Night Tunes

Simone Dinnerstein is a classical pianist best known for the way she plays Bach. Tift Merritt is a singer-songwriter influenced by Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and traditional American music. When the two women met in 2009, they realized they wanted to collaborate on a musical project, no matter what. The result, a recording called "Night," is front and center on this edition of the program. There is also jazz by Wynton Marsalis and his father, Ellis, as well as electronic fare by the group Frozen Silence.