Skylar Tang, a 16-year-old from the San Francisco Bay area, is the winner of the Dr. J. Douglas White Composing & Arranging Contest. John Clayton/ Skylar Tang hide caption
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Bassist Ron Carter Jonathan Chimene/WBGO hide caption
Ron Carter at 85: tracks and stories from the life of a record-setting bassist
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Ron Carter at 85: tracks and stories from the life of a record-setting bassist
Ron Carter performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. Ron Carter hide caption
Critics say Ron Carter left a big footprint in music, especially for bassists. Didier Baverel/Getty Images hide caption
From left to right, clockwise: Pusha T, Myra Melford, Syd, Horace Andy, Straw Man Army. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
NPR's favorite music of April, from broken-hearted R&B to paranoid post-punk
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Albert Ayler performing under a geodesic dome on July 25, 1970. Revelations contains the full recordings from the saxophonist's two-night stint at Fondation Maeght outside Nice, France. Philippe Gras/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The nouveau swing of Donald Harrison Jr., Big Chief and NEA Jazz Master
Flora Purim's If You Will is the first album by the influential jazz fusion artist in 15 years and, she says, her last. Mel Gabardo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Greg Tate (right) levitates while conducting Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber. Laura Williams/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
John Foster, Charles Mingus, Roy Brooks, Charles McPherson performs live. Aout 1972. Photo : Christian Rose/Fastimage Christian Rose/Fastimage/Christian Rose/Fastimage hide caption
Charles Mingus, photographed performing in Germany in 1972. Ullstein Bild/Getty Images hide caption
Stanley Clarke performs at the Jazz Festival Basel, on November 1, 2017 in Switzerland. Goffredo Loertscher/WBGO hide caption
Stanley Clarke – The Virtuoso Bass Doubler is now an NEA Jazz Master
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Stanley Clarke – The Virtuoso Bass Doubler is now an NEA Jazz Master
Charles Mingus is often regarded as one of the greatest jazz composers of the 20th century. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption
How the late jazz great Charles Mingus is being remembered 100 years later
Christian McBride, host of Jazz Night in America Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A number of jazz recordings will be released Saturday in honor of Record Store Day
Jazz bassist Charnett Moffett. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kaitlin Butts' what else can she do is one of the top releases out April 15. Mackenzie Ryan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
2022 NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart Jonathan Chimene hide caption
Jabali, Drummer Billy Hart – Master Teacher, Forever Student, and NEA Jazz Master
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Jabali, Drummer Billy Hart – Master Teacher, Forever Student, and NEA Jazz Master
When Chick Corea died last February, he left behind scores of musicians who he influenced and mentored. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
How the late jazz great Chick Corea is being remembered — in concert
Cassandra Wilson at Newport Jazz Festival Jonathan Chimene hide caption