Cleveland trumpet performer and teacher Theresa May has established a diverse, prolific career in music. She joined Ideastream Public Media for an in-studio performance and conversation about the new sounds she's experimenting with — and her continued dedication to advocacy for underrepresented artists.

A band of three teenage siblings from Stark County got their start while stuck at home during the pandemic. After five years of performing and writing together, COMPASS is releasing a new set of songs reflecting their growth as musicians and as a family.

Cleveland rapper and multi-instrumentalist Jinari Kemet is a versatile performer, bending genres and making a scene on stage. He makes his Brite Winter music festival debut this month, performing songs from his debut album, released last January.

A legend of Akron’s new-wave scene of the late 1970s is celebrating her music career with a new album and memoir. On this week’s Shuffle, Tracey Thomas reflects on how almost making it big helped her find her voice and her community.

When Cleveland musician Brian Bacon’s two daughters set off for college, he set off on his own journey to write and record an album in Nashville. In doing so, he created a 10-track rock opera that helped him find his voice as an artist.