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What is viral jazz?

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October 12, 2022 • Hard to define, for one thing. But in our disorienting digital age, these image-savvy, genre-fluid, proficient yet irreverent artists can seem like the only ones who've gleefully cracked the code.

Celebrate New Year's Eve With NPR's Toast of the Nation

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Toast Of The Nation

Celebrate New Year's Eve With NPR's Toast of the Nation

December 29, 2021 • Ring in the New Year with music from the Quinteto Astor Piazzolla, Brandee Younger, Cory Henry, Keyon Harrold, and Louis Cole.

Brandee Younger Quartet

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Best Music Of 2018

10 Kings Of R&B For 2018

December 22, 2018 • These are NPR Music's picks for the top 10 R&B projects — not restricted by gender — that are leading the vanguard. Remember their names and watch the throne.