Name: Shaped By Sound
Genre: Documentary

Shaped By Sound Episode 2.13 Al Strong

Shaped By Sound Episode 2.13 Al Strong

Episode Premiere

May 14, 2026

Genre

Documentary

Production Company

N.C. Music Office

Official Site

https://www.pbs.org/show/shaped-by-sound/

Information

Episode Premiere

May 14, 2026

Genre

Documentary

Period

2025 -

Production Co

N.C. Music Office

Distributor

PBS

Official Site

https://www.pbs.org/show/shaped-by-sound/

Cast and Crew

Main Cast

James Mieczkowski

Synopsis

Al Strong is an award-winning trumpet player, composer, recording artist, and educator. A cultural innovator, he is the co-founder of the non-profit the Art of Cool Project, which spawned the internationally recognized Art of Cool Music Festival. A native of Washington, D.C., Strong is a graduate of the renowned Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts and a passionate advocate for young people in music education. His experiences studying music at renowned Jazz Studies programs North Carolina Central University and Northern Illinois University, afforded him invaluable opportunities to perform at premiere jazz festivals.