Concerts

The East Atlanta emcee brings a serious attention to detail to this stripped-down performance of tracks from his new album plus some earlier career-defining songs.

There are more than a thousand community bands in big cities and small towns throughout the country.

The young rising violin star not only makes his instrument sing, he offers music by composers of color.

The ensemble, composed of current students in Juilliard's jazz studies program, gives a performance that embodies a spirit of community and collaboration.

The Queens of the musical SIX reign over the Tiny Desk, enrapturing the audience of NPR staffers assembled.

Sounds like a musician's dream come true: A duo from the African nation of Comoros was invited to Peter Gabriel's world music fest. But there was a daunting obstacle: Getting a visa to enter the U.K.

Isaiah J. Thompson's compositions combine jazz's past and present to paint a beautiful portrait of its future.

The bassist and her band The Cookout perform a joyful, head-bobbing set of masterful jazz.

The nine-piece band filled the room with joy and a sound that's unique in Tiny Desk history, mixing shamanistic ritual sounds with Korean folk songs.