Concerts

Linda May Han Oh performs at NPR's Studio One in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2019.

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Watch Bassist Linda May Han Oh Perform Her Dynamic New Project, 'Aventurine'

7:31am September 19, 2019

by Nate Chinen

Jazz Night in America teamed up with CapitalBop's Traveling Loft Series to present a performance of Linda May Han Oh's Aventurine at NPR's Studio One in Washington, D.C.

Rhiannon Giddens plays a Tiny Desk Concert on July 17, 2019 (Claire Harbage/NPR).

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Rhiannon Giddens: Tiny Desk Concert

2:14pm September 16, 2019

by Bob Boilen

Giddens shares songs from her latest album, There is No Other, in an emotional and transfixing performance at the Tiny Desk.

Clockwise from the left, Robert Randolph, Jade Jackson (photo by Matt Bizer), The Mavericks (photo by Haris Nukem)

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Watch Robert Randolph, Tami Neilson, The Mavericks And More Live From AmericanaFest

8:05pm September 12, 2019

The 2019 festival keeps going with days of live performances after the Americana Honors & Awards Show.

Aerial view of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal.

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A Toast To The Montreal International Jazz Festival At 40: Jazz, Blues & Much More

4:19pm September 12, 2019

We celebrate 40 years of The Montreal International Jazz Festival with iconic performances and unique stories including Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Oscar Peterson and Pat Metheny.

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The Milk Carton Kids On Mountain Stage

10:00am September 12, 2019

by Dave Lavender

Playing songs off their album, All The Things That I Did and All The Things That I Didn't Do, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan prove two voices and two guitars can make a one-band folk revival.

Watch Brandi Carlile perform at the 2019 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony.

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Watch A Live Webcast Of The 2019 Americana Honors & Awards Ceremony

11:23pm September 11, 2019

by Bruce Warren

Hosted by The Milk Carton Kids with performances and appearances by Brandi Carlile, Elvis Costello and more, the ceremony kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m. CT.

Come From Away plays a Tiny Desk Concert on Aug. 12, 2019 (Laura Beltrán Villamizar/NPR).

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Come From Away: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am September 11, 2019

by Josh Rogosin

Sixteen performers from the Broadway cast crammed behind the Tiny Desk to sing songs and share stories about thousands of airline passengers who were stranded in Newfoundland after 9/11.

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley plays a Tiny Desk Concert (Shuran Huang/NPR).

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Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley: Tiny Desk Concert

6:15am September 09, 2019

by Felix Contreras

With eyes shut, Marley dug deep into the healing power of music with songs from his 2017 album Stony Hill.

The Tallest Man On Earth plays a Tiny Desk Concert on July 10, 2019.

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The Tallest Man On Earth: Tiny Desk Concert (2019)

10:45am September 06, 2019

by Bob Boilen

The Tallest Man On Earth's second appearance at the Tiny Desk comes almost 10 years to the day after his first. He returns with a touch of grey and a beard, but no less intense or moving.

Violent Femmes perform for Mountain Stage in 1993.

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Violent Femmes On Mountain Stage

4:18pm September 05, 2019

by Dave Lavender

Violent Femmes released its tenth studio album, Hotel Last Resort, in July 2019. To mark the occasion, we feature a frenetic, acoustic Mountain Stage performance from 1993.