/tags/npr-jazz NPR Jazz en-US Copyright Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:30:27 GMT /2025-11-20/three-is-not-a-crowd-bela-fleck-edmar-castaneda-and-antonio-sanchez-are-beatrio Banjo, harp and drums meet in the BEATrio, where Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda and Antonio Sánchez explore a sound they never planned to create. Hear how the trio first came together. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:30:27 GMT /2025-11-20/three-is-not-a-crowd-bela-fleck-edmar-castaneda-and-antonio-sanchez-are-beatrio Sarah Geledi /2025-11-17/ghost-note-tiny-desk-concert Prepare your face to assume and remain in the stank position. It's about to get funky. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-11-17/ghost-note-tiny-desk-concert Nikki Birch /2025-11-11/kris-davis-trio-tiny-desk-concert Breathless and expansive, Kris Davis' layered music is a mosaic of emotional expression. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-11-11/kris-davis-trio-tiny-desk-concert Suraya Mohamed /2025-11-03/emily-king-tiny-desk-concert Despite singing of heartbreak or sadness, Emily King's barely-contained excitement brightens the room between each tune. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-11-03/emily-king-tiny-desk-concert Nikki Birch /2025-10-27/jack-dejohnette-dynamic-and-instantly-recognizable-jazz-drummer-dies-at-83 Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:49:57 GMT /2025-10-27/jack-dejohnette-dynamic-and-instantly-recognizable-jazz-drummer-dies-at-83 Nate Chinen /2025-10-20/kokoroko-tiny-desk-concert With its fusion of funk, jazz, Afrobeats and R&B, the British band conveys a radical mission to choose joy. Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-10-20/kokoroko-tiny-desk-concert Bobby Carter /2025-10-17/saxophonist-nicole-glover-had-to-face-herself-to-find-her-sound Glover fought to build a life in music. From Portland, Ore., to New York City, her story traces resilience, creativity and the strength she found through sincerity. Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:00:00 GMT /2025-10-17/saxophonist-nicole-glover-had-to-face-herself-to-find-her-sound Emily Springer, Sarah Geledi /2025-09-15/hermeto-pascoal-whimsical-brazilian-composer-nicknamed-the-sorcerer-dies-at-89 Pascoal said he had composed thousands of pieces. "I am 100 percent intuitive," he once told NPR. Miles Davis called him one of the most important musicians in the world. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 20:15:27 GMT /2025-09-15/hermeto-pascoal-whimsical-brazilian-composer-nicknamed-the-sorcerer-dies-at-89 Isabella Gomez Sarmiento /2025-09-08/michael-mayo-tiny-desk-concert From his deep baritone chest to wonderfully fluttering head voice, Michael Mayo joyfully bends notes to his will. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-09-08/michael-mayo-tiny-desk-concert Mitra I. Arthur /2025-08-27/in-his-new-album-trombone-shorty-pays-tribute-to-his-hometown-of-new-orleans Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:07:58 GMT /2025-08-27/in-his-new-album-trombone-shorty-pays-tribute-to-his-hometown-of-new-orleans Michel Martin, Reena Advani