Hanson For The Holidays: Tiny Desk Concert
Frantic time-lapse set decoration. An intrusive snow machine. Ugly holiday sweaters. It's time to hunker down and soak up a raucous and reverent Christmas party, courtesy of Hanson.
Music & Culture
Chicago Jazz Pianist Willie Pickens Is Remembered For Performing And Teaching
Chicago jazz piano legend Willie Pickens died this past week at age 86. Fellow musicians remember him as a talented musician and mentor to generations of jazz students.
'I Speak To Everybody Who Is Even Remotely Like Me': Eminem on 'Revival'
On his ninth studio album, Revival, Eminem takes on President Trump, racial disparity and coming to terms with his maturing career.
The Dominican Sisters Of Mary Highlights The 'True Beauty' Of Christmas With New Album
Members of the Ann Arbor, Mich. convent perform in the NPR studios and discuss their holiday album.
A Jazz Piano Christmas 2017
This year, Abelita Mateus, Marcia Ball, Helen Sung and Joanne Brackeen create a toe-tapping meditation on peace and the holidays.
Don Pullen On Piano Jazz
The brilliant pianist played church music and R&B before joining Charles Mingus' band and forming his own quartet. He joins Marian McPartland for a song in this 1989 episode.
Michael McDonald On World Cafe
Wide Open gets pretty personal, and so did our conversation. McDonald discusses the reality of being a musician in his sixties and what he calls his "first big hurt" (and no, it's not a romantic one).
What's Good? Hip-Hop Drops A Motherlode Of New Music
Friday got flooded with new music. Here's the quick take on LPs from Eminem, Brockhampton, N.E.R.D., Boosie, G-Eazy, Scarface and Jeezy — to name a few.
Watch Lo Moon Perform At KXT
The rising indie trio performed "This Is It," "Thorns" and "Loveless" during a recent stop in Dallas, Texas.
Happy Birthday, Eddie Palmieri! Alt.Latino Helps El Maestro Blow Out 81 Candles
81 years young and showing no signs of slowing down, pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri talks about life and his latest album