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The jazz pianist and longtime host of NPR's Piano Jazz tells her story in a new documentary full of archival footage, family photos and interviews.

The saxophonist also outlined the failings of modern jazz and his hopes for the next generation.

Take a walk through this Michigan college town, and you'll probably see Alexis Dawdy and her violin.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author says he'll never forget his mother's renditions of Nat King Cole songs.

After years of singing other people's songs, bandleader and co-founder Ginny Carr has crafted a tightly harmonized album of originals.

Meet Mike Tetreault, a professional percussionist who spent a year working about 20 hours a day toward his dream job — and how his fate was decided in just a few minutes.

Saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane — son of John and Alice — says his mother's love of symphonic music provided a childhood soundtrack for him and his siblings.

Written 50 years ago this summer, it's just been dubbed the second-most recorded pop song ever. It's been covered by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Amy Winehouse to the Yale Whiffenpoofs. What song is it? Here's a hint: It's Brazilian and it's about a girl.

Michael Charry's new biography captures the power Szell brought to the Cleveland Orchestra, as well as his tempestuous personality.

The bassist and bandleader was born in Malaysia to Chinese parents, but as a toddler she moved with her family to Australia. Her album weaves in her family's stories — and even their languages.