The Artist Toolbox is a half hour-long interview program on PBS playing across the country and internationally as well, hosted by writer/director John Jacobsen. The program focuses on the creative process of a selection of master-level artists in disciplines such as music, architecture, comedy, fashion, acting, ballet, writing, design, etc. The Artist Toolbox premiered nationwide in the United States on January 7, 2011. The first season includes guests violinist David Garrett, writer Isabel Allende, musician John Legend, designers Ruben and Isabel Toledo, actor Tom Skerritt, fashion designer Zang Toi, abstract artist Sam Gilliam, graphic design team Massimo Vignelli and his wife Lella, architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen, American Ballet Theatre principles Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky, chef Daniel Boulud, musician Ramsey Lewis and comedic actor Jason Alexander.