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Music

  • Lukas Foss discusses his career as a composer of classical music and conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Mar. 14, 1983
  • Marian McPartland

    Marian McPartland discusses her career

    May. 6, 1982
  • Susan Salm discusses her career as a cellist

    Oct. 26, 1977
  • Billy Taylor

    Billy Taylor discusses the role of playing jazz, being creative in your music, and the expansion of the Jazz Mobile

    Aug. 28, 1980
  • Mary Lou Williams

    Mary Lou Williams and her manager Father Peter O'Brien discuss Williams' career

    Sep. 15, 1978
  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Dizzy Gillespie discusses the art of jazz ; part 2

    Mar. 30, 1961
  • Interviewing Roger Sessions ; part 1

    Jan. 25, 1961
  • Anthony Braxton discusses his music and jazz

    Aug. 24, 1989
  • Discussing jazz music with cabaret performer and jazz vocalist Spider Saloff

    May. 14, 1997
  • Ollie Gilbert and Jimmie Driftwood discuss music ; part 2

    May. 25, 1964
  • Interviewing oral historian, folk musician and musicologist Jesus "Chuy" Negrete

    Oct. 24, 1997
  • Interviewing Alfred Feussner

    Aug. 23, 1962
  • Mahalia Jackson singing into a micrphone

    Mahalia Jackson discusses the civil rights movement and the upcoming freedom rally

    May. 17, 1963
  • Singer Tony Bennett pays tribute to Irving Berlin

    May. 10, 1989
  • Interview with Eighth Day orchestra members

    Jun. 7, 1982
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