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• Watch Kamasi Washington Beat A Professional Gamer In 'Street Fighter Mas'

  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:19:28 GMT

  As a kid, Washington thought he was the best Street Fighter player in the world. Now he proves it by championing professional gamer Combofiend.

• Your Favorite Summer Jams

  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:14:00 GMT

  From the sultry Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa song "One Kiss" to Korean boy band BTS's "Fake Love, NPR listeners share the songs they'll have on repeat this summer.

• Crosscurrents: Converging Jazz And Indian Classical Music

  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:24:00 GMT

  Explore the influence of Indian music on the jazz and rock scenes of the '60s with tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, prolific bassist Dave Holland and their international ensemble, Crosscurrents.

• Kamasi Washington's Heaven Exists In His Mind

  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:17:00 GMT

  The jazz torchbearer's new record Heaven and Earth represents the relationship between his inner world and outward reality.

• New Music Friday For June 22: Six Albums You Should Hear Now

  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:00:00 GMT

  Highlights from June 22 include the intense industrial rock of Nine Inch Nails, the new joint project of Lecrae & Zaytoven and the wildly ambitious, shape-shifting jazz of Kamasi Washington.

• First Listen: Charles Lloyd & The Marvels + Lucinda Williams, 'Vanished Gardens'

  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:00:02 GMT

  The veteran jazz master teams up with one of America's most cherished songwriters.

• Lorraine Gordon, Guardian Of Legendary Jazz Club, Dies At 95

  Sat, 09 Jun 2018 20:54:00 GMT

  The owner of the revered Village Vanguard in New York City — and a champion of generations of jazz musicians, including Thelonious Monk — died Saturday at age 95.

• At The Helm: Harold Mabern, Stalwart Accompanist, At 82

  Tue, 29 May 2018 11:56:00 GMT

  Harold Mabern has been one of jazz's most consistent accompanists over the last 60 years. In this episode of Jazz Night in America, we explore some of that history with him.

• Barbara Cook On Piano Jazz

  Fri, 25 May 2018 18:22:00 GMT

  This week's Piano Jazz from 1998 remembers lyric soprano Barbara Cook, a Broadway star, staple of the New York cabaret scene and favorite of audiences around the world.

• Meet The Mysteriously Chill (And Weird) Natural Yogurt Band

  Thu, 24 May 2018 15:11:25 GMT

  Two English musicians, with a strange backstory, mine "library music" to create a fuzzy, endlessly vibing sound.

• Nellie McKay's Smoldering Voice Takes On Standards Like 'My Romance'

  Sat, 19 May 2018 11:55:39 GMT

  Nellie McKay sings melancholy standards about love on her new album: Sister Orchid. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with McKay about her music that she performs alone.

• Harry 'Sweets' Edison On Piano Jazz

  Fri, 18 May 2018 14:52:00 GMT

  On this episode of Piano Jazz from 1999, broadcast just months before Edison died, the legendary jazz trumpeter joins Marian McPartland for a few classics and an original.

• Joshua Redman, 'Still Dreaming,' Pays Emotional Tribute To His Father

  Thu, 17 May 2018 09:00:26 GMT

  The revered saxophonist leads an agile post-bop group with Ron Miles on cornet, Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums.

• Kamaal Williams' 'The Return' Is An Elastic And Funky Debut

  Thu, 17 May 2018 09:00:00 GMT

  Williams is a central figure in London's jazz renaissance. Stream the producer's debut full-length in its entirety.

• Spelman College Quietly Eliminates One Of The Country's Few Jazz Programs For Women

  Tue, 15 May 2018 18:22:03 GMT

  The selective, historically black women's college in Atlanta has cut the college's once-esteemed jazz program, a rarity within the traditionally male-dominated genre.