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    WHRB Premieres Donald Harrison's Watermelon Man

    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. Read More >

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    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 girls, as well as more recent works, such as Terence Blanchard's "Breathless," a response to the last words of Eric Garner: "I can't breathe," this is the Protest Blues playlist, broadcasted on June 10th. The revolution will not be televised. Read More >

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    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. Read More >

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    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. Read More >

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The Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride and…

​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 Ha

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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, a

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​“That's Her!”: An Open Love…

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

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"A Pure Fantasy:" Randy Wong on Exotica…

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 i

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@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 [email protected] 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

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