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Marcus Roberts' Race for the White House is a set of jazz compositions inspired by presidential candidates Trump, Carson, Clinton and Sanders.

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If You Were A Jazz Tune Running For President, What Would You Sound Like?

9:28am February 27, 2016

by NPR Staff

Jazz pianist Marcus Roberts responds to that question on his new EP, Race For The White House, whose compositions are inspired by the personalities of Trump, Carson, Clinton and Sanders.

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Mormon Tabernacle Choir Grows (Virtually) By Crowdsourcing Public Recordings

7:54am February 27, 2016

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is inviting the public to join their choir — virtually, that is. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro speaks to ad man, Christian Pulfer, about the ambitious Messiah project.

Tiny Desk Concert with Brushy One String.

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Brushy One String: Tiny Desk Concert

6:15am February 27, 2016

by Bob Boilen

Subtlety and nuance are more easily found in minimalism than excess. Brushy One String's sound is made by one big fat E-string and a rich, powerful voice.

Esperanza Spalding's new album is called Emily's D+Evolution.

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First Listen Live: Esperanza Spalding, 'Emily's D+Evolution'

8:00pm February 26, 2016

Fulfilling a proggy, funky and theatrical direction for her new power trio, the bassist and vocalist presents her new album live in concert this Thursday, March 3 at 8 p.m. ET.

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Peter Frampton On World Cafe

5:54pm February 26, 2016

Hear the English rocker unplug and perform songs from his new album, Acoustic Classics.

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Sumi Tonooka On Piano Jazz

1:35pm February 26, 2016

The imaginative pianist swings with easy grace while playing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" in 1992.

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'Salt Into The Wound': Why Anohni Is Skipping The Oscars

12:44pm February 26, 2016

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The singer and lyricist — and the first transgender performer ever nominated for an Oscar — has written that the truth about her exclusion from the ceremony is "impossible to ignore."

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Songs We Love: Parker Millsap, 'Heaven Sent'

12:21pm February 26, 2016

by Jewly Hight

One of the leading, young singer-songwriters in Americana debuts music and talks about the characters he writes about.

Kanye West reaching for his audience during 102.7 KIIS FM's 2015 Wango Tango in Los Angeles, May 2015.

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What We Talk About When We Talk About 'TLOP'

8:00am February 26, 2016

by Frannie Kelley

When people speak on Kanye, they show themselves. I don't know if that means he's a superior artist or not; I do know that's why we're spilling all this ink.

Loretta Lynn's new album, Full Circle, comes out March 4.

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First Listen: Loretta Lynn, 'Full Circle'

12:00am February 26, 2016

by Jewly Hight

What commands the spotlight on Full Circle isn't so much what the archetypal, proudly Appalachian-identified country songwriter has to say as how she says it.