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Song Travels Host Michael Feinstein uncovers the intimate journey singers and songs take with one another, each changing the other through the course of a lifetime.
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Song Travels

Michael Feinstein uncovers the intimate journey singers and songs take with one another
Johnny Mathis On Song Travels

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Johnny Mathis On Song Travels

The singer performs "On Such a Night As This" and "You'll Never Know" with host Michael Feinstein.

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Rosanne Cash And John Leventhal On Song Travels

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Rosanne Cash And John Leventhal On Song Travels

"I love working with him," Cash says of Levanthal, her husband. "It's the ultimate romance to me."

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Rumer On Song Travels

"Judy Garland used to live the song, live the lyric and everything else," Rumer says. "So when I sing a song, I have to live the song." Rebecca Miller hide caption

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Rumer On Song Travels

Rumer joins Michael Feinstein to talk Judy Garland and perform from the Great American Songbook.

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Jay Leonhart On Song Travels

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Jay Leonhart On Song Travels

The bassist joins Michael Feinstein for a duet of the Gershwin-inspired "Problem" — and tells the story of an inflight encounter with one of the 20th century's most famous musicians.

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Sharon Isbin On Song Travels

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Sharon Isbin On Song Travels

Isbin, who trained under Andrés Segovia, is the only female guitarist to win a classical Grammy.

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Barbara Carroll On Song Travels

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Barbara Carroll On Song Travels

New York's grand dame of jazz piano boasts a career spanning seven decades. She joins Michael Feinstein to perform the Gershwins' "Isn't It A Pity."

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Justin Kauflin On Song Travels

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Justin Kauflin On Song Travels

The jazz pianist pays tribute to his mentor, the late Clark Terry, with a piece called "For Clark."

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Rebecca Roubion On Song Travels

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Rebecca Roubion On Song Travels

The Nashville indie-pop singer performs her own "Vacherie Girl" and James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend" alongside host Michael Feinstein.

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Bobby McFerrin On Song Travels

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Bobby McFerrin On Song Travels

The Grammy-winning singer joins host Michael Feinstein to discuss his own musical evolution. McFerrin demonstrates his a cappella style and performs songs from Porgy And Bess.

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Arturo O'Farrill On Song Travels

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Arturo O'Farrill On Song Travels

The pianist and bandleader, who founded the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, performs "Not Now, Right Now" and "Siboney" with a smaller ensemble.

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Marilyn Maye On Song Travels

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Marilyn Maye On Song Travels

A lifelong performer, Maye has been an actress and cabaret singer for nearly eight decades.

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David Hyde Pierce On Song Travels

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David Hyde Pierce On Song Travels

The TV and Broadway star performs his favorite standards and talks Beethoven, rap and Spamalot.

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Hilary Gardner On Song Travels

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Hilary Gardner On Song Travels

While singing Tom Waits' "Drunk on the Moon," she evokes memories of another time and place.

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José James On Song Travels

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José James On Song Travels

The jazz and R&B singer remembers Billie Holiday by performing several of her signature tunes.

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Lari White On Song Travels

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Lari White On Song Travels

Nashville's "Renaissance Woman" joins Michael Feinstein to perform Willie Nelson's "Crazy," as well as standards by the Gershwins and Rodgers & Hammerstein.

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Betty Buckley On Song Travels

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Betty Buckley On Song Travels

The Tony winner brings leading-lady vocals to a performance of "Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered."

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Jon Regen On Song Travels

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Jon Regen On Song Travels

Hear the pianist and vocalist, a student of Kenny Barron, perform the title track from his new album, Stop Time.

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Dee Dee Bridgewater On Song Travels

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Dee Dee Bridgewater On Song Travels

In honor of Billie Holiday's centennial, Bridgewater performs some of Holiday's signature songs and discusses the experience of portraying Holiday onstage.

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Kate Davis On Song Travels

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Kate Davis On Song Travels

The vocalist, bassist and songwriter performs her own song "Movie" and a lighthearted rendition of the standard "Tea for Two" for host Michael Feinstein.

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Madeleine Peyroux On Song Travels

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Madeleine Peyroux On Song Travels

The vocalist covers an obscure Buddy Holly song and discusses busking on the streets of Paris.

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet On Song Travels

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet On Song Travels

The pianist covers Spanish composer Federico Mompou and American popular songwriter Alec Wilder.

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Kat Edmonson On Song Travels

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Kat Edmonson On Song Travels

Hear the arresting singer-songwriter perform her song "Long Way Home" with host Michael Feinstein.

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Jitterbug Vipers On Song Travels

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Jitterbug Vipers On Song Travels

The 1930s-style "viper jazz" band swings with rock 'n' roll fury in a live studio session.

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Emily King On Song Travels

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Emily King On Song Travels

The Grammy-nominated daughter of two jazz singers, King has taken a remarkable musical journey.

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