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MUSICAugust 9Jazz Without BordersWhat’s jazz? What’s not jazz? The debate has been raging (well, uh, okay, mildly percolating among a small group of interested parties) since the birth of the celebrated musical form. Trumpeter Bijon Watson and singer/songwriter Niles Thomas want to weigh in with their final answer: It’s all jazz — so can’t we all just get along? Questioning the idea of limiting categories and exclusive subgenres in this dynamic art form, the two launched the Jazz Repub...

Relatable. >> isnt there the old saying, in youre ignorant of history, youre destined to be made fun of on a premium cable show? >> thats how it works. >> im asking the questions here. is a tie satire violence. whats more biting than satire? >> youre a bit like andy pmcca. he didnt want to answer, he would repeat the question back or say what are you really asking. >> im waiting for mueller report also. >> larry charles, i think you have that in common with many people. when you look a t comet c...

We will explore comedy in places where nothing the funny, in places where it doesnt belong. by knowing a countrys comedy, you will know its past, present, and future. >> thanks for being here, larry. >> my pleasure. thank you for having me. >> for having me. >> comedy as a window into the soul. >> yes. >> thats something you believe the or just your pitch to netflix? >> kind of something i learned. i came in thinking i would meet people doing what the daily show does here. satirizing corrupt gov...

>> journalistic outlets wouldnt have to keep the story under an nda if they wanted the story to come out. and presidential candidates should not be able to hide information from the american public with ndas. >> so youre saying if that defense is true it might be valid, and your formal contention sheer not that they dont have a good argument to discuss, but that theyre actually trying to prevent the discussion of that. >> absolutely, thats exactly -- >> that makes a good point. and i think the p...

Life line screening. the power of prevention. call now to learn more. if you watch "the beat," you know that sometimes we try to be funny on this show, which rarely works out. but tonight were going to get some help from larry charles, the writer for the hit tv sitcom "seinfeld," where he earned an emmy. he also went on the direct larry davids hbo series "curb your enthusiasm," plus the famous documentary "borat" plus now he has "larry charles, dangerous world of comedy" where he embarks on a ...