Endea Owens and The Cookout: Tiny Desk Concert
The bassist and her band The Cookout perform a joyful, head-bobbing set of masterful jazz.
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Alt.Latino's end of summer playlist showcases music from Colombia, Mexico and Austin, Texas
NPR's Alt.Latino is featuring some of the summer's hottest releases in Latin music.
The autopsy for Naomi Judd confirms details of her death that her family released
Judd died the day before she and Wynonna were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
She's back! Britney Spears releases her first song since her conservatorship ended
Spears collaborated with Elton John on the club-ready single "Hold Me Closer."
'Will of the People' is Muse's call for revolution
Scott Simon speaks with Muse frontman Matt Bellamy about the band's new album, "Will of the People."
Remembering Joey DeFrancesco, pioneering Hammond organist who changed jazz music
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with music critic Nate Chinen about the legacy of iconic jazz Hammond organ player Joey DeFrancesco, who died on Thursday.
Ray Meezy & D~collins 'Ain't Never'
Ray Meezy and D~collins are small town rappers with ambitions and skills to take them much farther than their hometown of Greenwood, S.C.
Tenci, 'Two Cups'
The Chicago quartet's charming new song is a theme for unbridled joy.
Battle Trance, 'Green of Winter I'
A wind-powered, tour-de-force from the tenor sax quartet.
Joey DeFrancesco, driving force on the Hammond organ, dies at 51
DeFrancesco played in Miles Davis's band as a teenager, brought the sound of the Hammond B-3 organ roaring back to the jazz mainstream in the 1990s and remained the instrument's most visible champion.