Jin J. X is a jazz guitarist based in Springfield Missouri. Last year, during the pandemic, he released two albums "The Narrator" and "Songs for Liz." You can find his music on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/jinjxmusic/playlists

Brant Jester is a jazz pianist now based in Kansas City. You can hear him play on YouTube, or find him at the Majestic Restaurant on Saturday nights. In this talk, Brant shares with us some of his teaching philosophies, as well as his opinions on jazz, theory, education, and when music peaked.

Last week, Zach released an audio essay titled "What Happened to Music?" This week, Susan is on hand to either put Zach in his place, or help him sharpen his thesis. Which one will it be?

What happened exuberance? Why are our modern pop singers so self consciously aware of their image? This week, Zach explores these questions and more.

Music is one of the most basic of human forms of expression and through out the centuries, our ability to play it has been a key aspect of what it means to be human. This week, we'll examine how our ability to express ourselves through music changed as our ability to notate ideas developed and improved.

It's our summer season! During this time, we're going to be exploring some topics that we haven't been able to talk about during the course of our first season. This week, we ask what does a conductor do?

In Time: A Music History Podcast returns June 7th. See you all soon.

It's our season finale. Join us as we wrap up our story, share the things we've learned, evaluate how we did, and answer a listener's question. We'll be taking a break after this week, but In Time: A Music History Podcast will return June 7th with our summer season. Until then, remember to #StayInTime.

1969 is when the idealism of the hippie generation rises to its greatest heights, and falls into its greatest lows. This week on In Time: A Music History Podcast, we wrap up the story of the music of the 1960s. Our season finale will release next week on May 3rd.

As 1968 faded into the next year, it seemed like most people were just ready to put the turmoil that defined the previous twelve months behind them. A new president encouraged the nation to look towards the better angles of their nature and John Lennon seemed ready to hear that call. Still though, the scene which had developed over the last few years was continuing its precipitous decline. The Beatles were succumbing to infighting, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix were arrested, and the specters of Charles Manson and the unknown Zodiac Killer were beginning to overtake the popular consciousness. In the midst of all this, mankind achieved a dream that it never truly believed to be possible - stepping foot on the moon.