“Paul Shaffer Plus One” (AXS TV — series premiere, Sept. 15)

The renowned bandleader and four-time Emmy nominee who mastered the art of conversation from his piano on “Late Show With David Letterman” now plays host on his own series. Some of the best in the business, including Sammy Hagar, Graham Nash, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, will stop by to chat with Shaffer about what inspired them as artists to create some of music’s most iconic songs.