NEA announces its 2021 Jazz Masters
Four luminaries – Henry Threadgill, Terri Lynne Carrington, Jimmy "Tootie" Heath and Phil Schaap – will be inducted in a ceremony scheduled, virtually, for next spring.
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Five decades on, an eclectic church preaches the message of John Coltrane
In 1965, two young fans heard the jazz giant play at a San Francisco club and had a religious epiphany. Their church is an idiosyncratic and joyful blend of devotion to the divine — and to jazz.
How Ella Fitzgerald is influencing a new generation of Latinx musicians
Ella Fitzgerald's musical genius and influence is still being felt today. Latinx musicians Mabiland and Daymé Arocena explain how Fitzgerald inspires their music.
How law enforcement has historically targeted hip-hop artists
NPR's new podcast Louder Than A Riot looks at the interconnected rise of hip-hop and mass incarceration.
Nubya Garcia: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
One of the British jazz scene's rising stars performs a quarantine concert on the River Thames.