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Jazz musicians have long spoken their mind in the face of injustice, and 2019 was no exception.

Music for Food is a national effort to fight hunger at the local level, through funds raised at classical music concerts. Pianist Jonathan Biss has…

The contentious presidential election colored the listening habits of NPR's classical producer.

Before he was the drummer for The Bad Plus, King developed a strong work ethic — or maybe not — doing various forms of menial labor in the Midwest.

As a 16-year-old “musical theatre kid,” I’ve always linked the name Leonard Bernstein with West Side Story, and those familiar songs that never fail to…

Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave, born in 1928, has a life most of us—young or old—would envy. Still creative and writing in a bold, distinctive…

Swift's reverence for this music’s history and her respect for its composers and lyricists asserts itself with every old show tune or standard she dusts off and makes devastatingly hip again—or for the first time.

A visionary with seemingly boundless energy, pianist Lara Downes is clearing new paths in the classical music landscape, expanding minds and spurring…

'Concerto For Trombone' — composed for Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist with the New York Philharmonic — stands as a testament to the flexibility of Chick Corea's musical vision. It's also the latest example of jazz and classical music in active dialogue, as Alessi demonstrates with the Phil this week.

We're heading into what might be the busiest weekend of the year for improvised music. Here are a few options to keep in mind.