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Dr. John is more than just a legendary blues pianist. He's a genuine New Orleans character — a little swig of Bourbon Street — straight out of central casting. Dr. John, a.k.a. Mac Rebennack talks with Co-host Steve Inskeep about his new album Dis Dat or D'Udda.

Scott talks about her career in jazz and what inspired her latest album, Nightcap. Hear Scott and NPR's Tony Cox.

Argentinian pianist Pablo Ziegler has spent his career experimenting with tango, fusing it with jazz and bebop. Ziegler's album Bajo Cero ("Below Zero") is considered by many to be a contender for a Grammy next year. Reese Erlich reports.

David Greenberger has a review of Private Astronomy: A Vision of the Music of Beiderbecke, the latest CD from musician Geoff Muldaur and the band Futuristic Ensemble. They explore the music of Bix Beiderbecke, the legendary cornet player from the 1920s.

She was country music royalty, but June Carter Cash never left her Appalachian roots far behind. In her final recording, Wildwood Flower, she reached back to those roots by including several classics written by A.P. Carter and other members of her legendary country music family. NPR's Bob Edwards talks to her son, John Carter Cash, about the album, which he helped record just before her death in May.

Jazz bassist Keter Betts describes his music. Betts, 75, appears on some 200 albums — he played with Dinah Washington, Stan Getz and Ella Fitzgerald.

Unknown singer Lizz Wright wowed audiences with her performance at last year's Hollywood Bowl's Playboy Jazz Festival. Now, the 23-year-old Georgia native has moved to New York and is touring with Ray Charles. Wright and guest host Joe Palca discuss her debut album, Salt.

Host Tavis Smiley talks to jazz violinist Regina Carter about her career and her latest project, Paganini: After A Dream.

The music of bandleader and composer Carla Bley is sure to catch your ear. She's famous for crafty arrangements of familiar tunes. Music critic David Greenberger has a review of her latest album, Looking for America.

Classical pianist Christopher O'Riley is best known for his interpretations of music by such composers as Stravinksy and Ravel. But on his latest album, True Love Waits, he transforms the compositions of rock band Radiohead. NPR's Michele Norris talks with O'Riley.