The Juneteenth Jazz Jamboree

WJSU | By Dale Morris

Published June 17, 2019 at 4:44 PM CDT

"The Juneteenth Jazz Jamboree" is a musical and historical celebration of a significant African-American holiday that marks the formal end of slavery and has evolved into a tradition of food, games, music, and remembrance of ancestors. The program includes freedom-related jazz from John Coltrane, Louis Jordan, Max Roach with Abbey Lincoln, Paul Robeson with Count Basie, Charles Lloyd, Carmen McRae and more (including musical tributes to African-American icons such as Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis), as well as background and insights from African-American emancipation-celebration historian William Wiggins. Hosted by David Brent Johnson. Tune in for this special program Wednesday, June 19, at 8:00 AM on cool and current 88.5 FM or online at wjsu.org.

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An award-winning engineer and musician, Dale Morris has been a student of technology for more than three decades. At WJSU-FM 88.5, he was the project leader that made WJSU the first digital radio station in Mississippi. At The Sipp. fm (WJSU HD-2), he designed and installed the infrastructure for Jackson State University's newest radio station. He is currently a member of NPR's Content Depot Advisory Group. He has also partnered with other stations as a consultant and in grant writing.

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