The 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert
Dianne Reeves, Pat Metheny, Joanne Brackeen and Todd Barkan are recipients of the 2018 Jazz Masters award — the highest honor the U.S gives to a jazz musician or advocate.
Music & Culture
Joseph Arthur And R.E.M.'s Peter Buck Hold Onto Music For Survival
A new collaboration between songwriters and mutual admirers explores human nature. Hear the first single from Arthur Buck, the chiming "I Am the Moment."
Tom Petty's Tour Photographer Presents Talk At SECCA
Andy Tennille will share photos and stories of his seven years working with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and his nearly two decades in music journalism at the Southeastern Center for
Tyler Childers: Tiny Desk Concert
Tyler Childers writes songs about hard lives and hard love with direct heart and a soulful Kentucky drawl.
Neko Case Returns With A New Anthem, Fueled By 'Bad Luck'
In the second single from this summer's Hell-On, the powerhouse singer belts out an ode to misfortune and, ultimately, survival.
Courtney Marie Andrews On World Cafe
Now here's something you don't hear every day: a young person who makes a record about the value of kindness and compassion.
Gang Gang Dance's Cosmic Chill Returns With 'Lotus'
The psychedelic dance crew will release its first album in seven years, Kazuashita, on June 22.
New Mix: Ólafur Arnalds, Khruangbin, Whyte Horses, Ari Roar, More
This week's batch of essential new songs includes a curiously gorgeous piano piece from Iceland's Ólafur Arnalds, the punk band Abuse Of Power, summery psych-pop from Whyte Horses and more.
Phoebe Bridgers Sings An Ode To New Love With 'Georgia' On The World Cafe
Stranger in the Alps was one of NPR Music's Stephen Thompson's top albums of 2017. Watch Bridgers perform "Georgia" from her World Cafe studio session.
Cape Weather's 'Telephono' Outlines L.A. With A Laid-Back Groove
Cape Weather celebrates the clean, hard lines of some of Los Angeles' most famous buildings in a video for its breezy "Telephono."