Stephen Kallao

Jackson and Scott-Heron created some of most memorable protest music of the early '70s, through the duo’s combination of jazz, soul, funk and spoken word poetry. Fifty years later, Jackson’s new album, Now More Than Ever, revisits some of their most iconic songs.

The Australian musician's newest album is named for a neighborhood bar in Melbourne that just so happens to have a recording studio upstairs.

Plus, Avalon Emerson & The Charm perform songs from the band's latest album, Written Into Changes.

Alex Edkins, frontman of the hardcore band Metz, goes full power pop on his new solo album.

World Cafe sits down with a Grammy Award-winning jazz master as part of its Sense of Place: Philadelphia series.

Lindsey Jordan, of Snail Mail, tackles mortality, religion and the afterlife on her third studio album.

Bill Frisell performs a song made famous by Barbra Streisand, live for World Cafe.

The musical connection between frontperson Nick Llobet and bassist Micah Prussack is at the heart of the Brooklyn-based band's latest album.

Long before he became bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea was enamored with jazz music. On Honora, he puts that love to practice.

The Los Angeles-based group joins World Cafe in the studio for an otherworldly set of improvisational music.