Concerts

Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm, Lo Moon, Holly Macve, The Dream Syndicate and The Growlers will also perform during the final night of Non-Comm 2017. Watch live starting Friday at 7 p.m. ET.

Mexico may not be known for its jazz, but the young lions of Troker are a promising hope to make the country and its capital city a destination.

The jazz-influenced singer and the former Late Show bandleader will perform at World Cafe Live as part of Non-Comm 2017, starting Friday at 12 p.m. ET.

The sassy vaudeville duo and the pioneering alt-rock band will perform at World Cafe Live as part of Non-Comm 2017, starting Thursday at 12 p.m. ET.

Gov't Mule, Ron Gallo, Mondo Cozmo, Kyle Craft and Baskery will also perform during the second night of Non-Comm 2017. Watch live starting Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

The low end has always been terra firma for Williams, one of the all-time great bassists in modern jazz. Hear highlights of a recent set with his post-bop ensemble, Something More.

Brent Cobb, Bash & Pop, The Districts, The National Reserve and Greg Graffin will also perform during the first night of Non-Comm 2017. Watch it live starting Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.

Tim Darcy of Montreal band Ought brings his mysterious solo work, from the album Saturday Night, to the Tiny Desk. The record he says, was his chance to "get back to my roots, in my own voice."

Players like Moses Boyd, Shabaka Hutchings and Sarathy Korwar drive London's jazz scene forward with sounds from around the world. In March, SXSW hosted all three for an up-to-the minute dispatch.

Danilo Brito and his band brought their dextrous expression of choro music to the Tiny Desk, a long-established musical style that has its roots in the streets and backyards of Brito's native Brazil.