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In three collaborations in the late 1950s, Gil Evans and Miles Davis steered their projects into a new era for jazz. Terence Blanchard plays Davis' role with commitment and emotion in this set.

Pianist Christian Sands has an old-school jazz education — yet loves to riff over Kanye West beats and arrange OutKast songs. Of course, if you follow improvised music today, this is far from unusual.

The Undead Music Festival hosts a nationwide "Night of the Living DIY" this Friday, organizing house concerts from Oakland to Brooklyn. As one grassroots concert presenter explains, living rooms might just be where improvisation thrives best.

NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.

Hear an excerpt from a fabulous debut recording by a 21-year-old pianist who's poised to take the world by storm with his beguiling mix of tenderness and muscularity.

In Boston, three professors and musical virtuosos meet weekly to give concerts of free improvisation — and have for four decades. One fan tells us about how she saw The Fringe so many times, the manager of the club finally offered her a job tending bar.

After 11 days and 400-plus submissions, we unveil a winner in our first classical caption contest.

A classy train ride in Copenhagen, a ruckus in London and a broken Strad in Madrid: all the news that's fit to link.

"Cookie cutter" students, young musicians in New York and the history of jazz in India.

NPR's Nina Totenberg recalls her late father's mastery of music, as well as his love of life.