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Two Englishmen, Guy Wood and Robert Mellin, slipped it into the Great American Songbook just before it closed, just as rock rolled over sophistication. It…

August 27, 2018. Karrin Allyson has long been known for her on point phrasing, and her impeccable treatment of standards. But here, on her new release…

Blowing in from Chicago is the hot recording from trumpeter Marquis Hill, a rising regional star in Chicago whose third release, The Poet, is a skillfully…

Mozart's enigmatic story of a serial womanizer has both comic and dramatic elements.

As the host of a weekly public radio program pairing conversation and duet performances, McPartland brought many jazz greats to an audience of millions. For more than 40 years, she offered an intimate perspective on the elusive topic of improvisation.

The percussionist, trumpeter and leader of the Fort Apache Band suffered cardiac arrest from smoke inhalation. He was 69 years old.

From Bach on the accordion to a full-length symphony housed on a one-bit microchip, NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz spin an eclectic assortment of new music.

What do great conductors listen to when they're not on the podium? Nézet-Séguin made a playlist, specifically for Fresh Air, of music that inspires him (plus one of his cats' favorite songs).

BP reflects on the master pianist's impact on the jazz world. A finely tuned jazz ear can easily identify the beautiful and light-as-a-feather touch of…

Christian Sands, Miki Yamanaka and Peter Bernstein are among the artists in this inaugural edition of Play It Forward, a monthly column and nightly on-air feature for new jazz releases, curated by Greg Bryant.