and you can hear the influence that jazz, john coltrane, thelonious monk has had on a lot of other peopleith the rhythm, the harmonic approach and melodic approaches. so for us to celebrate this, it's a huge testament to the efforts of a lot of other people like herbie, wayne, staunch supporters in trying to get everybody else to understand how important this is. and i think, you know, when we did it last year, which was the year, i was surprised at the impact it had on people here country so i'm eager to see what's going to happen this year. tavis: so the jazz opera "champion" premieres when? >> it premieres june 15, opera theater of st. louis. tavis: opera theater of st. louis. and the new project, "magnetic," of course, may 28, in stores. the new project from terence blanchard and i'm always glad to see you, man. >> good to see you, too. tavis: come back any time. that's our show for tonight. thanks for joining us. inil next time, good night l.a. and keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> hi, i'm tavis smiley, join me next time for a

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