Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:00:00 GMT
Tepfer sees jazz as the pursuit of freedom within a framework — a premise that underlies his work with improvisational algorithms and a Yamaha Disklavier. He unpacks the project in this video.
Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:52:00 GMT
Drummer Stanton Moore — a founding member of the funk band Galactic — has a new release with "Here Come the Girls" on a tribute album to the late songwriting producer Allen Toussaint.
Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:29:00 GMT
Hear the country-music legend and the late jazz guitarist perform a 2002 session with Marian McPartland.
Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:00:00 GMT
The Late Show bandleader explains how he made a quintessential American anthem forged in national divisions new and how it speaks to the strength and diversity of our own society.
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:52:53 GMT
A group of NOLA music lovers has created "A Closer Walk," an interactive map of landmarks like the birthplace of jazz, a recording studio-turned-laundromat and the home of a legendary cornetist.
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:00:00 GMT
Remember the late piano master with a 1992 performance and conversation with host Marian McPartland.
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMT
The saxophonist, one of jazz's enlightened elders, reflects in an interview on his latest album with his New Quartet and on remaining in the moment while rifling through his back pages.
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:00:23 GMT
Wright tells NPR that this Nina Simone song is "literally the statement of belonging and affection." A full gospel choir gives it an old, marching, rocking feel.
Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:55:00 GMT
The South African guitarist and vocalist was best known in the U.S. for his collaboration with Paul Simon on the iconic album Graceland -- but at home, he was a jazz fusion star.
Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:00:22 GMT
The jazz-vocal superhero moved to Michigan when she was only 3, but the city of her birth left an indelible impression. Hear it in the first single from her forthcoming album, Memphis.
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 20:47:28 GMT
Hear the cabaret singer and her pianist son bring a rare combination of swing and sophistication to a session with host Marian McPartland.
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 22:52:00 GMT
Hear the jazz pianist and bebop innovator duet with host Marian McPartland on "Groovin' High" and his original "Jordu."
Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:47:00 GMT
The jazz saxophonist and composer's new album is a dense work that musically maps the sport of boxing.
Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:32:00 GMT
The jazz pianist defied classification while steadfastly affirming her roots in the hard-bop tradition of her native Detroit. She died Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Fri, 23 Jun 2017 20:25:47 GMT
The Grammy-winning bassist's sense of swing shines through on this session with Marian McPartland, who joins in on "My Foolish Heart" and "All Of You."