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Dave Brubeck rarely gives interviews, but the jazz piano legend recently sat down for a lively conversation with The Tavis Smiley Show reporter Allison Keyes. Listen to an extended version of the interview, and hear samples from his latest CDs — one with an intimate jazz combo, the other a symphony orchestra.

***EVENT CANCELLED***Check out Lili Añel and her band at City Winery, Philadelphia on Monday, May 23rd at 8 PM. It's the first event in the WRTI Concert Series at this incredible venue. WRTI's J. Michael Harrison is emcee.

Pianist Bob James has been a major force in jazz for more than 40 years, and he's still going strong. His just-released a new solo CD is called Urban Flamingo.

Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, who mastered Charlie Parker's style of bebop and went on to become an early advocate of the free jazz movement of the 1960s, has died. McLean's career spanned more than five decades.

Ed Gordon talks with trumpeter Wallace Roney about his efforts to keep jazz alive through innovation. Roney's new CD is called Mystikal. The Philadelphia native is often compared to his idol and inspiration, the late jazz legend Miles Davis, who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday.

Monk's Bones is the new CD from the Monk's Music Trio.

On "Nile," Valerie Troutt approaches her lyrics with stirring conviction, but she never oversells the song. Fortunately, she doesn't have to — "Nile" is a ballad blessed with an enchanting melody and arrangement, brimming with thoughtful, heartfelt optimism.

A show in Washington, D.C., features paintings, lithographs and other representations of the banjo. One of America's most endearing musical instruments also played a turbulent role in racial history.

Jazz great Gerald Wilson is still going strong at 87. He will perform this weekend in New York as part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center series. His most recent album, In My Time was released last year.

When Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff started Philadelphia International Records in the early '70s, they followed in the footsteps of great regional soul labels like Detroit's Motown and Stax in Memphis.