Celebrating African American History Exclusive Jerry Jazz Musician interviews with and about prominent African Americans Topics and Personalities of Note Arnold Rampersad, author of Ralph Ellison: A Biography, talks about the Invisible Man author Geoffrey Ward, author of Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, talks about the life of boxing's first black title holder. Charlie Parker biographer Brian Priestley Donzaleigh Abernathy, author of Partners to History, and whose father Ralph Abernathy was Martin Luther King's closest associate, on being a child of the civil rights movement. Harlem Globetrotters biographer Ben Green Sam Cooke biographer Peter Guralnick. Fletcher Henderson biographer Jeffrey Magee, on the career of the musician who helped shape an entire musical era Up From New Orleans: Life Before, During and After Katrina. A conversation with transplanted New Orleans musicians Devin Phillips and Mark DiFlorio Kevin Boyle, National Book Award winning author of Arc of Justice, on the Jazz Age civil rights saga of Detroit's Ossian and Gladys Sweet Thomas Brothers, author of Louis Armstrong's New Orleans. Journalist Nat Hentoff and saxophonist James Moody remember the great jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Neil Lanctot, author of Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution. Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War author Penny Von Eschen Tim Brooks, author of Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry. Dinah Washington biographer Nadine Cohodas, talks about the life of the great singer. Madame C.J. Walker biographer A'Lelia Bundles. Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin biographer John D'Emilio. Blues historian Barry Lee Pearson on the myths surrounding the life of legendary musician Robert Johnson. Pulitzer Prize winning author Diane McWhorter discusses the civil rights movement era and the events leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Noted historian and Rosa Parks biographer Douglas Brinkley discusses Parks, the woman whose actions sparked the civil rights movement Journalist Terry Teachout on the life of Louis Armstrong. Baseball legend Buck O'Neil shares his memories of the Negro Leagues. Jazz on the River author William Kenney on the subject of the migration of jazz north in early twentieth-century America Jackie Robinson biographer Scott Simon discusses the events leading to the integration of baseball. Zora Neale Hurston: A Life in Letters editor Carla Kaplan talks about the Harlem Renaissance writer. The Producer:John Hammond and the Soul of American Music author Dunstan Prial Fire in a Canebrake author Laura Wexler on the last mass lynching in America. The Burning author Tim Madigan on the Tulsa, Oklahoma race riots of 1921 Fats Domino biographer Rick Coleman Cultural critic Gerald Early talks about jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Bessie Smith biographer Chris Albertson on the life of the great blues singer. Lester Young biographer Douglas Daniels on the legendary jazz saxophonist. Boogaloo author Arthur Kempton on the interconnections of Thomas Dorsey, Sam Cooke, Berry Gordy and others, and their influence on American popular music. Charles Mingus' widow Sue Mingus discusses her life with jazz music's great composer and bass player. World War II historian David Colley on the integration of the U.S. military at the conclusion of the war. Dixie Hummingbirds biographer Jerry Zolten on gospel music's golden age. Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era author Elizabeth Pepin -- including a photo gallery from the era Jelly Roll Morton biographer Phil Pastras talks about Morton's legacy and his time spent in California. Richard Wright biographer Hazel Rowley on the life of the author of Native Son. Billie Holiday historian Farah Griffin discusses the myths surrounding the singer known as "Lady Day." Critic Gary Giddins on jazz greats Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk. Sonny Rollins biographer Eric Nisenson. Drummer T.S. Monk on his life in music and as the son of the pianist Thelonious Monk. Kansas City Jazz: From Ragtime to Bebop -- A History author Chuck Haddix. Clifford Brown biographer Nick Catalano talks about the trumpeter whose life was cut short at age 25. Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, and a World on the Brink author David Margolick . The late bassist LeRoy Vinnegar on his life in jazz. Josephine Baker biographer Ean Wood talks about the great cabaret performer. The Making of Kind of Blue author Ashley Kahn details the most famous jazz recording session ever. Mitchell and Ruff biographer William Zinsser on one of jazz music's most enduring duos. _______________________________________ The Ralph Ellison Project Nine interviews exploring the life and cultural influence of the Invisible Man author Ralph Ellison's literary executor John Callahan Cultural critic Stanley Crouch Writer Albert Murray Ralph Ellison biographer Lawrence Jackson Ralph Ellison documentarian Avon Kirkland Ralph Ellison in America author Horace Porter Village Voice critic Gary Giddins Poet Michael Harper Living with Music editor Robert O'Meally Ralph Ellison: A Biography author Arnold Rampersad _______________________________________ The A Love Supreme Interviews Prominent musicians, critics and writers discuss one of the twentieth century's greatest recordings, and its creator, John Coltrane Saxophonist Joshua Redman Village Voice critic Gary Giddins Pianist McCoy Tyner Author Ashley Kahn Poet Michael Harper John Coltrane biographer John Fraim Critic Nat Hentoff

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