From left: Tyshawn Sorey, Vijay Iyer and Linda May Han Oh. The trio, Iyer's newest, collaborated on the album Uneasy. Craig Marsden/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Chick Corea, seen here performing in Turin, Italy, in 2018, died Feb. 9. Giorgio Perottino/Getty Images for OGR hide caption
A Fine Romance: Jazz & Valentine's Day
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A Fine Romance: Jazz & Valentine's Day
Sister Rosetta Tharpe performs onstage with the Lucky Millinder Orchestra, circa 1938. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
The Black Roots of Rock and Roll: Part 1
Tiny Desk concert with Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah. Julia Reihs/NPR hide caption
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Saint Coltrane: The Church Built On 'A Love Supreme'
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Dafnis Prieto and Carlos Rafael Rivera show Alt.Latino how they carved out paths for themselves in music that has surprised the world. Renee Klahr/NPR Illustration hide caption
Defying Cultural Expectations: Dafnis Prieto And Carlos Rafael Rivera
Lost (And Found) In Yonkers: The Billy Lester Story
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Trombonist Jonas Gwangwa performs in Sandton, South Africa in 2017. Veli Nhlapo \ Sowetan/Getty Images hide caption
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Maria Schneider (center) whose album Data Lords was one of 2020's most acclaimed jazz albums, performs with her orchestra at the New York City club Jazz Standard, where the group had an 16-year annual Thanksgiving week performance that was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Gulnara Khamatova/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pedal steel player Susan Alcorn, whose album with her quintet, Pedernal, was the pick for the best album of the year by Francis Davis, who runs the annual NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. David Lobato/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A shot of jazz pianist Claude Bolling and friends, taken on a beach in Cannes, France in 1969. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Jon Batiste performs an intimate set in New York City. Becky Harlan/WBGO hide caption
The Evolution Of Jon Batiste, Music Consultant Of Pixar's 'Soul'
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The Evolution Of Jon Batiste, Music Consultant Of Pixar's 'Soul'
The Jazz Gallery All-Stars perform live from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.. Jati Lindsay hide caption