MILESTONES: Celebrating the Culture

Lifetime of Jazz: A Conversation With Bertha Hope Booker


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Pianist, composer, educator and advocate Bertha Hope-Booker, joins us to discuss her fascinating musical journey -- including her recording career and her legacy and preservation work. With a career spanning over six decades, we take a deep dive into the early years that brought her from Los Angeles to New York City, the keys to developing her own sound, the best advice she received from Philly Joe Jones and Johnny Griffin, and her thoughts on being an inspiration to women in jazz.
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MILESTONES: Celebrating the CultureBy WBGO Studios