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• A Melting Pot Of Traditions: Regina Carter Talks With Lara Downes

  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:01:01 GMT

  The genre-disrupting violinist talks about the problem with labeling music and the importance of being a role model for young women.

• Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Yasser Tejeda & Palotré

  Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:00:32 GMT

  Watch the Dominican-born guitarist get groovy with his band in this special Tiny Desk Meets SXSW performance.

• Play It Forward: Angel Bat Dawid Knows How To Deliver Emotion Through Song

  Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:18:58 GMT

  NPR speaks with Angel Bat Dawid about capturing emotion in sound, Chicago's influence on her music and the artist she's most grateful for: George Clinton.

• Jazz Night In America Wants To Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month With You

  Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:40:10 GMT

  For this year's jazz appreciation month, NPR's Jazz Night in America wants to hear from you! Let us know what role jazz plays in your life.

• KCRW Presents Lockdown Listening: Lady Blackbird

  Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:01:23 GMT

  Brittany Howard, Sampa The Great, Billie Holiday, Donny Hathaway and more are featured on Lady Blackbird's lockdown playlist.

• Myra Melford's Myriad Sounds

  Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:28:51 GMT

  Jazz Night in America profiles multi-dimensional pianist and composer Myra Melford, who takes us on a musical journey across the spectrum, from the avant-garde to the blues.

• Paul Jackson, Headhunters Bassist Who Played With Herbie Hancock, Dies At 73

  Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:25:44 GMT

  Best known for his work on Hancock's blockbuster 1973 album Head Hunters, Paul Jackson was a bassist who found his musical identity between jazz and funk.

• KCRW Presents Lockdown Listening: Karriem Riggins

  Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:00:22 GMT

  Miles Davis, Geri Allen and more are featured on the drummer's Lockdown Listening playlist.

• Considering Chick Corea's Grammys Success And The Kitchen Sink Of Genre

  Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:40:04 GMT

  Corea, who died in February, remains the most-awarded jazz musician in Grammys history. But Corea, who always identified as a jazz player, wasn't landlocked by any genre conventions. He wasn't alone.

• Leni and Mike Stern: Alone Together Duets

  Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:00:23 GMT

  Guitar heroes Mike and Leni Stern offer copious amounts of joy and West African vibes from their Manhattan apartment.

• Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn: Alone Together Duets

  Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:44:10 GMT

  Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn perform a duet from their home in Nashville.

• Andra Day On Portraying BilIie Holiday And The Enduring Strength Of 'Strange Fruit'

  Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:11:00 GMT

  The song "Strange Fruit" is the powerful and thematically horrifying centerpiece of the new film The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which positions music as a powerful force for change.

• Pianist Helen Sung: From Classical Outsider To The Jazz Inner Circle

  Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:17:32 GMT

  Sung reflects on how, as a young classical pianist, she stuck to her jazz dreams. More recently, she's translated her emotions on social justice into a thematic composition for her quartet.

• Ralph Peterson Jr., Drummer Who Re-Enlivened Hard Bop, Dead At 58

  Mon, 01 Mar 2021 22:14:00 GMT

  With Art Blakey as both mentor and north star, Peterson emerged in the '80s as one of that decade's most striking jazz artists.

• Vijay Iyer And A New Trio Reflect On The 'Uneasy' Past And Present

  Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:33:09 GMT

  The composer and pianist joined with drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist Linda May Han Oh in late 2019 to record Uneasy, which now functions as a welcome reminder.