Music & Culture

Mary Halvorson's latest album, Away With You, is a collection of octets.

Music & Culture

Why Mary Halvorson Sounds Like No Other Guitarist

8:39am November 27, 2016

by Joel Rose

With an approach once described as "anti-guitar," the 36-year-old composer and instrumentalist has made her name in a jazz scene dominated by men, leading her own groups and creating her own sound.

Music & Culture

Music Of Mali: Rokia Traore

8:39am November 27, 2016

Despite the ongoing Tuareg rebellion and military coup, Mali produces extraordinary artists and musicians. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with singer Rokia Traoré about her album, "Né So."

Pauline Oliveros performs at Merkin Concert Hall in New York, in 1991.

Pauline Oliveros, Pioneer Of 'Deep Listening,' Dies At 84

1:18pm November 26, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Oliveros is best known for her experimental approach to music and sound. "Hear with your ears, listen with your heart," was her guiding principle.

Daniel Foose Returns From Family's Former Slave Plantation With New Album Material

9:28am November 26, 2016

Foose is a jazz bass player and composer living in New York. His great-great-great grandfather was a slave owner, and Foose went back to the old plantation to exorcise some ghosts.

Andy Grammer shot the music video for "Fresh Eyes" on Skid Row in L.A. "It was really powerful," he says. "By far the best day of my year."

Music & Culture

In Andy Grammer's New Video, A Call To Act Against Homelessness

9:06am November 26, 2016

by NPR Staff

Grammer filmed the video for his single "Fresh Eyes" on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Over the course of the shoot, the singer and his team provided haircuts, clean clothes and meals.

Music & Culture

NPR Listeners Give Thanks To Their Favorite Musicians

4:32pm November 25, 2016

NPR listeners tell us about a musician they are grateful for in 2016 — from legendary singers Prince, Sharon Brown and Leonard Cohen, to pop-gospel musician Shaina Taub.