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Before she won a $625,000 grant on Wednesday, Giddens was a frequent guest on NPR programs. Relive her performances as both a solo artist and a member of Carolina Chocolate Drops.

The drummer was a first call for many of the finest singers of the 1960s and '70s, including Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Lena Horne and Peggy Lee.

Misunderstood early in his career, the jazz pianist and composer — born Oct. 10, 1917 — came to have a massive effect on American music.

The psychedelic Franken-pop monster features production by Top Dawg's Sounwave, saxophone by Kamasi Washington and backing vocals by Cara Delevingne and Jenny Lewis.

As commemorative tributes take place across the country, the flagship jazz competition has quietly been put on hold.

On the three-minute, mid-paced punk churn, singer Jason Lubrano muses, with a tinge of humor, that there must really be something wrong if your heart stops beating.

The singer performed the first two singles from his upcoming album, The Thrill Of It All: "Too Good At Goodbyes" and "Pray."

Saturday Night Live broke format this weekend as Jason Aldean performed Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" in response to the October 1 shooting in Las Vegas.

The pop star was taken into custody on Saturday morning while on tour in Washington state.

The Las Vegas shooting is a chilling reminder that big concerts are a soft target. And that the industry still has much work to do to improve security and minimize the damage from future incidents.