WDNA Early bird for Spring Membership Drive ‘Jazz Reborn’ – April 30th – May 2nd, 2025 | WDNA 88.9FM
Support WDNA's Spring Pledge Drive | May 3rd - May 10th
Support WDNA's Spring Pledge Drive | May 3rd - May 10th
“No Regrets: The Music & Spirit of Billie Holiday” Savage Content/Miami, Kent Savage, Executive Producer, New Media Productions/Boston, Steve Robinson, producer and writer, and Jazz historian, Willard Jenkins, present a thirteen-part series exploring Billie Holiday's musical genius and legacy. "No Regrets: The Music and Spirit of Billie Holiday," examines Holiday's early life, the evolution of her singing style, how her haunting rendition of "Strange Fruit" played a vital role in the birth of the Civil Rights movement and other topics related […]
Looking Back - Scott Hamilton #AlbumOfTheWeek - Looking Back, by Scott Hamilton - As Scott Hamilton celebrates his 70th birthday, he reflects on his remarkable career by selecting material connected to many of the jazz legends he's had the privilege to collaborate with. The album features tunes inspired by his work with musicians like Al Cohn, Gerry Mulligan, Benny Goodman, Zoot Sims, and many others. With so many heroes to draw from, Hamilton could easily fill another album or two. […]
Price, 57, has played music nearly her whole life, starting with piano when she was five years old. But in the fall of 2009, the guitar was still something of mystery to her. She had been playing for only a couple of months and was struggling a bit with the new challenges. Yet, instead of holing up in her living room to practice until she felt more confident, she did something totally unexpected: she packed up her guitar and sheet […]