The Upside of Jazz

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The Sound Between the Notes

Joe shares the history of how the sounds of Jewish and Black communities came together and ended up shaping the sound of American music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  "For me, it's connection" - An Interview with Matt White

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  "It's almost mythology, it's so universal" - An Interview with Sarah Sharp

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  An Interview with Sonny Rollins

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  "There was something about jazz that pulled me." - An interview with piani…

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  "It is who I am" - An interview with guitarist Bobby Broom

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  Finding the Humor in Jazz

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  "I find my spirituality in the doing of the theater." - An interview with …

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  "Each note has a declaration" - An Interview with Trumpeter Charles Tolliv…

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  "I tend to think of music as just one thing" - An Interview with Guitarist…

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  "Communication is so key to what the music's about" - An Interview with Gu…

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  "It all feels personal to me" - An Interview with Guitarist Randy Johnston

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  Jazz Behind the Iron Curtain

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  "My favorite thing is not knowing how it's going to come out" - An Intervi…

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  Jimmy Heath on Jazz at the Intersection of Black and Jewish Communities

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  “I’m bringing that history book back” – An Interview with Bassist Ron Cart…