Latest Jazz Music
- You Can Tour This Banjo Museum Without Getting Up From Your Couch
For more than 15 years, filmmaker Marc Fields has been on a quest to capture and share the story of the banjo. The Banjo Project is an online museum that covers the instrument's history and culture.(Image credit: Andrea Shea/WBUR) ... read more - ‘Dangerous Melodies’ Examines Classical Music And American Foreign Relations
A new book explores the relation between a few key figures in American classical music and U.S. foreign policy in the 20th century. (Image credit: AP) ... read more - Lil Uzi Vert Is Back With A New Song — And Dance
"Futsal Shuffle 2020" arrives after a year and a half of stop-starts in the album's roll out, widely believed to be the product of a cold war between the rapper and his label.(Image credit: SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images) ... read more - Angel Olsen On Her Spectacular Sonic Evolution
"I needed to take a minute away from the way that MY WOMAN and previous records had been done because this one just didn't require the same feeling," Olsen says.(Image credit: Galea McGregor/WXPN) ... read more - The Comet Is Coming: Tiny Desk Concert
The Comet is Coming is a force of nature. The British trio makes the kind of instrumental jazz that takes music lovers out of their comfort zone and into a musical realm they may never have explored.(Image credit: Catie Dull/NPR) ... read more - Watch The First Full Trailer For Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In The Heights’ Film
Before Hamilton, Miranda was known for writing the music and lyrics for 2008's award-winning Broadway musical In the Heights. A movie version, starring Hamilton's Anthony Ramos, comes out June 26.(Image credit: YouTube) ... read more - Watch The Video For Kesha’s ‘Resentment,’ Featuring Sturgill Simpson And Brian Wilson
Kesha offers a quiet reflection, featuring one of her personal musical heroes. (Image credit: Dana Trippe/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - The Claudettes On Mountain Stage
Chicago's original recipe band, The Claudettes, made its first appearance on Mountain Stage at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.(Image credit: Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage/West Virginia Public Broadcasting) ... read more - Grammys Pledge More Diversity Under New Leadership
A task force on diversity and inclusivity led by Time's Up executive Tina Tchen made sweeping recommendations that could transform the Recording Academy.(Image credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) ... read more - The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde Goes For Jazz Karaoke On ‘Valve Bone Woe’ Covers
The Pretenders' frontwoman's reunites with Marius de Vries 20 years after Eye of the Beholder for her latest album, a series of jazzy reinterpretations of rock songs.(Image credit: Jill Furmanovsky/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - The Deceptive Ease Of Cole Porter: In-Depth With Harry Connick, Jr.
"It's fascinating how this guy could be this master draftsman and do hyper-realistic paintings, and then the next he puts the ear on the back of the guy's head."(Image credit: Matthew Murphy/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - The Thistle & Shamrock: Fall Compilation
This week's episode features more fall releases from Bill Jones, Sara Grey, Lorraine Jordan and Lissa Schneckenburger.(Image credit: Courtesy of the Artist) ... read more - Alt.Latino Playlist: Favorites Dominate The Week
Irene Diaz, Kali Uchis and Ulises Hadjis have been on the Alt.Latino radar for nearly a decade; their new singles share space with newer names.(Image credit: Courtesy of the Artist) ... read more - The Wood Brothers Brings The Quintessential Americana Sound To AmericanaFest
The trio play songs from their recent album, One Drop Of Truth, and they'll give us a little taste of some new music coming out next year. (Image credit: Dylan Estes/WMOT) ... read more - The 25 Best Albums Of 2019
We listened, voted and argued our way from more than 250 nominated albums down to just 25. And there was a clear No. 1.(Image credit: Illustration: Belinda Kou for NPR) ... read more