Albert Ayler made sublime music. The world was not ready
At his last recorded concerts, the avant-garde outlaw's seemingly disparate sound worlds came together.
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How Dave's Lesbian Bar builds queer community in New York
The monthly pop-up series fulfills a need for community spaces in the city where queer people feel comfortable, safe and considered.
Echoes of 2006: Jazz Fest returns to New Orleans for 2022
Opening for the first time in three years, the festival brings memories of 2006 when the annual celebration of music and culture went on after Hurricane Katrina.
Watch episode 1 of Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf
Before we reveal this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, judges Bob Boilen and Bobby Carter share their top picks.
The nouveau swing of Donald Harrison Jr., Big Chief and NEA Jazz Master
Hear stories from New Orleans saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr.'s upbringing, words from his mentee, drummer Joe Dyson, and a performance on his home turf recorded at Snug Harbor.
Horace Andy, 'This Must Be Hell'
The famed Jamaican vocalist and Massive Attack collaborator opens Midnight Rocker with near-catastrophic spiritual urgency.
Caloncho, 'Somos Instantes'
The Mexican singer's latest single is a respite for the weary-hearted and a reminder to cultivate joy.
On 'Palomino,' Miranda Lambert wants to be wild and free
Miranda Lambert's Palomino is, at its heart, an album about the freedom afforded by the open road. But where country music's stuck on back roads, Lambert speeds down the interstate.
In Dua Lipa's ever-expanding world, 'there's no time limit and there's no what-ifs'
The pop star is returning to stages two years after releasing an acclaimed second album, Future Nostalgia, and being forced like everyone else to hunker down for the long chill.
American Aquarium, 'All I Needed'
Sometimes when you are down, just hearing the right song can bring you back up.