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Part 2 of my conversation with Judy Carmichael, who is known as one of the world\\u2019s leading interpreters of stride piano and swing. A protege of Count Basie and Sarah Vaughn, the New York Times has described her as \\u201castounding, flawless and captivating\\u201d. She\\u2019s toured the world\\u2014 playing everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice\\u2014 and has performed private recitals for Rod Stewart, Robert Redford and President Clinton. Judy is also the host and producer of Judy Carmichael\\u2019s Jazz Inspired, which airs on National Public Radio as well as Sirius XM. In this second conversation, Judy Carmichael talks about how she decided to start singing, what inspired her to create her show Jazz Inspired, how she approaches her interviews as a jazz musician and why she thinks of her show as her rebellion.