Concerts

This 1996 episode of Piano Jazz features jazz pianist Don Friedman.

Don Friedman On Piano Jazz

The classically-trained jazz pianist enchanted audiences during his lifetime. In celebration of his 83rd birthday, hear his Piano Jazz performance from 1996.
Darlingside perform a Tiny Desk Concert on April 2, 2018. Eslah Attar/NPR

Darlingside: Tiny Desk Concert

by Bob Boilen

Even if the world came to an end, there's still beauty and hope in all of us and in song. That about sums up the wistful mystery that is the music of Darlingside.
This 1988 episode of Piano Jazz features Brazilian pianist, composer, and vocalist Eliane Elias.

Eliane Elias On Piano Jazz

Brazilian pianist, composer, and vocalist Eliane Elias is a renowned artist in her home country and in the American jazz scene. Hear her first Piano Jazz performance from 1988.
Bedouine performs a Tiny Desk Concert on April 16, 2018 (Bob Boilen/NPR).

Bedouine: Tiny Desk Concert

by Bob Boilen

Bedouine is Azniv Korkejian, a singer and guitarist who echoes sounds from the 1960's North American folk songwriters, but with vocal inflections closer to Leonard Cohen than to Joni Mitchell.
ÌFÉ performs a Tiny Desk Concert on March 30, 2018 (Eslah Attar/NPR).

ÌFÉ: Tiny Desk Concert

by Felix Contreras

ÌFÉ isn't playing anything new. In fact, the band takes on something quite old: ritual Afro-Caribbean music that takes a lifetime to absorb and master.
Logan Richardson performs a Tiny Desk Concert on March 2, 2018 (Eslah Attar/NPR).

Logan Richardson: Tiny Desk Concert

by Suraya Mohamed

Hear a triumphant fusion of jazz, rock and blues that moves with momentum and fresh anticipation. Logan Richardson plays with a lyrical intensity that is both focused and free.