Legendary jazz saxophonist Charles McPherson will give a talk and musical demonstration during a free event, "Conversations with a Legend: Charles McPherson," 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in Cuyamaca College's Digital Theater, Room B-101. The event is free and open to the public. Cuyamaca College is at 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, el Cajon, 92019. For more than 50 years, McPherson's rich musical style, rooted in the blues and bebop, has influenced and inspired generations of musicians and listeners. McPherson is most famous for his work from 1960 to 1972 with Charles Mingus and as a solo artist who has recorded with the likes of Barry Harris, Art Farmer, Kenny Drew, Toshiko Akiyoshi, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. McPherson also was commissioned to help record ensemble renditions of pieces from Charlie Parker on the 1988 soundtrack for the Clint Eastwood film, Bird.