Part 3. Miles Davis @ 100, Ballads & Blues: Ballards. In celebration of his Centennial we present Miles in the company of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, and George Benson.

Imperial Records, Part 9 - 1956, Part 2. This week, we continue our Imperial series with part nine, focusing on Imperial's R&B releases from the second half of 1956. Fats Domino has the biggest hit of his entire career with "Blueberry Hill," a tune that Dave Bartholomew did not think he should record. It sold millions and millions and topped the R&B charts and landing at a whopping #2 on the pop chart. Matt The Cat presents the story behind that monumental release as well as spinning some great and seldom heard vocal group records from The Barons, The Victorials, The Dukes and The Honey Bees, a female group. We'll also dig on some solid R&B releases from Johnny Fuller, Ernie Freeman and Gloria Jean Pitts as we keep those records spinning on part nine of the Imperial Records Story.

The Montreal International Jazz Festival. We explore the history of The Montreal International Jazz Festival through legendary archival performances and personal stories from its founding artistic director, featuring Miles Davis, Diana Krall, Pat Metheny, and more. Plus the artists making their mark this summer.

Imperial Records, Part 10 - 1957. This week, we continue our Imperial series with part ten, focusing on Imperial's R&B releases from 1957. Fats Domino continues his hit streak as both "Blue Monday" and "I'm Walkin'" top the R&B chart and "Valley of Tears" stalls at #2. These 3 singles would also crack the pop top 10! Dave Bartholomew records a cult favorite about the Signifying Monkey and produces some great sides from James "Sugarboy" Crawford, Faye Adams and Chris Kenner. Blues shouter Roy Brown returns to the charts in '57 on Imperial with "Let The Four Winds Blow" and a cover of Buddy Knox's Rockabilly hit, "Party Doll." The line between R&B and Rock n' Roll is blurred as we keep those records spinning on part ten of the Imperial Records Story.

In honor of Father’s Day this weekend Jazz Night brings you the story of father-son saxophonists Mike and Julian Lee. We hear music from them at Jazz at Lincoln Center and get the backstory on the homelife that led to Julian's love of jazz at a young age.

Imperial Records, Part 11 - 1957-58. This week, we conclude our Imperial series with part eleven, focusing on Imperial's R&B releases from the end of 1957 and the beginning of 1958. There's a new hit-maker in town as Imperial signs the young heartthrob, Ricky Nelson as well as other Rockabilly, Rock and Pop acts. Chudd begins to move the label away from Rhythm & Blues and that great New Orleans sound that brought the hits over the past decade. Fats is still able to chart and does so with gusto as "What Will I Tell My Heart," "Wait & See," "When I See You," "Sick & Tired" and "The Big Beat" all make the charts. Ernie Freeman scores one of Imperial's best-sellers with his cover of the Bill Justis tune, "Raunchy" and Bobby Mitchell records the first version of "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday." 1958 is a great place for us to stop as we've covered Imperial's R&B heyday over the past eleven weeks on your source for the "soul that came before Rock n' Roll.

Miles at 100: Keyon Harrold Live from Carnegie Hall. Miles Davis turns 100 this year. To mark the occasion, trumpeter Keyon Harrold brought his band to Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall for a night of music, memory, and celebration. We bring you that concert, plus Keyon's conversation with Christian McBride about Miles, his music, and what this moment meant to him.