WAMU 88.5 : Hot Jazz Saturday Night

Rob Bamberger discusses the origins of Hot Jazz Saturday Night

November 29, 2010
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As a lead-up to A Hot Jazz New Year's Eve, WAMU 88.5 web producer Anne Stopper produced this short video interview in which Hot Jazz Saturday Night host Rob Bamberger discusses the origins of the program.

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