Helen Sung in concert. Ayano Hisa/Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption
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From left, trumpet player Freddie Hubbard, saxophonist Johnny Griffin, Curtis Fuller and bassist Reggie Workman, on stage at Town Hall in New York on Feb. 22, 1985. Anthony Barboza/Getty Images hide caption
Moses Boyd performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Cande y Paulo perform a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Luedji Luna performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Hasaan Ibn Ali. Larry Fink/Courtesy of Omnivore Recordings hide caption
The Lost Recordings Of Hasaan Ibn Ali Reveal A Legend Just Getting Started
Phil Schaap in WKCR studio, 1991 John Abbott/John Abbott hide caption
Phil Schaap's 50-Year Career: The Raconteur Raised On Jazz
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Phil Schaap's 50-Year Career: The Raconteur Raised On Jazz
Herbie Hancock, speaking to high school students in the State Dining Room of the White House during President Obama's celebration of International Jazz Day on April 29, 2016. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Bassist and composer Marcus Miller, performing during a tribute to Miles Davis on July 13, 2011 in Montreux, France. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Marcus Miller: Electric Miles
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Butcher Brown performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Henry Threadgill conducts the Society Situation Dance Band at the Very Very Threadgill festival. Shahar Azran/Courtesy of Harlem Stage hide caption
Very Very Henry Threadgill
Yasser Tejeda performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Angel Bat Dawid is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist rooted in Chicago's jazz scene. Mara Arteaga/Rhizomes Films hide caption
Play It Forward: Angel Bat Dawid Knows How To Deliver Emotion Through Song
Omar Sosa's new album is An East African Journey. Massimo Mantovani/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Omar Sosa Takes A Journey To East Africa
Jazz Night in America NPR hide caption
Marley Munroe is jazz vocalist Lady Blackbird. Christine Solomon hide caption
Myra Melford at Jazz at Lincoln Center © Frank Stewart/JALC hide caption
Myra Melford's Myriad Sounds
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Myra Melford's Myriad Sounds
Paul Jackson performs with the Headhunters at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, The Netherlands, in 1998. Peter Van Breukelen/Getty Images hide caption
Karriem Riggins is a jazz drummer and hip-hop producer. Darren Clark/Courtesy of the artist hide caption