jazz

Joshua Redman

Saxophonist Joshua Redman on recording with his famous father

The saxophonist Joshua Redman didn’t spend much time with his father growing up. But he spent a lot of time with his father’s music.

Saxophonist Joshua Redman on recording with his famous father
Charles Limb, professor of otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins Medicine

The neuroscience of jazz

The neuroscience of jazz

Tank and the Bangas Play Live

Tank and the Bangas Play Live

The Neuroscience of Jazz

The Neuroscience of Jazz

How Do You Know When a Song is Finished? (Part I)

How Do You Know When a Song is Finished? (Part I)

Archibald Motley, Jr. and Chicago's Jazz Age

One of the major artists of the Harlem Renaissance never actually lived in New York. 

Archibald Motley, Jr. and Chicago's Jazz Age

"Rent" in Cuba, Cassandra Wilson, & Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon

This special edition of Studio 360 features Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, first musical to open in Cuba since the Revolution, and a tribute to Billie Holiday. 

"Rent" in Cuba, Cassandra Wilson, & Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon
Willis Conover

The movement to recognize an American jazz voice unheard at home

Red and Hot: Willis Conover brought the liberating sounds of American jazz to Eastern Europe in the midst of the Cold War. Now there is a drive to honor him on a US stamp.

The movement to recognize an American jazz voice unheard at home

Maria Schneider: In Progress, Part II

Maria Schneider doesn’t release an album very often, so when she does, it’s an event. She let us inside her writing process for her latest, “The Thompson Fields.”

Maria Schneider: In Progress, Part II
New Orleans trumpet player Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill helped link New Orleans to the many jazz fans and musicians of Japan.

In New Orleans, Marco explores Japan's jazz links to the Big Easy

PRI's The World host Marco Werman is in the middle of a two-week, cross-country writing residency aboard Amtrak trains. His first stop was in New Orleans, where he heard about the death of famed trumpet player Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill and was reminded of how Japan and New Orleans are linked by a love of jazz

In New Orleans, Marco explores Japan's jazz links to the Big Easy

Charles Mingus Toilet Trained His Cat. We Put His Method to the Test.

Crazy or brilliant? Jazz legend Charles Mingus came up with a method for toilet training his cat, so we tried it out on a kitty named Dizzy.

Charles Mingus Toilet Trained His Cat. We Put His Method to the Test.

Cassandra Wilson Sings One Last Song for Lady Day

Cassandra Wilson—arguably the most important jazz singer of her generation—pays tribute to the legendary Billie Holliday with her latest album, “Coming Forth by Day.”

Cassandra Wilson Sings One Last Song for Lady Day

"Kind of Blue"

Even people who don’t like jazz know Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue.” What makes it so different — and why does it continue to influence musicians today?

"Kind of Blue"

Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash”: How to Make a Perfect Movie Before Turning 30

The writer/director of “Whiplash” came out of nowhere to make a movie that got nominated for Best Picture. 

Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash”: How to Make a Perfect Movie Before Turning 30

Video: Reg E. Cathey Reads The Charles Mingus CAT-alog

The star of Oz and The Wire reads Charles Mingus's secret masterpiece: a guide to toilet training your cat.

Video: Reg E. Cathey Reads The Charles Mingus CAT-alog