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| Born | Philip van Noorden Schaap April 8, 1951 |
| Died | September 7, 2021 (aged 70) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA, 1973) |
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Philip van Noorden Schaap (April 8, 1951 – September 7, 2021) was an American radio host, who specialized in jazz as a broadcaster, historian, archivist, and producer. He hosted an assortment of jazz programs at WKCR and WNYC in New York City and WBGO in Newark, N.J. He began presenting jazz shows on Columbia University's WKCR in 1970, and hosted Bird Flight and Traditions In Swing on WKCR for 40 years, shows which are broadcast in archival versions to this day, beginning in 1981. He received six Grammy Awards over the course of his career.[1]
- ^ "Artist: Phil Schaap". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.