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Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The film chronicles the unrecognized history of jazz in Pittsburgh. The documentary features the talents of international jazz legends George Benson, Ahmad Jamal, Stanley Turrentine, Billy Eckstine, Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Billy Strayhorn and Mary Lou Williams-all Pittsburghers. Using archival footage and photos, it also sheds light on the social conditions and historical events. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Saturday, Aug. 1 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Tony Bennett performs his classic songs with special guests, including Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan, Franco De Vita and Vicente Fernández. A truly international endeavor, VIVA DUETS features a celebrated roster of performers from multiple countries. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. The Bronx is a community where new urban environmentalists have joined together to change the landscape, redefining what “greening” is to include environmental, social, and economic justice. -
Premieres Monday, July 27, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Kalief Browder's everlasting legacy expands via the poetry of his mother, Venida in an unfolding poetic journey between past, present, and future. The film weaves a cinematic collage of verite, poetic visuals, and rare archival imagery from 1970s New York, and reveals how an individual's life-and afterlife-can transcend systemic oppression to ignite change once thought unattainable. -
Watch Friday, July 24, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. Prolific producer and performer Raphael Saadiq warmed up a cold winter night in Boston with a nine-piece band performing the soulful songs from The Way I See It, his masterful album that reflects his deep love for 1960s rhythm and blues. -
Watch Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / YouTube (not in KPBS+). The guest is Yeganeh Torbati, Iran Correspondent for The New York Times. Iran's regime may have survived the war and gained new leverage abroad, but life inside the country tells a darker story. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV. When the Soviet Union falls, Russia welcomes U.S. astronauts to their space station Mir. But co-operation between former the Cold War enemies is threatened by a run of disasters onboard. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, July 20, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. After learning that his son, Yahya, has died at sea trying to get to Spain, Ahmed Tchiche must find a way to bring his remains back home to Morocco so he and his family can have a proper goodbye. -
Stream with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, July 20, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV. In a country where eligible men outnumber women by 30 million, three perpetual bachelors join an intensive seven-day dating camp led by one of China’s most sought-after dating coaches in a last-ditch effort to find a girl, and love. -
Watch Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features an ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s staging, with baritone Michael Volle performing in his first Verdi role at the Met as the knight Falstaff, tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance.
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