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Branford Marsalis Revels In Jazz's Timeless Challenges On New Album

2:45pm May 22, 2019

by Kevin Whitehead

Saxophonist Marsalis has been leading a quartet for the last 20 years, with only one personnel change; their new album, The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul, shows they're still going strong.

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Cage the Elephant's Matt Shultz inside the World Cafe Performance Studio

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The Many Characters Of Cage The Elephant's 'Social Cues'

2:24pm May 22, 2019

Lead singer Matt Shultz talks about personal experiences and voices that emerged in the band's latest record, Social Cues.

Clockwise from top left: Lauren Weintraub, King Hoodie, Bandits On The Run, The Collection, Grayson Erhard, Blessing Offor.

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Top Shelf: 2019 Tiny Desk Contest Entries Our Judges Loved

12:01pm May 22, 2019

An incredibly strong pool of artists entered this year's Tiny Desk Contest. And though there's just one winner, there were so many more entries our judges loved.

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Hear Richard Thompson's Stunning Score For A New WWII Documentary

10:50am May 22, 2019

by Bob Boilen

The film by Erik Nelson honors World War II fighter pilots and is called The Cold Blue. It's being released this Friday, along with Thompson's score, in time for the Memorial Day Weekend.

Eric Ronald Holder Jr. (L), the man accused of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle, appears in court in April with his then-attorney, Christopher Darden (R).

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Suspect In Nipsey Hussle Killing Indicted

10:28am May 22, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Eric R. Holder Jr. was indicted on Monday in Los Angeles for shooting the rapper and wounding two others. If convicted, he faces life in prison.

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NEEDTOBREATHE's Bear Rinehart Reveals Himself To Be Wilder Woods

9:47am May 22, 2019

by Bruce Warren

Shortly after "Someday Soon" and "Sure Ain't" emerged, the race was on to try to guess the identity of this artist.

Jeremy Dutcher performs a Tiny Desk Concert on April 22, 2019 (Michael Zamora/NPR).

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Jeremy Dutcher: Tiny Desk Concert

8:50am May 22, 2019

by Bob Boilen

There is no one making music like this 27-year-old, classically trained opera tenor and pianist. Watch and see why.

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Slingshot Scenes: The Best Hotspots In Austin

7:00am May 22, 2019

From providing mental-health resources to teaching people to dance, these are some of the businesses, nonprofits and programs that help make the Austin music scene special.

Aretha Franklin performing in New York City in 2012.

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3 Wills Found At Aretha Franklin's Home

3:28pm May 21, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

After the singer's death last August, lawyers and family said that she had left no final instructions. But on Monday, three handwritten wills, found in her home, were filed in a Michigan court.

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Meet The NEA's 2020 Jazz Masters: McFerrin, Mitchell, Workman And Kirk

11:19am May 21, 2019

by Nate Chinen

The four recipients of America's highest jazz honor will be celebrated at a concert in San Francisco next spring.