A Jazz Piano Christmas 2015
Kenny Barron, Fred Hersch, Carmen Staaf and Joey Alexander — a roster whose ages span more than 60 years — play solo renditions of their holiday favorites at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
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Heavenly Bodies
This year, a cast of progressive experimentalists, such as Arca, Juliana Huxtable and Elysia Crampton, among others, tackled matters of identity with an imaginative and expansive focus.
'We Make Stuff Every Day': King Krule's Archy Marshall On His New Multi-Media Album
A New Place 2 Drown, out today, is 37 minutes of music, but also an art book and a short documentary made in collaboration with Marshall's brother Jack that lays bare their south London life.
Sense Of Place Minneapolis: Peter Jesperson & Tommy Stinson
Hear interviews with two men who played a role in the story of The Replacements.
Dweezil Zappa On Dad's Music: We Treat It 'Like It's Classical Music'
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with musician Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa, about his new album, Via Zammata, and his father's influence on his music.
Sense Of Place Minneapolis: Low
Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker have spent more than two decades playing slowly in Low.
Songs We Love: Aloe Blacc, 'Merry Christmas Mr. Brown'
The soul singer's musical gift to the families of police violence is a healing Christmas Spirit.
Jeffrey Foucault Finds Beauty In Small Towns And Simple Truths
Foucault's songs explore life, loss and the distance between child and parent. He joined NPR's David Greene while on tour for his latest album Salt as Wolves.
Viking's Choice: Glenn Jones, 'Flower Turned Inside-Out'
On the acoustic guitarist's sixth album, Fleeting, his compositions leap from the speakers more than ever before. Hear the strings rattle and the room breathe in Jones' meditative new song.
First Watch: Meg Baird, 'Don't Weigh Down The Light'
The psychedelic folk singer's new video lovingly captures the poignancy of gentrification in her old Philadelphia neighborhood.