Jimmy Cobb, The Pulse Of 'Kind Of Blue,' Dies At 91
The drummer was the last surviving musician to play on Miles Davis's iconic 1959 album.
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Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong Go 'Cheek To Cheek' On A 4-Disc Set
Fitzgerald's warm, yet ultra-cool voice was at the opposite pole of jazz singing from Armstrong's gravelly growl. There's absolutely no reason their voices should blend so effortlessly — but they do.
Noah Cyrus On Growing Up In Public And 'The End Of Everything'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to the singer-songwriter about stepping out from under her family's shadow, the end of the universe and the influence of her grandfather's gospel music on her songs.
The Coronavirus Pandemic Canceled His Concerts. This Is The Song That Helps Him Cope
Peter Russell of Washington, D.C., shares the song that's helping him get through these times, Franz Schubert's 'An Die Musik.'
Clem Snide With Scott Avett: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Clem Snide and Scott Avett play spiritually searching songs from Forever Just Beyond while maintaining social distancing for their Tiny Desk (home) concert.
Inspired By Sleepless Nights, The New Woods Album Is 'Strange To Explain'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jeremy Earl about his band Woods and its new album, Strange to Explain, which he wrote in the months following the birth of his daughter.
Pandemic Strikes Jazz Community
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christian McBride, the host of Jazz Night in America, about the toll the pandemic has taken on the jazz community.
In Their First Collaboration, Lady Gaga And Ariana Grande Get Exuberantly Dystopic
Lady Gaga shared her second single ahead of Chromatica, including a first-time feature from Ariana Grande — and of course, a video to boot.
Fresh Air Remembers Beatles Photographer Astrid Kirchherr
Kirchherr, who died May 12, who took the first publicity photos of the Beatles and is credited with giving the group their signature "mop-top" haircuts. Originally broadcast in 2008.
Buddy And Kent Jamz: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The two rappers perform tracks from their joint mixtape Janktape Vol. 1 for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.