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The iconic and barrier-breaking performer died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.

The four singers who make up säje collectively possess an extravagant degree of vocal and harmonic expertise. So what happens when you add Michael Mayo to the mix?

Irreversible Entanglements gives Sun Ra's apocalyptic jam a heavy-gauge upgrade — shape-shifting in and out of a groove, but always rooted in the terrifying hypothetical at hand.

A collaboration between poet Ross Gay, composer Tyshawn Sorey, director Brooke O'Harra and Yarn/Wire, 'Be Holding' turns an iconic layup by Dr. J into a meditation on Black resilience.

This recording is intimate and physical, a harsh reminder of the pain he endured while battling cancer.

Opera Ebony was formed when opportunities for Black singers were few and far between. The company celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, but may not survive its 81-year-old founder.

Don Sebesky, whose dynamic flair as a composer and arranger left an indelible mark on the sound of modern jazz and pop orchestration, died on April 29 in Maplewood, NJ. He was 85.

A Jean-Philippe Rameau opera, left unfinished at time of his death and recently completed by a musicologist, gets its premiere 280 years later, with extravagant costumes.

With a who's who of forward-thinking guitarists, Bill Orcutt brings his ecstatic minimalism to the Tiny Desk.

Grammy-winning Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor called the U.S. home for decades, until chaotic encounters with the immigration system caused him to leave the country permanently.