American Masters illuminates the lives and creative journeys of those who have left an indelible impression on our cultural landscape—through compelling, unvarnished stories. Watch a sneak peek from ...

PHILADELPHIA — Sun Ra, the Afrofuturist bandleader and intergalactic visionary who based his Arkestra in Philadelphia for ...

PBS will soon highlight a pioneering musician whose band is still based in a Germantown rowhome. Sun Ra, the late bandleader ...

Premieres Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encore Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. on KPBS on KPBS TV “Dick Van Dyke is a national treasure,” says filmmaker John ...

How do today’s masters create their art? American Masters: Creative Spark presents narrative interviews that go in-depth with an iconic artist about the creation of a single work. Each episode offers ...

We will never see another Hazel Scott. Though you may not have heard that name until right now, you can meet her any time you tune into the public television series “American Masters: The ...

Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps follows the choreographer as she elevates the possible with bold explorations of everyday movement and African Diasporic dance. The film, co-directed by Shellée ...

American Masters will premiere Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire on Tuesday, January 27, at 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS. The documentary examines the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel, the Nobel Peace Prize–winning ...

*Ahead of its Feb 21, 8 p.m. premiere, PBS has released clips and extras from its incredible new American Masters offering, “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise.” “American Masters – Maya Angelou: And ...