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One of Nashville's most talented couples took to their attic for a three-song set, including an unrecorded song that speaks to what so many of us our feeling right now.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

Ho hey! Look who turned up at the Tiny Desk. Watch The Lumineers play a four-song set for the smallest crowd in ages.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

Robby Grant, Pat Sansone (Wilco), Jonathan Kirkscey and John Medeski (Medeski, Martin & Wood) give an all-Mellotron performance, making music of magic and mystery.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

A power trio of an entirely different kind, the Houston band led a journey through globally-influenced funk, jazz, surf and psych-rock — before creating a live, instrumental hip-hop mixtape. 

A conversation about the best jazz albums of the year, and what they tell us about the genre’s future. Guests: Martin Johnson and Giovanni Russonello. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com ... Show More

Zurück in die 1940er Jahre und zwar nach New York.Dort haben zu dieser Zeit junge, afroamerikanische Jazzmusiker einen neuen Musikstil entwickelt, mit dem sie den Jazz von einer Unterhaltungs- und Tanzmusik zu einer anspruchsvollen Kunstform verwandelten - "Bebop". 

A rundown of impressive recent releases and a look at who benefits (and suffers) when artists working outside formal jazz idioms are lumped into conversations about the genre. Guests: Marcus J. Moore and Giovanni Russonello.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explor ... Show More

The jazz duo opened its set with "Heaven Right Here," one of the early '90s tunes that had Tuck and Patti on the charts and all over jazz radio. 

Even if you're not very into jazz, you probably know Kind of Blue, the jazz album that's sold more copies than any other and is widely considered one of the greatest albums ever, in any genre.Among the sextet of musicians who played on the album, three stand out as true jazz geni ... Show More