The Mile High Jazz Band, singer Jakki Ford, and nine award-winning poets and readers present “True Blue,” an evening of ...

Grammy-nominated trumpeter Nathan Breedlove, rapper B-Boy Fidget, and the band Global Heat will perform a free, all-ages ...

Ryan Porter was a central figure in the L.A. jazz scene, performing with Kendrick Lamar and Kamasi Washington, and co-founding the West Coast Get Down.

Aja Monet. Jack Antonoff's Bleachers. Radiohead's Ed O'Brien. Guest host Ann Powers chats with Aurora McGuckin of MVY Radio in Massachusetts about their favorite albums out Friday, May 22. Plus, a ...

Even when people are lying in a brain scanner, doing nothing, music that has a beat activates the motor areas of the brain. The impulse to move is irresistible; whether people are lying in a giant ...

Reid's quartet makes music that seems inspired by a variety of sources, ranging from modern dance to children's games. Her latest album is one of her most compelling.

The weeklong festival returns in October with Immanuel Wilkins, Mo Lowda, RJD2, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Marietta, Roberta ...

Minnesota sends a steep package, including 5 players and 5 picks, to Utah. From NBA.com News Services Rudy Gobert averaged 15.6 ppg and 14.7 rpg and will join fellow All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns in ...

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

Laufey Lin, a 24-year-old Icelandic musician and songwriter (known by the mononym Laufey to her fans), never dreamed that her music, which she started writing while she was a college student in Boston ...

Chicago is hosting this year's International Jazz Day. NPR's A Martinez speaks with Nate Chinen, who is covering the event for Philadelphia's WRTI jazz station.