Latest Jazz Music
- Bob Boilen’s Top 10 Albums Of 2020
Isolation and the disappearance of live music changed the All Songs Considered host's listening habits drastically in 2020. These albums offered not just calm, but richness and depth to explore.(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists / Photo illustration by Bob Boilen / NPR) ... read more - James Newton Howard: A Composer Who Can Do It All
James Newton Howard has composed the music for more than 100 films. He's scored thrillers, Disney animation and big fantasy series. His latest is the western News of the World. ... read more - The Best Tiny Desk Concerts Of 2020
Watch 20 of the year's greatest Tiny Desk performances, featuring a small sample of the talented artists who delivered intimate sets from NPR Music's D.C. offices.(Image credit: Kisha Ravi/NPR) ... read more - Toast Of The Nation 2021
Say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021 with live music from some of the best jazz groups performing today, featuring the Catherine Russell Trio, Pink Martini, KOKOROKO and the Jazz Gallery All-Stars. (Image credit: Jati Lindsay) ... read more - Tony Rice, A Giant Of The Acoustic Guitar, Dead At 69
Tony Rice first gained attention as a member of J.D. Crowe's boundary-pushing New South. Rice took it even further in the David Grisman Quintet. But the road took a toll on Rice.(Image credit: Stephen A. Ide/Getty Images) ... read more - As Coronavirus Put Live Music Events On Hold, A Texas Artist Looked To The InternetNPR's Don Gonyea speaks with singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez about her pandemic online project, "A Song for You." ... read more
- M. Ward’s New Album Offers His Take On Billie Holiday’s ‘Lady In Satin’NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with singer-songwriter M. Ward about his new album of Billie Holiday covers, "Think of Spring." He uses an acoustic guitar to bring a folk approach to Holiday's jazz songs. ... read more
- This Denver Bar Once Welcomed Frank Sinatra And Jack Kerouac. Now It’s ClosedThe legendary El Chapultepec has closed after 87 years in business — not only because of the pandemic, but also because Denver has changed. ... read more
- How To Stay Human: Jon Batiste Talks With Lara Downes
The renowned musician and Late Show bandleader has sage advice on everything from finding your north star and owning your own orbit to honoring lineage.(Image credit: NPR) ... read more - ‘Rompan Todo’ Explores A Turbulent History Of Latin America Through Rock Music
Rompan Todo is a new Netflix six-part documentary series that explores the socio-political history of rock music in Latin America from its genesis in the 1960s to the present. (Image credit: Lourdes Grobet) ... read more - ‘White Christmas’: A Holiday Concert With Rosemary ClooneyTo celebrate Christmas, Fresh Air listens back to a concert given by the late singer and actress on Feb. 11, 1997. Clooney spoke about her childhood and working with Bing Crosby and Billy Strayhorn. ... read more
- ‘Fresh Air’ Presents Swinging Christmas Music From Rebecca Kilgore And PalsKilgore is one of the leading interpreters of American songs. In December 2005, she and trombonist Dan Barrett and pianist Rossano Sportiello recorded at the NOLA studios in Manhattan. ... read more
- In ‘Soul,’ Jon Batiste’s Music Helps Bring Pixar’s First Black Lead To Life
Batiste is one of several real-life musicians who consulted on the new Pixar film, about a middle-school band teacher who ends up in a fantastical realm called The Great Before.(Image credit: Pixar) ... read more - Cozy Up With Andrew Bird As He Performs Holiday Songs From ‘Hark!’
Bird's holiday album is a collection of covers and originals that some might not view as Christmas material at all. (Image credit: Reuben Cox/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Playboi Carti Finally Drops Second Album, ‘Whole Lotta Red’
Playboi Carti has released his long-anticipated second album, Whole Lotta Red. The album comes two years after his 2018 studio debut, Die Lit and features Future, Kid Cudi and Kanye West.(Image credit: Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images) ... read more