The Upside of Jazz

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Harry Connick, Jr. on Finding Your Own Sound

Joe sits down for a conversation with pianist, singer, actor, bandleader, and author, Harry Connick, Jr. to talk about learning piano from James Booker and Ellis Marsalis in New Orleans, musical influences, and the importance of accepting what one has to offer when looking for your own sound. If you’re listening in Atlanta, catch Harry Connick, Jr. in concert at Chastain Park on July 11 at 8 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Louis Armstrong & America's Voice

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  The Business Behind the Notes

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  The Sound Between the Notes

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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