The 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert
Dianne Reeves, Pat Metheny, Joanne Brackeen and Todd Barkan are recipients of the 2018 Jazz Masters award — the highest honor the U.S gives to a jazz musician or advocate.
Concerts
Tyler Childers: Tiny Desk Concert
Tyler Childers writes songs about hard lives and hard love with direct heart and a soulful Kentucky drawl.
Lara Bello: Tiny Desk Concert
Flamenco, jazz and classical share the stage in this Tiny Desk from one of our favorite Spanish composers.
Rhye: Tiny Desk Concert
See the band perform a rare evening Tiny Desk concert, illuminated by flickering lights
Nicholas Payton On Piano Jazz
The trumpet prodigy learned how to improv from fellow New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis. Payton was only in his 20s when he visited with McPartland for this 1998 episode.
Bettye LaVette On Mountain Stage
The legendary soul artist's star-studded 2018 album Things Have Changed includes re-imagined classics by Bob Dylan, which she performs on this episode of Mountain Stage.
Dan Auerbach: Tiny Desk Concert
The guitarist and singer for The Black Keys and The Arcs brings his Easy Eye Sound Revue to the Tiny Desk, recalling a time and sound from the '60s when southern R&B, including Nashville, was a force.
Watch Nikki Lane Perform 'Right Time' At SXSW
The Nashville artist injects a little vocal grit and some rock attitude into her galloping country song "Right Time."
Dee Dee Bridgewater: Tiny Desk Concert
Bridgewater connects with her roots, her birthplace and the town she's loved all her life, with a set of songs from Memphis.
Robin Olson: Tiny Desk Concert
Hear the elusive avant-garde pianist debut a new piece, etched in shimmering chords and dark, lamenting octaves.