Simon Rentner talks with South African vocalist Melanie Scholtz and rapper Jitsvinger; Alex Ariff talks with bassist Michael League about Snarky Puppy's new album "Sylva."

Bassist Michael League talks with Alex Ariff about his band Snarky Puppy and their new album Sylva, which features the Metropole Orkest.

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South African singer Melanie Scholtz talks with Simon Rentner about her album "Our Time," which features the Afrikaans rapper Jitsvinger, and their performance together at the 2015 Cape Town International Jazz Festival.

Tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd talks with Simon Rentner about being named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts and his album "Wild Man Dance."

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Tenor saxophonist George Coleman talks with Simon Rentner about growing up in Memphis, his long career with Miles Davis, Max Roach and others, and being named a 2015 NEA Jazz Master.

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Tenor saxophonists Charles Lloyd and George Coleman talk with Simon Rentner about growing up in Memphis, their experiences with Miles Davis, Max Roach and many others, and being named Jazz Masters by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Simon Rentner talks with Joe Segal, founder of Chicago's Jazz Showcase, and composer Carla Bley about their careers. Both were named Jazz Masters by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2015

Pianist, composer and 2015 NEA Jazz Master Carla Bley talks with Simon Rentner about her career and Dream Keeper, her upcoming Blue Note album with the Liberation Music Orchestra which honors the group's founder, bassist Charlie Haden.

2015 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Joe Segal talks with Simon Rentner about The Jazz Showcase, the club he founded in Chicago in 1947.

Drummer Eric Harland and The Bad Plus bassist and composer Reid Anderson talk with Simon Rentner about their recent projects and new releases.