Saxophonist, composer and arranger Jimmy Heath talks about his storied career and some of the jazz greats he’s played with. [33:05]

Marc Scorca celebrates opera in America and the 2011 NEA Opera Honorees. [31:02]

Kerry Henderson talks about co-creating a festival from scratch in a small mountain town with little money and a lot of help from friends and neighbors. [25:31]

Stage Designer John Conklin discusses opera as a collaborative event. [29:48]

Billy Luther explores different facets of his heritage in his documentaries. His latest looks at a little known celebration of the Laguna Pueblo, Grab Day. [26:38]

Meet Morris Robinson, who was an All-American at The Citadel, started studying voice at the age of 30, and sings at the great opera houses throughout the country. [27:03]

Violinist and oud player Simon Shaheen discusses his merging of Arab and western musical traditions. [27:23]

Slack key guitar master Led Kaapana talks about making music the Hawaiian way. [27:19]

A conversation with songwriter/novelist Wesley Stace who performs under the stage name, John Wesley Harding. [29:24]

Co-Founder of the Vermont Performance Lab, Sara Coffey talks about creating spaces and community support for contemporary dance in rural Vermont.  [26:06]