The great Duke Ellington described the best music as being "beyond category." The new VOA TV program "Beyond Category with Eric Felten" brings the best of jazz, blues, swing, and more. Host Eric Felten, a jazz trombonist in his own right, interviews great artists - and sits in to perform with them, taking the audience on an unpredictable musical adventure.

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 Beyond Category: Joshua Redman

Saxophonist Joshua Redman’s trio with bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Gregory Hutchinson is one of the most celebrated groups working in jazz today. On “Beyond Category with Eric Felten” they perform a riffing, rollicking “Mack the Knife” and also Joshua’s original composition “Soul Dance.” Host Eric Felten talks with Joshua about his artistic debt to Sonny Rollins, the essential musical lessons he learned from his father (the great saxophonist Dewey Redman), and how he’s grown on his own journey as a jazz artist. Then Eric joins the fun by sitting in with Joshua and the band on Thelonious Monk’s “Misterioso.”

Through the door and down the stairs, VOA's "The Hamilton Live" brings the audience along to a state-of-the-art music club, hidden just blocks from the White House in Washington, D.C. It's a 30-minute night out in the nation's capital, and an exclusive backstage pass to American music.

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 The Hamilton Live: Spyro Gyra Show

Spyro Gyra is one of the pioneer groups that helped introduce “Jazz Fusion”, a new genre to the music scene. A combination of Jazz, Rock, funk and Pop, Spyro Gyra brought a new style and energy to the studio and to the stage.

Join host Larry London every third Wednesday for the world's best variety of music and your requests on Border Crossings. Call or email us during the show and tell us what you want to hear! Larry will read your dedication on the air and play your song.

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 Border Crossings: Mya

Mya is a talented R&B singer who has won a Grammy and appeared in the mega box office hit musical, “Chicago” but she has toured the world for her musical hits like “Case of the Ex and Lady Marmalade” and for her latest album “KISS – Keep It Sexy and Simple.” Mya sat down with Larry London to talk about her latest project and her love for tap dancing.