Sarah Kerson

Terri Lyne Carrington at PDX Jazz in 2018.

Terri Lyne Carrington: Trailblazer, Advocate and NEA Jazz Master

In her decades behind the drum kit, 2021 NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington has become one of jazz's most dynamic musicians. In this episode, we'll hear music that captures her wide-ranging sound.

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Turning The Tables: Celebrating Eight Women Who Invented American Popular Music

Ann Powers, Sarah Geledi, Sarah Kerson

This year, Turning the Tables focused on music's "founding mothers." Watch the season-opening concert at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, featuring Rhiannon Giddens, Lizz Wright and more.

Makaya McCraven: The Brain Behind The Mind-Bending Beats

Nate Chinen, Sarah Kerson, Alex Ariff

Drummer/producer Makaya McCraven creates beat-driven jazz with post-production wizardry.

Jazz supergroup Artemis performs at the Newport Jazz Festival.

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Women In Jazz? For Artemis, It's Bigger Than A Cause

Nate Chinen, Sarah Kerson

The "all-female" framework is both integral to the jazz supergroup Artemis and somehow beside the point.