A New Music Journey From The U.S. To Havana
A misunderstanding morphed into an exciting idea: Take 10 American composers to Cuba. Hear their Havana concert.
Concerts
T-Pain: Giving Us Something We Can Feel
The audacious early-adopter weathered a storm of "Auto-Tune sucks" moral panic to emerge as a true artist, a mirror for our culture and a creative force.
The Oh Hellos: Tiny Desk Concert
The nine-piece band brings anthemic joy to the Tiny Desk, with buoyant songs whose underpinnings could still be dark and lonely.
Protomartyr: Tiny Desk Concert
The Detroit band's loud, screeching, grousing rock can be profound, poetic and bewildering. Singer Joe Casey barely moves throughout this performance, which only adds to the intensity.
Wayne Horvitz: The Pianist And The Poet
In Seattle, he books a club, teaches college and high-school kids, and leads a lot of different bands. So it makes sense that his new project was inspired by the locally born writer Richard Hugo.
Teddy Abrams: Tiny Desk Concert
Hear a young conductor, composer and pianist riff on Beethoven and play his own jazz-inspired compositions.
Youth Lagoon: Tiny Desk Concert
Trevor Powers' new songs are more expansive and self-assured than usual, a transition reflected in this performance. In person, he's poised, appearing almost joyful at times.
Beethoven Symphonies At Carnegie Hall Via Berlin
From an all-Beethoven residency week, hear the storied Berlin Philharmonic play the profound Sixth and witty Eighth with conductor Simon Rattle.
The Wild Reeds: Tiny Desk Concert
Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special. The Wild Reeds' songs are clear and memorable, potent and sometimes delicate, and beautifully performed here.
Sabertooth, Or The 23-Year Midnight Gig
At Chicago's Green Mill, one band has owned Saturday's after-hours set for decades. Jazz Night stays up with drunks, devotees and the organ quartet of saxophonists Pat Mallinger and Cameron Pfiffner.