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Tonight we hear diverse sounds from the Pat Metheny Group, John Coltrane, Mose Allison, Dakota Staton, Gil Scott-Heron and more.
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The bassist extraordinaire speaks to Stuart Nicholson about making music with Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Grover Washington Jr,...
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A spokesperson for D.C. Fire & EMS said Jon Grover is currently AWOL from the department but self-reported his arrest.
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In the pre-dawn hours of May 19, 1894, the tranquil town of Washington, N.C., nestled along the banks of the Pamlico River,...
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SL: Born in 1943 in Buffalo, NY, Grover Washington lived in Philadelphia from 1967—playing, collaborating, innovating —until his death in '99...
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In this radio episode, Jazz Night in America takes you to a tribute concert honoring the late musician, whose soulful sound was more than...
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