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Sense Of Community Drew Musician Jenn Adams Back To Montana

6:08am May 06, 2016

Morning Edition is broadcasting from the Feed Cafe in Bozeman, Montana. David Greene talks to singer-songwriter Jenn Adams who has been performing the music for the stories about Montana.

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Your Song Changed My Life: St. Vincent On 'Jeremy,' By Pearl Jam

7:31pm May 05, 2016

NPR Music's Bob Boilen talks with musician St. Vincent about a song that changed her life, "Jeremy," by Pearl Jam.

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Sturgill Simpson, in a scene from his new video for 'Breakers Roar.'

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Sturgill Simpson Sings A Surreal Lullaby In 'Breakers Roar'

6:29pm May 05, 2016

by Jackson Sinnenberg

Watch a heartbreaking, dreamlike video for the outsider-country singer's new song.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Alan Reid

6:21pm May 05, 2016

The long-time Battlefield Band member was also host Fiona Ritchie's very first interview subject.

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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: 50 Years Of Mondays

5:26pm May 05, 2016

The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, the most influential modern big band, played on Monday nights at the Village Vanguard in New York. For its 50th anniversary, its successor performs a salute.

James Blake performs live during Berlin Festival Day 2 at the Arena Treptow on May 30, 2015 in Berlin, Germany.

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James Blake Drops Three New Songs, New Album Coming Tonight

4:19pm May 05, 2016

by Robin Hilton

The electronic artist, producer and soulful crooner James Blake will release his long-awaited album, The Colour In Anything at 7 p.m. ET tonight.

Animal Collective performs live for KCRW

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Watch Animal Collective Perform 'Golden Gal' Live In The Studio

4:10pm May 05, 2016

by Jason Bentley

The experimental pop band gives a colorful performance of a song from its new album, Painting With.

Trombonist and composer Reginald Cyntje was born in Dominica and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands on a diet of reggae, calypso, classical and jazz.

It's No Jive: Every Day Is International Jazz Day

3:43pm May 05, 2016

by Jackson Sinnenberg

Jazz may have been born in America but it has grown into a global form. We've got a playlist that ranges from a Pakistani version of "Take Five" to a love song with scatting in Mandarin.

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Latin Roots: Carrie Rodriguez

3:16pm May 05, 2016

The fiddle-playing songwriter performs music from her new, purposefully bilingual album, Lola.

Corinne Bailey Rae's new album, The Heart Speaks In Whispers, comes out May 13.

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First Listen: Corinne Bailey Rae, 'The Heart Speaks In Whispers'

2:33pm May 05, 2016

by Ann Powers

On Rae's third album, the singer-songwriter's fleshed-out jams and delicate, jazz-informed ballads examine the subtle trajectories emotions can take.