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Interviewing editor and Chicago Tribune jazz critic Jack Fuller.
Studs interviews Jabbo Smith and presents some of his musical performances. The musical pieces are removed from this edited version of the original recording. Smith shares the story of his childhood in the Jenkins Orphanage and how he came to learn music there. He discusses the songs he wrote and people he played with throughout his career and how he came out of retirement in Holland on the trombone.
Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. Terry is an organizer of poor Southern whites in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood
The Newberry Consort is the resident early music ensemble of the Newberry Library specializing in the music of the late Middle Ages.
Interviewing the Chicago Brass Quintet.
Interviewing members of Chicago String Ensemble.
Interviewing members of the Chicago Opera Theater.