This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jazz Crossroads of America, a special four-part WFIU series, traces the evolution of 20th-century American jazz through a Midwestern microcosm, using the National Road—US 40, which traverses the state of Indiana from Richmond through Indianapolis to Terre Haute—as a metaphor not just for jazz in Indiana, but for the development of American jazz in general.
Friday nights at 10, starting September 7 on WFIU.
How Cole Porter and Hoagy Carmichael helped write the Great American Songbook, and how two Indiana vocal groups helped influence the sound of modern pop.
Exploring the lost world of 20th century Indianapolis jazz and the ways in which its musical influence continues to reverberate throughout today's jazz scene.
How a college-town springtime in the Jazz Age Midwest paved the way for two legends in the making.
In the 1920s hot jazz swept Indiana's campuses—and a Richmond record label introduced the world to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and Hoagy Carmichael.
From ragtime to the rise of jazz education, the state of Indiana played a significant part in shaping the sound of modern jazz.
David Brent Johnson hosts the weekly WFIU historical jazz program Night Lights and Afterglow as well. Learn more »
Johnny Hartman, Blossom Dearie, Dean Martin and others help us pay tribute to the Indiana songwriter.
Afterglow is WFIU's weekly program of jazz and American popular song hosted by David Brent Johnson.
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