{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Focus on OLLI","title":"Full Circle: Jonathan Karrant's Journey from the Great American Songbook to the Classroom","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1784,"description":"Vocalist Jonathan Karrant joins OLLI jazz appreciation instructor Sonia Feldberg to talk about his path in jazz, from discovering the Great American Songbook through his grandparents to being shaped by artists like Mel Tormé and Nancy Wilson, and to earning the UNLV College of Fine Arts Limelight Award. He discusses his album Full Circle, a tribute to the legacy and mentorship of Diane Schuur that features their duet \"A Touch of Your Love\" and closes with Schuur's recording of \"I'll Be Seeing You,\" and he shares his plans to promote it this fall before holiday performances begin. Jonathan and Sonia also offer advice for newcomers to jazz, suggesting Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, and Johnny Mercer as starting points, while stressing how many styles the genre covers, from Latin and soul to smooth and experimental. Along the way, they highlight local venues, youth mentorship through the Joy Jazz Outreach Initiative, and OLLI classes as ways for listeners to experience jazz and keep learning. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Ba_uWeKUhf0LfZBuMgUcM6Q85ayAquURdYtDDPS9scY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYWI5/NTg0ZjkzZjg1Zjc0/MzU3YjFhYTYwMjJm/OTE3OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}