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Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane is the son of jazz legend John Coltrane and pianist Alice Coltrane. While Ravi grew up in a musical family, he didn't start a career in jazz until his 20s. Now, with his latest CD, In Flux, some critics say Ravi Coltrane has created a sound all his own. He talks with NPR's Ed Gordon about his music.

Director Gregg Araki and novelist Scott Heim have collaborated on the new film Mysterious Skin, based on Heim's novel of the same name. It's the story of two young men who were sexually molested as boys, and the different ways in which trauma has shaped their lives.

This spring, bassist and composer Dave Holland has been touring with his Big Band, and he's released a new recording with the ensemble. The CD is called Overtime, and it's out on his own label, Dare2Records. Holland tells Liane Hansen about swinging with a big-band sound.

Generations of children have grown up singing the music and lyrics of Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. Their hugely popular film musicals, Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang have now been adapted for the stage.

Film producer Ismail Merchant died Wednesday at age 68. In conjunction with James Ivory, he produced A Room With a View (1985), Howards End (1992) and other films. Their newest film, Heights, hits theaters in June. (Original airdate: 9/10/87)

The Director of Iraq's Museum of Antiquities talks about the looted treasures of Babylon, and the few that have made their way home.

In movie theatres across the nation, the final chapter of the Star Wars stories is being told. When the saga comes to an end, what do devoted fans do next? We look at life after Star Wars, Star Trek, the Grateful Dead -- and the end of a cult.

Reissues are the bread and butter of the jazz record business, but the artists whose talents made the records possible often miss out on the royalties that could help sustain them in old age.

Ottorino Respighi based his Botticelli Triptych on three famous paintings by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli: Spring, Adoration of the Magi and Birth of Venus.

In the final part of a series on the connection between folk and classical music from around the world, Performance Today turns to the world of American jazz with the Turtle Island String Quartet, the music of Chris Brubeck and the Jacques Loussier Trio.