/tags/npr-jazz NPR Jazz en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT /2026-04-16/the-transformation-of-terrace-martin After years spent as the go-to guy for a cross-pollinating L.A. music scene, the multi-hyphenate follows his spiritual mission inward for the sprawling series Love Is Louder Than Algorithms. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT /2026-04-16/the-transformation-of-terrace-martin Rodney Carmichael /2026-03-26/flea-returns-to-his-first-love-jazz Flea's first musical love wasn't rock. It was jazz. The iconic bassist joins Christian McBride to talk about his debut solo album, Honora, and his return to the music that started it all. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:56:43 GMT /2026-03-26/flea-returns-to-his-first-love-jazz Sarah Geledi, Simon Rentner /2026-03-17/adam-gopnik-salutes-the-immigrant-experience-that-shaped-american-music In a conversation with pianist Lara Downes, the New Yorker staff writer says music in America will keep evolving as long as the country keeps an open door to new people and new sounds. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:30:11 GMT /2026-03-17/adam-gopnik-salutes-the-immigrant-experience-that-shaped-american-music Lara Downes /2026-02-24/immanuel-wilkins-tiny-desk-concert In a set that spans Immanuel Wilkins' exceptional catalog, the jazz saxophonist brings the heat to the Tiny Desk. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT /2026-02-24/immanuel-wilkins-tiny-desk-concert Suraya Mohamed /2026-02-24/4-years-into-the-war-a-ukrainian-pianist-processes-russias-invasion In a new album, the Ukranian-born, New York-based pianist and composer Vadim Neselovskyi channels the horror and hope he's felt since Russia's incursion. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:42:48 GMT /2026-02-24/4-years-into-the-war-a-ukrainian-pianist-processes-russias-invasion Leila Fadel, Olivia Hampton /2026-01-26/sally-babys-silver-dollars-tiny-desk-concert Salvatore Geloso embodies the spirit of New Orleans through and through. His band inaugurates the first-ever Tiny Desk Contest takeover. Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT /2026-01-26/sally-babys-silver-dollars-tiny-desk-concert Bobby Carter /2026-01-12/destin-conrad-tiny-desk-concert The R&B singer transforms the Tiny Desk into his own version of a jazz club, reimaging songs in ways we've never heard before. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT /2026-01-12/destin-conrad-tiny-desk-concert Alanté Serene /2025-12-29/toast-of-the-nation-2026 Ring in the new year with celebratory sounds from around the world. Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT /2025-12-29/toast-of-the-nation-2026 Simon Rentner, Sarah Geledi /2025-12-18/have-a-blue-note-christmas-with-don-was Don Was digs into the Blue Note Records vault for a different kind of Christmas playlist, bringing together rare cuts, classics and deep grooves from across the label's history. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:24:15 GMT /2025-12-18/have-a-blue-note-christmas-with-don-was Sarah Geledi, Trevor Smith /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