Jun 3, 2025 - Grammy Winning Saxophonists Kirk Whalum

Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum released EPIC COOL, his
newest album, on May 17. He will perform at DC’s Blues Alley from
Friday, June 21, to Sunday, June 23, to celebrate. We talk about
a range of subjects, from the impact his Nigerian/Swiss producer
Greg Manning has on his new recording to the effects of his
parents raising him in a blues town, Memphis, on his work in
jazz. Surprisingly, when we talk about his conversion to
Catholicism in 2022, he shares that he is a second cousin to
Sister Thea Bowman.