Podcasts

A wide-ranging talk with 2022 NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison, Jr.

Sade Lythcott, CEO of National Black Theatre (NBT) in Harlem, talks about how authentic storytelling heals communities.

Joel Snyder talks about putting the visual into words for blind people.

Dr Fleetwood discusses the profound significance of the art created by incarcerated people.

Joy Jones talks about returning to the stage after the shut-down in August Wilson’s Seven Guitars.

Andrew Krivak talks about The Bear, a meditative novel about the last of humanity, which is also a recent NEA Big Read title.

We revisit a conversation with 2019 NEA Jazz Master composer, conductor, and arranger Maria Schneider who creates highly original and evocative compositions for her jazz orchestra.

David Rodriguez discusses the centrality of community in all of NJPAC’s programming.

Sustaining and expanding an artistic tradition

Through multimedia, Arlo Iron Cloud works for an accurate representation of Lakota people, culture, and traditions.

Hill Country Blues Musician, Songwriter, and 2021 National Heritage Fellow Cedric Burnside talks about bringing his musical roots to the 21st century.

Niyati Dhokai talks about creating an intergenerational community of veterans, service members, and their families through the arts with support from Creative Forces.

Louie Pérez of the band Los Lobos, 2021 National Heritage Fellows, talks about keeping musical and cultural traditions alive and evolving.