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The English percussionist is best known for his work with The Smile and Sons of Kemet, but Skinner refines his own voice on his latest solo album.
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Banjo, harp and drums meet in the BEATrio, where Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda and Antonio Sánchez explore a sound they never planned to create. Hear how the trio first came together.
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The two multi-instrumentalists share insights from the making of their latest collaborative record.
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Despite singing of heartbreak or sadness, Emily King's barely-contained excitement brightens the room between each tune.
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Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday.
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The composer, multi-instrumentalist and MacArthur "genius" fellow, deftly straddles the classical and jazz realms while unleashing the power of spaces between the notes.
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With its fusion of funk, jazz, Afrobeats and R&B, the British band conveys a radical mission to choose joy.
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The expressive singer made just three albums, including his 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, but retreated from the public after each. He had been battling cancer, according to a statement from his family.
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Historian Dorothy Williams explains why Montreal became a center for jazz music.
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The composer and bandleader talks about his latest album and founding a new group called Ursa Major.
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Drummer Marcus Gilmore joins Christian McBride to celebrate his Vanguard debut and reflect on the legacy of his grandfather, Roy Haynes, while carving his own path with Journey to the New.
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Pascoal said he had composed thousands of pieces. "I am 100 percent intuitive," he once told NPR. Miles Davis called him one of the most important musicians in the world.