Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:00:24 GMT
A few years ago, a new Mardi Gras krewe sprung up with the aim of celebrating the Haitian roots that run deep through the city's cultural identity. It was co-founded by two members of Arcade Fire.
Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:10:32 GMT
It's not too late for music resolutions, right? Lord Invader kicks off this year's calypso habit, plus hear new music from Richard Skelton, Initiate and the Chicago Underground Quartet.
Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:00:00 GMT
With his four-song EP, Rafiq Bhatia is putting a new spin on jazz standards and, in a way, posing the question, "What is a standard?"
Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:44:51 GMT
The slow asphyxiation of heartache. The deep resonance of bravado. Heat Check's playlist returns with Victoria Monét, Denzel Curry and Kayla Steen.
Fri, 07 Feb 2020 10:00:20 GMT
Here's a first: Steelpans at the Tiny Desk. It's true. Nearly a thousand performances into the series and the instrument has never been featured, until now.
Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:30:00 GMT
Piano prodigy Joey Alexander is a fixture of the jazz world at the age of 16 and his new album shows how his sound has matured and grown into graceful original compositions.
Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:59:00 GMT
The saxophonist and composer — an artist who wrote for Miles Davis and Charlie Parker, and who nurtured John Coltrane — died Sunday at age 93.
Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:16:41 GMT
The results of the year-end poll of 140 jazz critics offered surprise after surprise, including what's likely the youngest group of musicians, and more women than ever, in the top 10.
Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:14:34 GMT
The organizer of NPR Music's Jazz Critics Poll says that as the pillars of the jazz establishment have splintered, there's new space for music at the edges of the genre to find recognition.
Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT
Jon Batiste's Tiny Desk Concert was published prematurely. The new publication date is March 2020.
Sun, 05 Jan 2020 12:59:00 GMT
Want to start the new year with some new music? Weekend Edition has you covered with a new genre every week this month.
Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:00:28 GMT
Spanglish Fly is one of the pioneers of the boogaloo revival scene happening on the East Coast. For about sixteen minutes, they turned the NPR Music offices into the hottest Latin dance club in D.C.
Thu, 26 Dec 2019 12:01:02 GMT
Jazz Night in America's Christian McBride hosts this special, ringing in the New Year with four hours of jazz from the SFJAZZ Collective, Carlos Henriquez and more.
Thu, 26 Dec 2019 12:00:02 GMT
We are showing our deep appreciation for some of the greats who left us in 2019: Dr. John, Joseph Jarman, Ethel Ennis, Larry Willis, Ray Santos and Harold Mabern.
Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:00:18 GMT
We celebrate 25 Years of democracy in South Africa by focusing on the trailblazers that stayed during the brutal era of apartheid, featuring Herbie Tsoaeli and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.