieres Donald Harrison's Watermelon…

On Friday, October 30th, the Jazz Spectrum on WHRB premiered Donald Harrison's new single, Watermelon Man. We sat down with Harrison for an interview about his career and about this record.

Jazz, Jazz Spectrum, black lives matter, civil rights, Protest Jazz

Protest Jazz Broadcast

Including jazz created during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, such as "Alabama," John Coltrane's response to the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing by the KKK which killed four African-American gir

ella fitzgerald, orgy, The Jazz Spectrum, Online Orgy, Iris Feldman

Put a Little Love in Your Heart: Online Orgy

I first heard “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” in the guise of Ella Fitzgerald’s cover that appears in the middle of this Orgy. Its joyous optimism and endless emissions of love left me smiling and hum

Jazz, orgy, Online Orgy, Iris Feldman, Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton: Online Orgy

“People keep asking certain questions about Anthony Braxton, questions such as what does he think he is doing?,” writes Robert Palmer of the New York Times. This orgy is an examination of what exactly the

@WHRBJazz Sep 27, 2014 12:34PM
We're emceeing the Beantown Jazz Festival RIGHT NOW. Beantown stage. Come out!

@WHRBJazz Jun 23, 2014 8:34PM
RT @JazzBoston: Mel King seeks a jazz band for the closing of Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe 10am-12 this Sat. Email info@jazzboston.org. http:/…

@WHRBJazz Jun 23, 2014 8:33PM
Charlie’s Sandwich Shoppe, beloved by musicians prohibited by segregation from eating where they performed, to close: http://t.co/wORpa2vCwO

@WHRBJazz Jun 18, 2014 3:55PM
RIP Horace Silver, a true master. http://t.co/v277XwZ0qh

All That Jazz

Put a Little Love in Your Heart: Online Orgy

I first heard “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” in the guise of Ella Fitzgerald’s cover that appears in the middle of this Orgy. Its joyous optimism and endless emissions of love left me smiling and humming, leading me to look up other artists' takes on it. This Orgy includes the ones that touched me the most.

Anthony Braxton: Online Orgy

“People keep asking certain questions about Anthony Braxton, questions such as what does he think he is doing?,” writes Robert Palmer of the New York Times. This orgy is an examination of what exactly the MacArthur winning, genre-evading, composer, multi-instrumentalist, improvisor and Jazz Master is doing.

The Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride and Brian Blade at Symphony Hall

On Sunday October 20, 2019, the Chick Corea Trilogy—pianist Chick Corea, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Brian Blade—returned to Boston during their 2019 world tour, this time playing in Symphony Hall in a concert organized by the Celebrity Series of Boston.

Braxton Cook Delivers His Best at the Red Room

On a rainy Wednesday night, Berklee’s Red Room at Cafe 939 is packed full with the conservatory’s own eager students along with those from neighboring schools, waiting excitedly to hear saxophonist, singer, and songwriter Braxton Cook.

“That's Her!”: An Open Love Letter to Abbey Lincoln

Jazz producer Emma Lanford shares the special place Abbey Lincoln holds in her heart.

"A Pure Fantasy:" Randy Wong on Exotica Music

Randy Wong is an exotica and jazz musician whose works are regularly featured on national programs such as NPR. He leads the exotica group, The WAITIKI 7, which has recently produced two chart-topping albums Adventures in Paradise and New Sounds of Exotica. Their work will be featured in Thursday’s broadcast.

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