Concerts

Tiny Desk Concert with Gaelynn Lea.

Gaelynn Lea: Tiny Desk Concert

by Bob Boilen

Watch the singer and violinist who stood out from 6,000-plus entries in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Gaelynn Lea performs two of these four songs with fellow Duluth, Minn., musician Alan Sparhawk of Low.
Tiny Desk Concert with Monsieur Periné,

Monsieur Periné: Tiny Desk Concert

by Felix Contreras

The Colombian band channels an unlikely inspiration: 1920s-era, guitar-driven jazz from the U.S. Watch Monsieur Periné perform three songs in the NPR Music offices.
Tiny Desk Concert with Lake Street Dive.

Lake Street Dive: Tiny Desk Concert

by Bob Boilen

The band's comfortably styled songs sometimes tilt toward soul and often rock danceably on a new collection of songs called Side Pony. Watch Lake Street Dive perform live at the NPR Music offices.
L-R: Archie Shepp, Gary Burton, Wendy Oxenhorn, Pharoah Sanders.

The 2016 NEA Jazz Masters Concert

Gary Burton, Wendy Oxenhorn, Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp make up the newest class of Jazz Masters — the highest honor the U.S. gives to a jazz musician or advocate. Their work is webcast April 4.
Tiny Desk Concert with Wilco.

Wilco: Tiny Desk Concert

by Bob Boilen

Bands don't typically get to play the Tiny Desk more than once, but Wilco is a natural exception. Watch the group perform "The Joke Explained" and three songs from its late-'90s catalog.