The Big Blind: A Jazz Radio Drama by Vocalist Kurt Elling (ENCORE). Step into the world of 1950s Chicago for a tale of love, suspense, and show business in Kurt Elling's jazz radio drama The Big Blind. Hear music and performances from the production’s world premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center as Elling guest hosts this special edition of Jazz Night in America.

1943: The Lost Year, Part 1 (Originally Aired 04/14/2013). The reason why those who document Jazz call 1943, the lost year, was because that was the year that James Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians Union decided to call a strike against the record companies. He was looking for more royalties for the musicians and it was a perfectly legitimate thing except that WWII was on and it made life more difficult for musicians because they could not get advances for recording gigs, and many were being drafted. Almost overnight it assisted in getting rid of the big bands. When the war ended it changed everything. But the real loss was an undocumented chunk of jazz history that includes the beginnings of Bebop and the emergence of prolific talents like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie as well as the revivalist movement with New Orleans great like Bunk Johnson and Kid Ory coming out of retirement. In this episode Richard Hadlock makes up for lost ground by sharing recordings, some legal and some illegal at the time, of 1943, The Lost Year. (Part One)

Guitarist/producer, Nate Najar’s new CD, Jazz Samba Pra Sempre celebrates the 60thanniversary of Jazz Samba, the landmark 1962 album by Charlie Byrd and Stan Getz, that launched the international Bossa Nova craze. Tenor saxophonist Jeff Rupert, bassist Herman Burney, drummer Chuck Redd and Najar’s wife, Brazilian vocalist Daniela Soledade, join him in this loving tribute to jazz and Brazilian music.

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This episode contains music from the Swan Silvertones, Christ Universal Temple Choir, Mighty Cherubim’s, Rosa Shaw, Madame Louise Reed, Staple Singers, Lee Williams & the Spiritual QCs, and others."

Dr. Jeanine Downie, an internationally recognized dermatologist talks about skin care.It's a fact of DNA: If you can trace your roots back to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, India, Latin America, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the South Pacific, or any group of Native Americans, your genes react similarly to genes in the darkest skin. And chances are, you may have received confusing advice -- or no advice at all -- about how to care for your skin. Although nearly half the population of the United States shares the hallmarks of skin of color, many dermatologists and beauty consultants routinely prescribe remedies created for Caucasian skin without understanding how sensitive and easily damaged skin of color is. It's no wonder, then, that many women and men of color continually battle skin problems, and it takes a terrible toll on their self-esteem.Finally, Beautiful Skin of Color unlocks the particular secrets of your skin and provides the answers you've been searching for. Dr. Fran Cook-Bolden and Dr. Jeanine Downie, internationally recognized dermatologists and women of color, and Barbara Nevins Taylor, an award-winning reporter on skin and hair issues, offer clear, specific advice to help you achieve and maintain a healthy, gorgeous complexion.

Harry Wu, Chinese-American human rights activist. Harry Wu, the late Human Rights Activist is the featured guest. Wu was a Chinese-American human rights activist. He spent 19-years in Chinese labor camps, and eventually became a citizen of the United States. In this Like It Is interview, Wu spoke about his definition of freedom and how Americans should never take their freedom for granted, Wu spoke passionately as a former political prisoner having been denied his freedom and imprisoned by the Chinese government for 19-years of his life. Wu was presented the Walter Judd Freedom Award by The Fund for American Studies for being an outspoken voice against tyranny and oppression.

Michael Shuman discusses the importance of localization in economic development and provides steps to implement localization. He shares success stories of local investing and highlights the obstacles that hinder localization. Michael also talks about his current projects, including the Locopedia initiative. He emphasizes the need for individuals to shift their behavior and invest locally, and expresses hope for the future through the engagement of younger generations and indigenous communities. He encourages citizens to engage with their local government and advocates for the creation of local investment funds.