This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to an interview with the jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer Branford Marsalis.Also, playwright Cheryl L. West and actor Maiesha McQueen will join host Kyle Long to discuss the Indiana Repertory Theatres

Branford Marsalis grew up immersed in music in Louisiana. Along with his brother Wynton, Branford has played a large role in shaping the style and sound of contemporary jazz. Branford has achieved a level of public notoriety that is rare for jazz musician

This week on Cultural Manifesto, host Kyle Long speaks with Alan Bacon, co-founder and president of the Indianapolis-based arts and culture organization GangGang. Well discuss GangGangs I Made Rock N Roll Festival. Its happening May 18th at the Ameri

Listen back to some of our favorite interviews of 2023. Join us for words and music from Skypp, Aye Marcay, Zakir Hussain, 123 Andrs, La March Nueva, Dwani Phiri, and Kronos Quartet.

NPR has released their best of 2023 music lists. We'll explore the Indiana musicians featured among the years best, including Hanna Benn, Omar Apollo, Durand Jones, and The HawtPlates.Well also have another edition of Rebel Music with Karla Lpez Ow

Rebel Music with Karla Lpez Owens is an ongoing series on Cultural Manifesto exploring the relationship between music and activism. On this episode, Karlas guest is Alejandra Carrillo, a chicana activist, artist and art educator. She creates art under t

Listen to an interview with the Indianapolis-based jazz pianist Christopher Pitts.Pitts will share tracks from Be Free, his debut album as a leader.

This week on Cultural Manifesto listen to an interview with the Chicago-based musician and storyteller Shanta Nurullah. During a college trip to India in 1969 she discovered the sitar. Nurullah has spent the last 50 years exploring the instrument in her j

Vibraphonist Mitchell Shiner discusses his album "Latkes con Salsa: A Latin Jazz Hanukkah." And the Indianapolis rapper and producer Jaye B shares music from his recent albums X and The Bachelor.

This week on Cultural Manifesto explore holiday-themed releases from Wife Patrol and Isaiah J. Thompson.The Indianapolis-based rock band Wife Patrol gained national attention for their 2020 LP Too Prickly For This World. Afropunk praised Wife Patrol