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Ed Gordon talks with singer-songwriter Bobby Caldwell, whose music has become a staple in the smooth jazz world. Caldwell recently released a new CD, Perfect Island Nights.

A new off-Broadway play explores the career of legendary jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. Award-winning actor and director Rome Neal stars in the one-man production.

The Ditty Bops' self-titled debut album features the sweet, toe-tapping melodies of Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald. The duo has also attracted attention for their theatrical — even outrageous — live shows.

We remember singer, poet, songwriter, playwright and social activist Oscar Brown, Jr., who died Sunday in Chicago. He was 78. Brown was signed as a Columbia Records singer in 1960. His first release, Sin and Soul, was critically hailed.

News & Notes pays tribute to jazz legend Miles Davis on what would have been his 79th birthday. Born the son of a dental surgeon, Davis grew up in East St. Louis and began taking trumpet lessons when he was 12. He went on to enjoy a music career lasting 50 years.

Happy Apple, a jazz group that reaches out to younger audiences, was doing it long before The Bad Plus came along. The Minneapolis-based group has a new CD out, called Peace Between Our Companies. Chris Roberts of Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Musician Milt Hinton snapped more than 60,000 photos in his life, providing an insider's view of jazz and 20th-century America. His work is the subject of a new documentary called Keeping Time.

Linda talks with Andy Bey, a singer and piano player. Bey has been singing and playing boogie-woogie since he was a child. He became known for his powerful voice and piano work with Horace Silver and Max Roach. After a 20 year absence from recording, he has released a CD of ballads and standards.

During the '80s and '90s, it seemed as if Moffett was everywhere in the jazz scene, recording with then-up-and-comers and luminaries alike — all at the beginning of a long career.

Thomas Dorsey combined sacred and secular styles to create a revolution in music. His story is the latest in "Honky Tonks, Hymns and the Blues," a special 11-part weekly series on the creation of American musical traditions.