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In honor of Miles Davis' 80th birthday Friday, writer and poet Quincy Troupe discusses the song "Blue in Green," from Davis' classic 1959 album Kind of Blue.

The late music legend Miles Davis would have turned 80 on Friday. Musician David Was of the group Was (Not Was) offers a tribute in honor of the jazzman's birth.

Performance Today is all about great concert moments. Sometimes they arrive with a bang and sometimes with a whisper. Steven Isserlis closes out a concert at the 92nd Street Y in New York City with a whisper: one of the four Romantic pieces by Dvorak. He's assisted by pianist Ana-Maria Vera.

A bold new interpretation of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle sets its timeless tale of the corruption of power in a more contemporary American setting. Director Francesca Zambello talks about what's being called the American Ring.

Ben Vaughn's music graced TV series such as That '70s Show and 3rd Rock from the Sun. Now he's fused his Hollywood experience with easy-listening arrangements to create a distinctive instrumental album: Designs In Music.

For generations, tales of African-American life have been told through a musical genre known as black ballads. A new CD, Classic African-American Ballads, is reviving this part of black musical history. Barry Lee Pearson, who produced the album, discusses the origin of the music.

On this day 25 years ago, a cable channel called Music Television debuted, broadcasting "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles as its first video. The Buggles pretty much disappeared, but MTV became a behemoth. Today, the corporation owns more than 50 channels in 28 languages and 168 countries.

The Gabe Dixon Band mixes innovative sounds with energetic pop and rock. After having worked with big names such as Paul McCartney and Alison Krauss, frontman Gabe Dixon has been hailed as a keyboard master.

Beethoven's First Symphony, dedicated to Baron Gottfried Van Swieten, came at age 29. Fittingly, it was the dawn of a new century. It appeared late in what scholars define as the first period of Beethoven's career.

Ed Gordon talks with soul singer and songwriter Teena Marie about her latest CD, Sapphire, which features music inspired by Marie's late mentor, funk star Rick James.