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Renee Klahr/Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year. -
Renee Klahr/Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.
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The multi-talented cellist leads her string ensemble in concert from the African-American neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, featuring her two children on voice and drums.
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Hear LaFarge mix old-time jazz, blues, ragtime and string-band music from the past century. -
"I wanted my music to change the world," says the Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus associate. Watch the saxophonist's legitimately epic triple-album come to life with his band, a choir and strings.
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Hear a newly unearthed recording of the Miles Davis Quintet from the 1967 Newport Jazz Festival.
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The best-selling pianist also hosts a jazz show on BBC Radio 2. He joins NPR's Scott Simon to share new music from three European artists who merge classic sounds with electronic elements.
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The baritone saxophonist has performed in some of the best big bands that ever were — including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, which salutes their 25-year-veteran in concert.
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The influential vibraphonist duets with Marian McPartland in a set of favorite standards, including his own "Flying Home."
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A group that specializes in Balkan music talks about how they grew as a band.
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For this week's All Songs +1 podcast, Patrick Jarenwattananon swings by to discuss jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington and his new album, The Epic.
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The late trumpeter's stunning compositions and imaginative improvisations left deep impressions on generations — such as Ingrid Jensen and Steve Treseler, who rearrange Wheeler's catalog.
