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Art Works Podcast

by National Endowment for the Arts

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  • Terence Blanchard: The Music That Speaks

    February 25, 2025 · 39 min

    In the second part of our conversation with 2024 NEA Jazz Master trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, we explore the emotional and creative depths of his work, from his jazz innovations to his evolution as an opera composer. Blanchard…

  • Terence Blanchard: A Life in Music, Part 1

    February 11, 2025 · 40 min

    In part one of this two-part interview, trumpeter, composer, and 2024 NEA Jazz Master Terence Blanchard speaks about his deep musical roots in New Orleans and how the city’s rich traditions shaped his artistry. He reflects on growing up in…

  • Strings of Transformation: June Kuramoto and the Journey of the Koto

    February 10, 2025 · 33 min

    Koto musician and 2024 National Heritage Fellow June Kuramoto shares her remarkable journey from Japan to Los Angeles, recounting the challenges of adapting to a new culture as a young child and how a chance encounter with the koto…

  • January 14, 2025 Hana S. Sharif: Curating Conversations at Arena Stage

    January 14, 2025 · 34 min

    A conversation with Hana S. Sharif, Artistic Director of Arena Stage since August 2023. Sharif discusses her transformative first year at the helm and her inaugural season as Arena’s producing artistic director. She reflects on the vibrant…

  • December 17, 2024 Andy Statman: Master of Many Musical Traditions

    December 17, 2024 · 42 min

    To mark the rare convergence of Christmas and Chanukah, we’re revisiting a conversation with one of the nation’s most extraordinary musicians 2012 National Heritage Fellow Andy Statman. A virtuoso clarinetist, mandolin player, and…

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The National Endowment for the Arts podcast that goes behind the scenes with some of the nation’s great artists to explore how art works.