Louis Armstrong & America's Voice

Tia Fuller and Shamie Fuller-Royston - "We've always embraced all types of genres"

Pianist Tia Fuller and saxophonist Shamie Fuller-Royston have a chat with Joe about playing music as a family when they were kids and now together as adults, their latest album, "Dynasty, Vol. 2," and how, as long as the music is good, they embrace all genres. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Harry Connick, Jr. on Finding Your Own Sound

Joe sits down for a conversation with pianist, singer, actor, bandleader, and author, Harry Connick, Jr. to talk about learning piano from James Booker and Ellis Marsalis in New Orleans, musical influences, and the importance of accepting what one has to offer when looking for your own sound. If you’re listening in Atlanta, catch Harry Connick, Jr. in concert at Chastain Park on July 11 at 8 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Louis Armstrong & America's Voice

To celebrate the United States’ 250th, Joe Alterman explores the remarkable story of Louis Armstrong — how America found its voice in him, how he became one of its greatest ambassadors to the world, and why that voice continues to resonate today. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Business Behind the Notes

Joe explores the important, prolific, and complicated relationship between Jewish immigrants and Black musicians — and how their intersecting stories helped give birth to the American music business and shape what Americans listened to throughout the 20th century. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Sound Between the Notes

Joe shares the history of how the sounds of Jewish and Black communities came together and ended up shaping the sound of American music. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.