• What is jazz?

  • Mar 13 2025
  • Length: 28 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • What is jazz? And who gets to call themselves a jazz musician? In this episode, host Myra Flynn sits down with renowned musicians Nicole "Lady" Wray, Adi Oasis and Melanie Charles to unpack how they are redefining the landscape of jazz on their own terms.

    Homegoings is a production of Vermont Public. Follow the show here.

    This episode was hosted and reported by Myra Flynn, with production support and direction from Mike Dunn. James Stewart is our associate producer and Peter Engisch was our sound designer. Myra composed the theme music with other music by Melanie Charles, Adi Oasis, Nicole “Lady” Wray and Blue Dot Sessions. Laura Nakasaka and Elodie Reed are the graphic artists behind this episode’s Homegoings artist portrait.

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