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Perhaps best-known for the musical West Side Story, composer Leonard Bernstein was one of the most accomplished and influential musicians of the 20th century. For fifteen years, beginning in 1958, Bernstein attempted to turn the youth of America on to music through a series of televised performances called Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts. Exploring the world of jazz music, this episode features guests Gunther Schuller and Aaron Copland presenting some of their work to the audience. Also including solos by Benny Golson, Richard Davis, Don Ellis, Eric Dolphy, and Joaseph Cocuzzo, Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts: Jazz in the Concert Hall originally aired on March 11, 1964.