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Chicago Jazz Pianist Willie Pickens Is Remembered For Performing And Teaching

6:42pm December 17, 2017

by Ray Suarez

Chicago jazz piano legend Willie Pickens died this past week at age 86. Fellow musicians remember him as a talented musician and mentor to generations of jazz students.

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Eminem performs at the MTV EMAs 2017. The rapper's ninth studio album Revival is out now.

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'I Speak To Everybody Who Is Even Remotely Like Me': Eminem on 'Revival'

8:01am December 16, 2017

On his ninth studio album, Revival, Eminem takes on President Trump, racial disparity and coming to terms with his maturing career.

The Dominican Sisters of Mary's new album is available now.

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The Dominican Sisters Of Mary Highlights The 'True Beauty' Of Christmas With New Album

7:48am December 16, 2017

Members of the Ann Arbor, Mich. convent perform in the NPR studios and discuss their holiday album.

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A Jazz Piano Christmas 2017

6:16pm December 15, 2017

by Felix Contreras

This year, Abelita Mateus, Marcia Ball, Helen Sung and Joanne Brackeen create a toe-tapping meditation on peace and the holidays.

Don Pullen performs on July 9, 1993 at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands.

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Don Pullen On Piano Jazz

5:09pm December 15, 2017

The brilliant pianist played church music and R&B before joining Charles Mingus' band and forming his own quartet. He joins Marian McPartland for a song in this 1989 episode.

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Michael McDonald On World Cafe

5:01pm December 15, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Wide Open gets pretty personal, and so did our conversation. McDonald discusses the reality of being a musician in his sixties and what he calls his "first big hurt" (and no, it's not a romantic one).

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What's Good? Hip-Hop Drops A Motherlode Of New Music

4:56pm December 15, 2017

Friday got flooded with new music. Here's the quick take on LPs from Eminem, Brockhampton, N.E.R.D., Boosie, G-Eazy, Scarface and Jeezy — to name a few.

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Watch Lo Moon Perform At KXT

4:34pm December 15, 2017

The rising indie trio performed "This Is It," "Thorns" and "Loveless" during a recent stop in Dallas, Texas.

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Happy Birthday, Eddie Palmieri! Alt.Latino Helps El Maestro Blow Out 81 Candles

4:27pm December 15, 2017

by Catalina Maria Johnson

81 years young and showing no signs of slowing down, pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri talks about life and his latest album

A screenshot from Comic Relief's fundraising ad, featuring Ed Sheeran. He talks to a boy named J.D. in Liberia.

Stop Hating On Ed Sheeran's Fundraising Ad, Say Critics

2:57pm December 15, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

A Comic Relief spot starring the pop singer, raising funds for children in Liberia, was voted the worst charity ad of 2017. Some are saying the criticisms aren't warranted.