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INDEPENDENT LENS - Breaking the News
Monday, 2/19 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch the 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation and include the voices often left out of the American story. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video
BEYOND THE BATON: A CONDUCTOR'S JOURNEY
Monday, 2/19 from 1:30-2:30 pm NH EXPLORE
Born to a single mother on welfare, Thomas Wilkins grew up to become one of the few remarkable African American conductors leading a major orchestra - the celebrated Omaha Symphony. BEYOND THE BATON Streaming Video
AMERICAN MASTERS - Roberta
Monday, 2/19 from 10-11:30 am NH WORLD
Follow the music icon from a piano lounge through her rise to stardom. From "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" to "Killing Me Softly," Flack's virtuosity was inseparable from her commitment to civil rights. Detailing her story in her own words, the film features exclusive access to Flack's archives and interviews with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Peabo Bryson, and more. AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video
AMERICAN MASTERS - Ailey
Monday, 2/19 from 3:30-5 pm NH WORLD
Discover the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey, whose dances center on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and beauty. Featuring previously unheard audio interviews with Ailey, interviews with those close to him, and an intimate glimpse into the Ailey studios today. AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video
WHAM RE-BOP-BOOM-BAM: THE SWING JAZZ OF EDDIE DURHAM
Monday, 2/19 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Eddie Durham heard music differently, and he played it differently, too. Carrying rural southwestern blues influences with him from his hometown of San Marcos, Texas, Eddie became a leading architect of the Kansas City swing jazz sound in the 1920s and '30s. WHAM RE-BOP-BOOM-BAM: THE SWING JAZZ OF EDDIE DURHAM Streaming Video
WES BOUND: THE GENIUS OF WES MONTGOMERY
Monday, 2/19 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Told through his son Robert's own journey of discovery, the program explores jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery's early years in Indiana, his rise to fame with the Lionel Hampton Big Band, his notable solo career, and his tragic death at age 45. The film features numerous rarely-seen performances, as well as interviews with music historians from across the country and guitar luminaries such as Pat Metheny and Slash. WES BOUND: THE GENIUS OF WES MONTGOMERY Streaming Video
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