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The Tallis Scholars, one of four choir groups who will be performing at Lincoln Center's The Psalms Experience.

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150 Psalms, 12 Days: Music for Challenging Times At The White Light Festival

7:54am November 05, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

One hundred fifty composers, from the 12th century to today, are part of The Psalms Experience, performances of all 150 psalms during Lincoln Center's White Light Festival in New York.

Teri Thornton, photographed on Jan. 1, 1990.

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Teri Thornton On Piano Jazz

6:30pm November 03, 2017

Revisit this 1999 episode of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, featuring the late vocalist and pianist a year before she lost her battle with cancer.

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Robert Plant On World Cafe

12:40pm November 03, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

In our interview with Led Zeppelin's lead singer, we talk about the many musical chapters in his life, including his latest album, Carry Fire.

Sonny Rollins during the recording of A Night at the Village Vanguard.

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Sonny Rollins Spent A Mythical 'Night at the Village Vanguard' 60 Years Ago Today

11:43am November 03, 2017

by Nate Chinen

On the 60th anniversary of the touchstone jazz album, Sonny Rollins, Fred Hersch, and others recall the room's magic and its enduring legacy and influence.

Azar Swan's Savage Exile comes out Dec. 1.

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Industrial Duo Azar Swan Purges Righteous Anger With 'Territorial'

11:36am November 03, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Savage Exile, due Dec. 1, is primed to be a caliginous chasm coiled in noise.

Tucker Beathard's family connections in Nashville haven't smoothed the path to his debut album.

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Tucker Beathard Is More Than Country Music's Latest Punk

11:14am November 03, 2017

by Jewly Hight

Beathard, who has family connections in the country music industry and an edgier, angstier sound than Nashville is used to, will release his debut album, Dear Someone, on November 17.

Miguel performs onstage at the Annenberg Foundation and KCRW's Sound In Focus Concert at Annenberg Space For Photography on July 15, 2017. The singer-songwriter's new album 'War & Leisure' drops Dec. 1.

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Miguel Balances Political Undertones With Bedroom Eyes

10:08am November 03, 2017

by Sidney Madden

The video doubles as the announcement of Miguel's new album, War & Leisure, which looks to be the most politically-inclined album of his career, due out next month.

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Louis Hayes Celebrates His 80th Birthday In A Packed Jazz Club

9:00am November 03, 2017

by Nate Chinen

Jazz Night in America takes you to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, where the hard-bop drummer celebrated his debut as a band leader and talked about fond memories and favorite sessions.

The Nate Smith Band performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Sept. 14, 2017. (Christina Ascani/NPR)

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Nate Smith + KINFOLK: Tiny Desk Concert

8:02am November 03, 2017

by Suraya Mohamed

The drums take center stage at this Tiny Desk. Watch veteran jazz percussionist Nate Smith dazzle the NPR audience in a transfixing performance.

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Songs We Love: Sunflower Bean, 'I Was A Fool'

8:00am November 03, 2017

by Megan Buerger

The NYC band's glistening and gloomy love song makes you feel a little bit happy, a little bit sad, and a little bit like you want to dance.