The tao of Tao: phenom artist to play free piano concert

listen | With just a few days to go before Conrad Tao plays a free Discovery concert presented by the Series, Clark Morris and Patrick Neas count the ways this 14-year-old is remarkable. The young pianist, violinist, and composer will perform a piano program that will include the United States premiere of his 2008 Fantasy-Sonata. | www.harriman-jewell.org

New Orleans on our minds after Hurricane Gustav

listen | Although a Kansas City debut concert was still a few months away, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) and trumpeter Irvin Mayfield became timely topics for Clark Morris and Patrick Neas as Hurricane Gustav passed through the ensemble's namesake city. Mayfield’s father was killed in Hurricane Katrina and NOJO is the only major performing and presenting jazz institution based in post–Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. | www.harriman-jewell.org

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns for anniversary appearance

listen | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater sparked a love affair with Kansas City at its 1968 Series debut. Now, 40 years later, the Company returns in cooperation with Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey. In this podcast, Clark Morris and Patrick Neas discuss the Series' legacy role in the longstanding relationship between the Ailey Company and the K.C. community. | www.harriman-jewell.org