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James Masefield has been improvising on the jazz mandolin for decades, including a release on Blue Note Records. Some years back, his eclectic creativity brought him to an unexpected second career.

With a Strauss waltz, a cheeky take on Strauss and a Beethoven concerto, conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin conjures the sound of old Vienna, once the musical capital of Europe.

Hear the "wild man of jazz" play "Just One Of Those Things" and "Bumble Rumble Blues."

He's a world-class Afro-Cuban percussionist, the first call of jazz and pop stars. He's also a Santería priest. As he tells us after a traditional ceremony, the two aspects of his life are connected.

Jazz in its most flexible definition hits New York City in a marathon weekend every January. Here are some of the 120 bands to seek out, including Camila Meza, Makaya McCraven and Ray Angry.

While making his latest album, the inventive guitarist found that covering classic film and TV scores has an existential side effect.

Music and an incredible story from the Mercury Prize winner, who started on the streets of Paris.

After wading through more music than one person can possibly see, here's how six different writers (and a photographer) remember this year's edition of a glorious annual overload.

The composer and pianist was only 14 when he was a guest on the program back in 1996.

The one-handed British pianist pours the optimism of a young man at the dawn of his career into a classic Gershwin song.