Dee Dee Bridgewater is a three time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter and a Tony Award winning stage actress. In addition, she was the host of NPR’s syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater from 2001 to 2014.

Dee Dee discussed her career, stories from travelling around the world, the Black Lives Matter movement and how jazz is not just music to her, but a way of life.

She joined us to celebrate UNESCO World Jazz Day, that takes place on April 30th.