Gary Walker is a Host at WBGO. He brings his passion for jazz music and enthusiasm for arts and entertainment to listeners every morning on Daybreak, covering topics such as concerts, festivals, and entertainment news. Gary has been recognized for his contributions, being featured in BikeRadar, Columbia Gorge News, Wiley, and Tri-City Voice, and is a recipient of prestigious awards for his broadcasting career.
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By: Gary Walker
2026 marks the centennial celebration of a number of jazz greats, including Tony Bennett, Jimmy Heath, Melba Liston, Lou Donaldson, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis. Drummer Gregory Hutchinson celebrates Miles with his upcoming release, Kind Of Now, an updated look at music associated with Miles over the decades.
By: Gary Walker
It all began for Paquito D'Rivera when his father played him some classic Benny Goodman recordings. Join us this Sunday as Paquito D'Rivera hosts an hour on WBGO, sharing some of his favorite tunes with the stories behind them .
By: Gary Walker
With a twist of Latin and contemporary jazz flavors, guitarist Ray Obiedo puts his signature spin on Slight Accent, his 12th recording on his own Rhythmus label.
By: Gary Walker
Following his 2024 release GIFTS, honoring Billy Strayhorn, trumpeter Dave Douglas continues his exploration of legacy with Transcend, a reimagination of parts of Duke Ellngton's Sacred Concerts, his Black, Brown and Beige Suite, and his Latin American Suite and more.
By: Gary Walker
Enduring Sonance, Wilson’s new release from Smoke Sessions Records, shows him in the excellent company of Renee Rosnes on piano & Fender Rhodes, vibraphonist Joe Locke, bassist Jay Anderson, drummer Kendrick Scott, and special guest Kevin Newton on french horn.
By: Gary Walker
Bristol-based Temple has also opened a new high-street store in its home city
By: Gary Walker
Hear a track from Torch Bearers each weekday morning @ 8:20AM
By: Gary Walker
Joined by the SWR Big Band of Stuttgart, Germany, it's an engaging program of appealing originals, alongside regaling re-tales of James Taylor's "Fire And Rain" and the Creative Source Classic, "Can't Hide Love".
By: Gary Walker
Ted has always preferred creating spaces where jazz can be heard up close. With that attitude in hand, he and his wife reopened an historic building in Jersey City - The Statuary, as a performance space, where this recording was captured.
By: Gary Walker
Over the course of his career, pianist, composer, arranger and producer Jason Miles has worked with Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, David Sanborn, Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin. But the definitive highlight for Jason was his sound-shaping work with Miles Davis - on Tutu, Amandla and Siesta.
