# From Winter Jazzfest 2020 by Ben Williams, Brandee Younger, Sarathy Korwar and more … Photos, Videos

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- Published: 2020-01-15T21:00:51+01:00
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**The 2020 Winter Jazzfest, which runs through Jan. 18, presents myriad vantage 
points for music discovery.**

A new one this year was the Bowers & Wilkins Sound Lounge.

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Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, WBGO broadcast a series of live performances
and interviews from the space, a sleek alcove off the lobby of the Moxy NYC East
Village, a Winter Jazzfest sponsor hotel. We streamed these sessions on Facebook
Live.

We hope you enjoy perusing the full archives below.

**Ben Williams: _I Am A Man_**

Bassist and composer Ben Williams also steps out front as a vocalist on _I Am A 
Man_, an album releasing on Rainbow Blonde Records on Feb. 7.

He gave a preview here, with saxophonist Marcus Strickland, guitarist David Rosenthal
and drummer Justin Brown. And he discussed the resonant theme of the album with 
fellow D.C. native Keanna Faircloth, host of Afternoon Jazz.

Ben Williams will present _I Am A Man _at Rough Trade in Williamsburg this Friday,
as part of the Winter Jazzfest Brooklyn Marathon.

**Brandee Younger**

Harpist Brandee Younger is was a natural fit for this series, drawing from the recent
album _Soul Awakening. _Her band has Chelsea Baratz on tenor saxophone, Anne Drummond
on flute, Dezron Douglas on bass and Russell Carter on drums; she spoke with Brian
Delp, the host of Midday Jazz.

**Nite Bjuti**

Nite Bjuti is an experimental project featuring three fearless women from the African
Diaspora: Candice Hoyes on vocals, Mimi Jones on bass and Val Jeanty on turntables
and electronic percussion. They performed on Afternoon Jazz — and spoke with Keanna
Faircloth about the spiritual dimension of their music.

**Sarathy Korwar**

One of the leading figures on the burgeoning London jazz scene, drummer / percussionist/
producer Sarathy Korwar grew up in India, and his music often embodies a reflection
on migration and assimiliation. He performed on The Checkout with Simon Rentner,
drawing from the album _More Arriving _with saxophonist Pawan Benjamin, keyboardist
Al MacSween and vocalist Zia Ahmed.

**Niels Broos + Jamie Peet**

This groove-based, free improvising duo comes to us from the vibrant Dutch scene.
Broos, whose previous affiliations include Jameszoo and the Kyteman Orchestra, is
a keyboardist and producer; Peet is a precision-minded yet volatile drummer. They
performed spontaneous compositions on The Checkout, and talked about their process
with Simon Rentner.

![Ben Williams (foreground) performing with Marcus Strickland on Afternoon Jazz 
with Keanna Faircloth (center), Jan. 9, 2020.](https://i0.wp.com/www.wbgo.org/sites/
wbgo/files/styles/medium/public/202001/002awbgo_keanna_winterfest_1_9_20.jpg?w=640&
ssl=1)

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