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CapRadio’s Gary Vercelli spoke with tabla master Zakir Hussain about his decades of collaboration with guitarist John McLaughlin, the 50th anniversary tour of the Indo-Jazz supergroup Shakti, and the essence of Indian music.

Brazilian jazz savant Nanny Assis recently released a new album called “Rovanio.” On it, he collaborates with twenty guest artists showcasing a variety of musical styles.

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On her final day hosting Morning Edition at CapRadio, Donna Apidone shares whats next and what shell miss most. And colleague Steve Milne shares an appreciation of Donna and her many talents at CapRadio.

Spencer Days new album celebrates the alliance of musical theater and jazz. CapRadios Gary Vercelli spoke with him about the new album, his recent collaborators and how he came to love jazz.

This week on Insight, were doing a Best of Insight 2021. Today well be revisiting our conversations with Senator Alex Padilla, we take a look at the human rights crisis of missing indigenous women and women of color, plus our jazz picks

Forty years ago, Gary Vercelli had an idea. An idea that would forever change the face of Christmas at CapRadio. But, like all great ideas, it did not come to him easily.