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The musical visionary led a multi-racial funk band that produced five Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early '70s.
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Myung-Whun Chung will be one of the first non-Italians to take the post of music director at Milan's famous opera house.
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This jazz supergroup has super powers and they're on full display from beginning to end during this Tiny Desk.
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Pianist Hiromi picks a track from 10 different bands she's led or joined, tracing the bold ideas and unexpected turns that have shaped her ever-evolving sound.
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In 1989, Trump took out full-page newspaper ads demanding the death penalty "for roving bands of wild criminals." The Detroit Opera decided to program this work long before the presidential election.
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The 12th-century abbess, scientist and composer inspires new interpretations of her music, and new works, on an album spotlighting soprano Barbara Hannigan.
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The band's mystical approach to improvisation never bends to one sound at a time.
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In a fraught moment for two institutions behind the awards, this year's NEA Jazz Masters ceremony celebrated musicians who have upheld the genre's legacy while looking anxiously toward an uncertain future.
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A celebration to honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Marshall Allen, Chucho Valdés, Marilyn Crispell and Gary Giddins. Watch live on Sat., April 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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As one of the most-performed living composers, the Pulitzer winner insists that her music communicate to everyone — from farmers to children to the classical music intelligentsia.
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The pontiff, who possessed a sizable record collection, was a keen listener. Hear his favorite tracks — from Bach to Piazzolla — and a few more that might have caught his discerning ear.
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The Audra McDonald-starring Broadway show brings its enthralling performances and groundbreaking cast to the Tiny Desk.