Looking Back On Detroit Jazz Legend Donald Byrd

February 6, 2017

From performing with legends like John Coltrane and to influencing samples in hip hop, we take a look at Byrd’s legacy.

Donald Byrd

Detroit’s legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd would have have turned on 85 this past February 4th, so we’re taking a look back at his extensive catalog of work stretching from the 1950s all the way to today dialing in on his influential 1970s jazz / funk fusion records. Listen in as CultureShift correspondent Ryan Patrick Hooper digs into the life and legacy of Byrd with WDET producer/engineer, jazz scholar and Will Sessions band leader Sam Beaubian.

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  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.

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