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Best Music Of 2019

NPR Music's 25 Best Albums Of 2019

December 11, 2019 • We listened, voted and argued our way from more than 250 nominated albums down to just 25. And there was a clear No. 1.

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Jazz Night In America: Video Episodes And Shorts

Christian Scott: Building Bridges Across Cultures

February 23, 2018 • We join Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah for a performance at the New Orleans Jazz Market drawn from The Centennial Trilogy — and explore his work as a bridge-builder, an ambassador and an avatar.

Christian Scott: Building Bridges Across Cultures

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Sarah Elizabeth Charles' 'Change To Come' Meditates On The Loss Of Innocence

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Songs We Love

Sarah Elizabeth Charles' 'Change To Come' Meditates On The Loss Of Innocence

September 14, 2017 • Inspired by the death of Eric Garner, the jazz singer asks an essential question in the spacious track, featuring trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: "What is needed for the change to come?"

Hear Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Live At World Cafe

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World Cafe

Hear Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Live At World Cafe

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June 19, 2017 • Enjoy a live performance from the trumpet virtuoso who's stretching modern jazz music to include flavors of hip-hop, trap and West African percussion.

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With 'Diaspora,' Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Opens The Cultures Of Sound

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Songs We Love

With 'Diaspora,' Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Opens The Cultures Of Sound

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April 27, 2017 • The trumpeter stretches into trap and electronics on Diaspora. Flutist Elena Pinderhughes guests on the soothing and locomotive first single.

Five Great Jazz Tiny Desk Concerts For International Jazz Day

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All Songs Considered

Five Great Jazz Tiny Desk Concerts For International Jazz Day

April 28, 2016 • In honor of International Jazz Day, our Throwback Thursday this week revisits five jazz tiny desk concerts that knocked our socks off. Ya dig?

2015: Looking Back On A Year At The Tiny Desk

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All Songs Considered

2015: Looking Back On A Year At The Tiny Desk

December 30, 2015 • This year, NPR Music published 84 sessions from behind Bob Boilen's desk. From a 23-piece band to a lone guitarist to a massive dance party, here are 15 highlights.

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Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: Tiny Desk Concert

October 9, 2015 • Artists don't usually tell long, rambling stories for us. They don't usually name their tunes "Ku Klux Police Department." The trumpeter presents his jazz-hybridized "stretch music" in performance.

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: Live At Berklee

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The Checkout: Live

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: Live At Berklee

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September 21, 2015 • The trumpeter brings the biggest and boldest iteration of his genre-agnostic "stretch music" concept back to his old school in Boston. Watch his new band perform live.

Art Imitates Life, And Vice Versa: Christian Scott And 'Treme'

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A Blog Supreme

Art Imitates Life, And Vice Versa: Christian Scott And 'Treme'

July 25, 2012 • Fans of the trumpeter and bandleader may know that he has appeared in a few movies. But when it comes to the HBO program about his hometown, the lines between real life and acting begin to blur — especially when it comes to his new album.

First Listen: Christian Scott, 'Christian aTunde Adjuah'

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First Listen

First Listen: Christian Scott, 'Christian aTunde Adjuah'

July 22, 2012 • The trumpeter and composer has created a double album that extends his jazz inheritance as it acknowledges the past — from Africa through New Orleans and New York — that has made him who he is today.

Hear 'Christian aTunde Adjuah' In Its Entirety

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Christian Scott Quintet: Live In Concert

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The Checkout: Live

Christian Scott Quintet: Live In Concert

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November 17, 2011 • The modern jazz star returns to his alma mater, band in tow, for a live concert webcast.

Listen Now: Christian Scott Quintet In Concert

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First Listen: Stefon Harris, David Sanchez And Christian Scott, 'Ninety Miles'

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First Listen: Stefon Harris, David Sanchez And Christian Scott, 'Ninety Miles'

June 12, 2011 • On their first collaborative album, the three jazz musicians follow in the footsteps of Nat King Cole, Tito Puente and other American artists who've traveled to Havana and immersed themselves in Cuban clave rhythms.

The Year In Music: In 2010, Labels Got Leaky

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The Record

The Year In Music: In 2010, Labels Got Leaky

December 29, 2010 • Hearing a song before its release used to be thrilling. This year it was all part of the plan.

The Year In Music: In 2010, Labels Got Leaky

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NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2010

50 Favorites: S-W

December 1, 2010 • The list of our 50 favorite albums of the year includes Sufjan Stevens, Sleigh Bells, Mavis Staples and more artists from S to Z.

Christian Scott, Pouring Emotion Into Music

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Studio Sessions

Christian Scott, Pouring Emotion Into Music

April 8, 2010 • The jazz trumpeter chats about and performs songs from his album Yesterday You Said Tomorrow. He tells guest host Audie Cornish about how he developed his signature breathy sound, and his education in jazz which came from his family, formal schooling, and the clubs in his hometown of New Orleans.

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Jazz Now: Your First Five Modern Jazz Albums

September 28, 2009 • How would you introduce someone to the jazz of today? We asked young jazz fans — none older than 24 — who run promising jazz Web sites to write about their five-album introductions to modern jazz. Here are highlights from our guest contributors.

Allen Toussaint: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Live At The Village Vanguard

Allen Toussaint: Live At The Village Vanguard

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May 20, 2009 • He's a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame producer, songwriter, pianist, singer and New Orleans native. And now he's made one of the best jazz albums of 2009. Toussaint brings a diverse cast to the Vanguard.

Allen Toussaint: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Music Interviews

Christian Scott Ushers In New Era Of Jazz

February 17, 2009 • Trumpeter Christian Scott is a relatively new voice in jazz music, but he is already challenging the genre's conventional thinking. Scott has picked a fight with some famous jazz purists, and he's holding his ground. Tony Cox speaks with Scott about jazz music's past, present, and future.

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Favorite Sessions

Christian Scott: A New Jazz 'Anthem'

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December 13, 2007 • Trumpeter Christian Scott adds jazz improvisation to a decidedly rock-oriented palette. His sextet joined WBGO's Josh Jackson in a New York studio to play four selections from Anthem, his musical response to Hurricane Katrina, as well as to introduce an exclusive new ballad: "M.I.A."

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WXPN

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Hear 'Christian aTunde Adjuah' In Its Entirety

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Listen Now: Christian Scott Quintet In Concert

The Year In Music: In 2010, Labels Got Leaky

Christian Scott, Pouring Emotion Into Music

WBGO

Allen Toussaint: Live At The Village Vanguard

Christian Scott Ushers In New Era Of Jazz

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