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Celebrate New Year's Eve With The Jazz Gallery All-Stars, KOKOROKO

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Toast Of The Nation

Celebrate New Year's Eve With The Jazz Gallery All-Stars, KOKOROKO

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Say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021 with live music from some of the best jazz groups performing today, featuring the Catherine Russell Trio, Pink Martini, KOKOROKO and The Jazz Gallery All-Stars.

The Catherine Russell Trio

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The 50 Best Albums Of 2017

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Best Music Of 2017

The 50 Best Albums Of 2017

Consensus wasn't easy to come by in 2017, but the best albums of the year were bolts of clarity, sonic companions for joy, grief and redemption, for battles hard won and for reckonings still to come.

From The Critic's Desk: A Preview Of 2017 In Jazz

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From The Critic's Desk: A Preview Of 2017 In Jazz

Jazz critic Nate Chinen and Jazz Night In America's Christian McBride discuss a few of this year's hotly anticipated albums, including new work by Miguel Zenón and Kevin Eubanks.

From The Critic's Desk: A Preview Of 2017 In Jazz

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Reconnecting The Circuit Of Puerto Rican Identity Through Music

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Jazz Night In America

Reconnecting The Circuit Of Puerto Rican Identity Through Music

To understand what it means to be Puerto Rican in the U.S., saxophonist Miguel Zenón spoke with friends and fellow musicians who share his split identity — and put their stories into his music.

Reconnecting The Circuit Of Puerto Rican Identity Through Music

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Miguel Zenón's 'Identities Are Changeable'

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Jazz Night In America: Video Episodes And Shorts

Miguel Zenón's 'Identities Are Changeable'

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The Puerto Rican alto saxophonist and composer's new album explores national identity through spoken word and music. He brings that music to life at the Newport Jazz Festival, joined by his big band.

Miguel Zenón's 'Identities Are Changeable' In Concert

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JazzSet Signs Off

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JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater

JazzSet Signs Off

From outdoor festivals to concert halls in major cities, JazzSet was there. Hear an intimate, bittersweet farewell, with highlights that span the NPR jazz program's 23-year run.

The JazzSet Finale

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Miguel Zenón Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Live At The Village Vanguard

Miguel Zenón Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard

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As one of the best alto saxophone players in the world, Zenón has drawn from his upbringing in Puerto Rico. But he lives in New York — where his quartet has finally been invited to play the Vanguard.

Miguel Zenón Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard

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A Latin Grammy Preview From 'Global Village'

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A Latin Grammy Preview From 'Global Village'

World music DJ Betto Arcos shares some of his favorite nominees from this year's Latin Grammy Awards.

A Latin Grammy Preview From 'Global Village'

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Digging Through The Latin Grammys: Nominees You Should Hear

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Digging Through The Latin Grammys: Nominees You Should Hear

We're not huge fans of the Latin Grammy Awards, but every year they call attention to a handful of gems. Here, we sift through the nominations and play you the music that most excites us, from a legendary mambo group to an up-and-coming Mexican crooner.

Digging Through The Latin Grammys: Nominees You Should Hear

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Miguel Zenon And Laurent Coq Play 'Hopscotch'

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Miguel Zenon And Laurent Coq Play 'Hopscotch'

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Julio Cortázar's book Rayuela is expansive, smart, breezy, romantic and occasionally reminiscent of a disturbing dream. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says that Miguel Zenon and Laurent Coq's Rayuela-inspired album lands on all those squares.

Miguel Zenon And Laurent Coq Play 'Hopscotch'

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Miguel Zenón's Rayuela Quartet, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012

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Newport Jazz Festival

Miguel Zenón's Rayuela Quartet, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012

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Zenon teamed up with pianist Laurent Coq to write music based on the high-modernist Julio Cortázar novel Hopscotch — or Rayuela, in the original Spanish. They let their imaginations run wild.

Miguel Zenón's Rayuela Quartet, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012

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