SEASON FINALE. As Jamaican Independence Day approaches, “Feel di Riddim, Feel di Motion” celebrates the widespread cultural impact of reggae and dancehall, with performances by Bob Marley, Skip Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & the Wailers, The I-Threes, Steel Pulse, Third World, Shabba Ranks, Sean Paul, Shaggy, Rayvon, Koffee, Lila Iké, Bunny Wailer, Damian “Junior Gong” Marley, H.E.R., Nikki Minaj, Ty Dolla $ign, Jason Derulo, Stefflon Don, and Jay-Z.

“King of the Hill” celebrates Father’s Day and the East Coast, as the first of three glam and neoclassical metal episodes, featuring White Lion, Winger, Danger Danger, Skid Row, Twisted Sister, Steelheart, Extreme, Boston, and Led Zeppelin.

“Better To Have Loved And Lost” highlights talented and influential artists we lost too soon, featuring performances by Don McLean, Ritchie Valens, Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhoads, Selena, Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens, Joshua Henry, the original 1996 broadway cast of Rent, Avicii, and White Lion.

“Give Me Liberty Or Give Me…” is centered around musical marches and is dedicated to the people of Ukraine. Featured artists include John Williams, the London Symphony Orchestra, the USC Trojan Marching Band, the University of Miami Marching Band, Leonard Bernstein, the New York Philharmonic, Victor le Masne, the Orchestre National de France, Chloé Dufresne, the Regimental Band of the Grenadier Guards, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Band, Pipes and Drums of the Brigade of Gurkhas, Adam Ramet, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, Thomas Knox, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Oksana Lyniv, Arthur Rubinstein, and Ozzy Osbourne.

The second of two Black History Month episodes, “Let Life Be Like Music” celebrates successful African-American artists through out history, featuring songs by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Scott Joplin, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Thelonius Monk, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, The Supremes, The Temptations, Jimi Hendrix, the Artist Formerly Known as Prince, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Mary J. Bilge, Missy Elliot, Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Rihanna, Drake, Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo, and James Reese Europe.

The first of two episodes honoring Black History Month, “WE THE PEOPLE” highlights the struggle for freedom and equality through music, featuring songs by Harry Belafonte, Bob Marley, Billie Holiday, Daye Jack, Killer Mike, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Marvin Gaye, Miguel, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Victoria Monet, Ariana Grande, H.E.R., Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Jamila Woods, Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, John Legend, Common, Melba Moore, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder.

This week’s Valentine’s Day episode, “The Season of Light, the Season of Darkness”, is dedicated to my Aunt Michelle and highlights passionate music of the Romantic Period. Featured artists include: the Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert Von Karajan, Martha Argerich, Seiji Ozawa, Evgeny Kissin, Leonard Bernstein, the Berlin Philharmonic, Maurizio Pollini, Arthur Rubinstein, Vladimir Horowitz, Wladyslaw Szpilman, Khatia Buniatishvili, Yuja Wang, David Fung, Christoph Eschenbach, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Jussi Björling, Robert Merril, Maria Callas, Anna Netrebko, Jascha Heifetz, Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn, the London Symphony Orchestra, Gundula Janowitz, and Phillip Dyson.

“Anything You Can Do, She Can Do Better” highlights influential female guitarists of yesterday and today, featuring music by Orianthi Panagaris, Steve Vai, Sharon Isbin, Vicki Genfan, Yvette Young (COVET, Polyphia, Scale the Summit), Erja Lyytinen, The Great Kat, Lita Ford, Nili Brosh, Nikki Stringfield, Nita Strauss, and Vladimir Ashkenazy and André Previn with the London Symphony Orchestra.

“A Chromatic Holiday” celebrates Gary Hoey’s influences and contributions to holiday music, featuring songs by Gary Hoey and others, including the Philadelphia Orchestra and Orianthi Panagaris.

Trailer for the 12 Notes podcast.