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A new album, American Counterpoints, reasserts the importance of two 20th century Black composers whose work has been neglected.
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The free jazz band with a punk ethos runs through six songs without breaks.
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The late American composer John Cage left it up to the performer to decide how long his work, Organ2/ASLSP, should take. A group in Germany is testing the limits.
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During his residency of the famed Blue Note jazz club in New York, the OutKast-rapper-turned-flutist showed us why New Blue Sun is both less and more than that question.
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Joshua Redman illustrates why he is one of today's best saxophonists.
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Two of the new Grammy categories reflect trends that are booming among musicians and the industry.
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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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This year, the annual holiday concert, recorded live at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., features an all-Cuban lineup: Hilario Durán, Melvis Santa and Alfredo Rodriguez.
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The album's not dead! Want proof? NPR Music's list of the best albums of 2023 features masterworks by veterans, newcomers, iconoclasts and at least one supergroup.
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The Grammy-winning bassist, bandleader and broadcaster talks about his love for music, family ties in the jazz world, and the thrill of sitting in with Wynton Marsalis as a teenager.