Dry Cleaning: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The post-punk band recontextualizes its established robust sound for a relatively subdued Tiny Desk performance from World of Echo, a record store in East London.
Music
Musicians Used To Adapting Find Their Rhythm Again As Live Jazz Returns
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jazz Night in America host Christian McBride about the return of live jazz as pandemic restrictions lift across the U.S.
Jon Batiste On Sharing Joy In A Painful Year: 'I Want To Reaffirm People's Humanity'
Batiste is the bandleader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In March 2021, he joined us from his home piano, playing songs from his album, We Are, as well as music he wrote for the film Soul.
The Traditional Chinese Pipa Meets Guitar In Min Xiao-Fen's 'White Lotus'
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Min Xiao-Fen, virtuoso on the Chinese stringed instrument pipa, and guitarist Rez Abbasi about their collaboration on White Lotus, a new album.
Shaking Up The Classical Canon: Randall Goosby Talks With Lara Downes
The rising young violinist discovers his musical roots and questions the traditional borderlines of the repertoire.
Jazz Night's Monthly Mixtape: Kamasi Washington, Brandee Younger And More
Jazz is alive and thriving! Each month, the Jazz Night staff curates a playlist of new music that caught our attention. For June, work by Brandee Younger, Kamasi Washington, Hiatus Kaiyote and more.
The Ophelias (Feat. Julien Baker), 'Neil Young On High'
Julien Baker not only adds harmonies but depth to the sinuous ache of The Ophelias' intricate indie-pop song.
70 New Ways To Think About 'America The Beautiful'
Pianist Min Kwon asked 70 artists to examine and interpret the patriotic standard on solo piano. "What they have in common is what they want America to sound like," she says.
From Vinyl To MP3: 50 Classic Celtic Songs That Shaped The Thistle & Shamrock
It reminds us to be tradition-bearers: talking to family members, friends and neighbors, so that treasured life experiences and cultural heritage is captured, preserved and shared.
Big Red Machine (Feat. Taylor Swift), 'Renegade'
Taylor Swift's feature on the latest single from Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon's side project could easily have been a standout track on either of her 2020 blockbusters.