Join us for this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk! In this week's episode high school senior Miles Rankins sits down with former Roundhouse Crosstalk co-host Amanda De Fazio and long time museum docent Helen Ornellas to discuss the influence of jazz and the railroad. Musicians traveled from city to city on the trains, playing in clubs and venues across the country. The rhythms of the railroad, the clacking of wheels on tracks, and the sounds of the whistle became part of the musical language of jazz. For his senior project Miles researched the connection between the railroad and jazz music, recorded both interviews, edited, and produced this podcast. The Roundhouse Crosstalk team thanks Miles for his hard work in bringing this story to life!

To learn more: https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2017/01/19/trains-jazz