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Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's brilliant Power To The People was recorded in 1969, when jazz musicians were confronting the influence of rock and soul. Some had trouble, but Henderson wrote tunes that always sneaked a step or two beyond convention.

The new jazz supergroup, featuring B3 organ master Dr. Lonnie Smith, brings the music of the Crescent City to the New York-based Latin soul music called boogaloo. In a session from Jazz24, the band is paired down to a trio with alto saxophonist Donald Harrison and guitarist Peter Bernstein.

Hear the famed pianist and the New York Philharmonic celebrate the Lunar New Year with traditional Chinese music and Liszt's First Piano Concerto.

Several generations of modern jazz musicians have grown up playing funk, rock and soul. These two top improvisers have let it seep into their own hybrid music. They presented their plugged-in bands.

At the birth of motion pictures, moviegoers would watch the silent films to the sound of the house Wurlitzer organ. Today, jazz trumpeter Dave Douglas and his band are taking a second look at these silent films with brand-new scores and a new way to distribute music.

Listen to the acclaimed Norwegian pianist in a program that spans pillars of the piano literature — from Haydn to Chopin to Bartok.

The great drummer made his debut at the club with Sonny Rollins in the late '60s. Foster has been a sideman to the stars ever since, and now he leads his own band of young guns.

The spare, haunting melodies of composer and pianist Erik Satie have inspired musicians, from Claude Debussy to guitarists Jonathan Stone and Adrian Bond, who perform his music in NPR's studio.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Like Before, Somewhat After, the new recording from drummer George Schuller and his quintet Circle Wide. The disc salutes the music of pianist Keith Jarrett's '70s-era quartet.

Onstage at Jazz Standard in New York, recent Juilliard graduate Jonathan Batiste is up first. The pianist leads off for John Ellis & Double-Wide with music from the new CD Dance Like There's No Tomorrow, this week on JazzSet.