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The composer and percussionist was "shocked beyond belief" after hearing the news on Monday afternoon.
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With decades clocked behind the piano and a strong catalog, Kiefer Shackelford is primed for this moment.
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Joshua Redman illustrates why he is one of today's best saxophonists.
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World Cafe turns its ear toward the future with a spotlight on up-and-coming artists blazing their own path beyond genre.
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The young Icelandic-Chinese singer, now a Grammy nominee, has been pegged by some as her generation's jazz savior — a burdensome role that arguably misreads her talents.
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Sonic Youth's co-founder took her cues from a '60s girl-group but forges a new lane. NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich functions as your antidote to the algorithm in eight tracks to know this week.
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Meet a steel pan artist that will knock you out of your shoes. Jonathan Scales provides new angles to hear and appreciate his enigmatic instrument.
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The band's unique sound, driven by its peculiar blend of trumpet, winds and strings, seems like a compelling soundtrack for an age when music genres are becoming increasingly arbitrary.
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Sunny Jain's music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating them all together.
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An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.
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With a long career playing among jazz and R&B greats, he remains one of the most in-demand drummers in New Orleans.
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Ring in the New Year with electric live performances by Hiromi, Red Baraat, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra and Lizz Wright.