Introducing Sims Kline, a jazz fan who really knows his stuff. As a pianist, his knowledge brings a new perspective on jazz as he tells all about the experiences that have made him the musician and jazz listener he is today.

Imer Santiago isn't just bringing jazz to the Central Florida area through his own playing. As Director of Bands at St. Cloud Middle School, he's helping countless young musicians grow into passionate jazzmen and women.

Joanne Granberry is a big-time lover of jazz and WUCF, and she has the stories to back it up! Joanne gets into her personal connection to jazz and the role it has played in her life.

WUCF Jazz has fans all over the place- even outside of the country. Dedicated listener and trombone player Graeme Arklie tells us why jazz is so important to him.

Hailing from New York, piano man Michael Kramer came down to Orlando as more than just your average jazz fan; as an educator and performer, he sure has left his mark.

High school band veteran Shelli Browning loves everything jazz. A fan of names like Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and David Sanborn, Shelli knows all about the music she loves!

Gerald Law II is a jazzman who not only lives and breathes music - but forms the backbone of it as a drummer. Gerald gives a musician's insight into the story of jazz.

Pianist Andrew Yuska, winner of the Central Florida Jazz Society Scholarship, tells us about his experiences performing in band and what jazz means to him.

Robyn Austin, former host of WUCF's Jazz Most Wanted, shares her vast knowledge and stories of the music she loves- jazz!

The first episode of Jazz and America kicks off with UCF's Director of Jazz Studies and host of Jazz and The American Spirit on 89.9 WUCF Jazz - Jeff Rupert.