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Immanuel Wilkins' album The 7th Hand tops WRTI editorial director Nate Chinen's album list this year. Courtesy of Blue Note Records/NPR hide caption
Samara Joy performs at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival, which spanned from July 29 to July 31, in Newport, R.I. Ozier Muhammad for NPR hide caption
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Sharon Van Etten's "Let Go" is featured in October's edition of Heavy Rotation. Ryan Pfluger hide caption
Top (L to R): Antonio Hart, Carl Allen, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Benny Green. Bottom (L to R): Marlon Jordan, Tim Warfield, Mark Whitfield Ken Franckling/Jazz Times hide caption
The Modern All-Stars: A Newport Jazz Festival Special
Jazz at Lincoln Center
The Modern All-Stars: A Newport Jazz Festival Special
Megan Thee Stallion performs Jan. 30, 2020, in Miami, Florida. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for EA Sports Bowl hide caption
Watch the Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour perform live from Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption
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Jazz at Lincoln Center
Hear The Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour Perform Live At Jazz At Lincoln Center
Wynton Marsalis' Big Band Holidays concert onstage at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Lawrence Sumulong/Courtesy of the Artists hide caption
Jazz Night In America: A Holiday Celebration
Kacey Musgraves made a point of showcasing her gentler side during her 2015 Tiny Desk Concert, but as it so often does, rowdiness prevailed in the end. Lydia Thompson/NPR hide caption
Mary Halvorson's volatile and cagey album Code Girl is her first set full of songs with lyrics, both a departure from and extension of her earlier work and one of Nate Chinen's favorite albums of 2018. Ross Mantle for NPR hide caption
Cécile McLorin Salvant performs a Tiny Desk concert on August 8, 2018. (Samantha Clark/NPR) Samantha Clark/NPR hide caption
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Jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant digs into a lyric like an actress, bringing a modern perspective to old songs. Her latest record, Dreams and Daggers, is out now. Mark Fitton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cécile McLorin Salvant's repertoire includes jazz standards, forgotten old songs, show tunes and originals. Mark Fitton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant Doesn't Want To Sound 'Clean And Pretty'
The Milk Carton Kids are Joey Ryan (left) and Kenneth Pattengale. Ryan Mastro hide caption
Cécile McLorin Salvant's new album, For One To Love, comes out Sept. 4. Mark Fitton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Cecile McLorin Salvant: Live In Washington, D.C.
Miami-born Cécile McLorin Salvant learned about improvisation and sang with her first band after moving to France in 2007. J.R. Photography/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cecile McLorin Salvant's new album is titled WomanChild. John Abbott/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cécile McLorin Salvant. John Abbott/Courtesy of the artist hide caption