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NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of July

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All Songs Considered

NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of July

The musical tastes of the NPR Music crew are a delightful jumble. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we pick our favorite music from July 2020, featuring Madeline Kenney, Nubya Garcia and Taylor Swift.

NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of July

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Hear The Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour Perform Live At Jazz At Lincoln Center

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Jazz Night In America: The Radio Program

Hear The Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour Perform Live At Jazz At Lincoln Center

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Hear highlights from a show with the Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour featuring Christian Sands, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Bria Skonberg, Melissa Aldana, Yasushi Nakamura and Jamison Ross.

Hear The Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour Perform Live At Jazz At Lincoln Center

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New Music Friday For Sep. 21: Eight Albums You Should Hear Now

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All Songs Considered

New Music Friday For Sep. 21: Eight Albums You Should Hear Now

Intimate home recordings from Prince, ragged rock from Metric, the angelic harmonies of Mountain Man, and Richard Swift's final, posthumous album are among this week's essential new releases.

New Music Friday For Sep. 21: Eight Albums You Should Hear Now

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Olatuja Project: Live In Concert

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The Checkout: Live

Olatuja Project: Live In Concert

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A husband-and-wife team makes genre-crossing music which reflects the West African diaspora in sound, from talking drum to gospel music and keyboard synthesizer. Hear a live concert recording from New York.

Olatuja Project In Concert

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Christian Sands On Piano Jazz

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Studio Sessions

Christian Sands On Piano Jazz

Sands presents a fresh look at the language of jazz, from swing to Brazilian and Afro-Cuban rhythms. He gets together with guest host Christian McBride for duets in "Lonesome Lover" and "Kelly's Blues."

Christian Sands In Studio On Piano Jazz 7/23/09

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