This episode heralds the resilience of jazz musicians who fought---and continue to fight--for civil rights and social justice. It celebrates great and positive accomplishments. I play music by artists who have contributed to that resilience.

The African-American contribution to popular music and jazz is profound! And we celebrate the influence they've had on worldwifde culture. In terms of music, black musicians have influenced gospel, blues, jazz, rock'nroll, rhythm & blues, soul, funk, disco, hip hop, and house.

I play music by James Brown, Rich Brown, Max Roach with Olatunji and Abbey Lincoln, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, Joe Bowden, Louis Armstrong, and Johnathan Blake, You'll also hear two tracks by the amazingly resilient Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Although blind from an early age, he was a 'visionary'. A debilitating stroke didn't stop him! I play something from the album he put together just prior to that stroke, and the one he recorded after that stroke, when only one of his arms was functional.