Pianist Keith Jarrett - letting the music happen. [34:27]

Anthony Braxton may be considered avant garde but he embraces all musical traditions [40:50]

Bassist Richard Davis talks about his musical life outside of jazz -- working with folks like Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Bernstein and Igor Stravinsky. [30:08]

One of the great bassists Richard Davis remembers a few of jazz musicians he's played with -- like Sun Ra, Ahmad Jamal, Sarah Vaughan, Elvin Jones, and Eric Dolphy.

Musician and teacher Jamey Aebersold believes that anyone can improvise and he's developed the tools to show them how. [27:11]

Kati Texas takes us behind the scenes of the Kinetic Sculpture Race, Grand Championship where art and science go to play. [28:10]

McCraney shares his exuberant passion for live performance and his determination to bring theater to underserved kids in Miami. [32:26]

Matt Kaplan takes a scientific look at the monsters that scare us…and why we love it. [32:54]

Sacred Harp singer David Ivey both preserves the tradition and widens the circle. [32:47]

Nicholson Baker may have written three exuberant sex novels, but he turns to his other passion in his latest book, Traveling Sprinkler: the extraordinary details of the ordinary. [27:30]