better thanet much wayne shorter. we are delighted to have a conversation with him coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: when wayne shorter was studying music back in the 50s, he first confused and then impressed his professors by combining classical music with jazz. musical barriers were meant to be broken. both with his own recordings and in the rock fusion group weather report. there are so many clips i could share with you tonight about his career, but i decided to take this one from 1967. ♪ tavis: congrats on the's 80 years, for starters. >> thank you. tavis: what do you make of this journey so far? >> i was telling someone at my birthday party that i am eight. the same kind of feeling that i had at eight years old, i'm collecting these little statues of captain marvel and wonder woman. [laughter] does it feel to still have the pipes to do what you do at 80? now, thatess oxygen is why it helps not to have the that hasand read music been written b