Lessons in Jazz (1415)
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Our guests take a look back at what jazz was like in New Jersey and its contributions to the art form. We start by presenting a short video produced by Tom Guy for the NJ Historical Society. It's called "I Heard Tell: A Portrait of Newark's Jazz Legacy 1920s to 1950s." The Newark jazz scene of that time is revisited through interviews with Amiri Baraka, musician Hal Mitchell and Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody). Then guests discuss past NJ jazz artists, how jazz has evolved and it's influence on each of them. They also discuss the Ken Burns documentary "Jazz."

Guests - Steve Colson, Composer / Pianist - Carl "Tiny Prince" Brinson, Former Concert Promoter / Lindy Hopper - Gary Walker, Morning Drive DJ / Music Director, WBGO