With Directions & Expressions, the collective Blue Moods puts focus on the compositions of Miles, reflecting and embracing the soulful qualities within Davis's music.

Thirty years after Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? became one of the defining songs of the 1990s, Paula Cole reflects on writing, recording and ultimately misunderstanding the success of a song that never fit neatly into a category.

Willard Jenkins chats with Nasar Abadey, leader of the group Supernova, ahead of their 2026 D.C. Jazz Fest appearance.

Forty years ago this summer, singer songwriter Pat MacDonald released one of the defining pop songs of the 1980s: “The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.” Today Leo Sidran considers the song’s legacy.

Long before Herbie Hancock became the musical giant he is today, there was a time when he too, like so many other musicians past and present, would pull all-nighters practicing for an especially crucial performance. In conversation recently with WBGO’s Pat Prescott, Hancock looked back on his formative years, landing the gig with Donald Byrd, and moving to New York City.

Janis Siegel & Lezlie Harrison in conversation with vocalist/trumpeter Bria Skonberg

Joey Alexander's 8th album as a leader features both high energy and hush from one of our most engaging players today.

On the July 11 WBGO Journal, Pat Prescott chats with Herbie Hancock and Doug Doyle takes you to the Count Basie Center for the Arts as NJ natives Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of The B-52s are now on its Walk of Fame

WBGO's Doug Doyle reports on The B-52s founders Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson being honored on the Count Basie Center for the Arts Walk of Fame in Red Bank

Dave Popkin catches up with saxophonist Jimmy Greene at the Saratoga Jazz Festival.