Milford Graves with Arthur Doyle and Hugh Glover. Courtesy of Black Editions hide caption
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Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily perform a Tiny Desk concert. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Record producer Zev Feldman (left) and John Fowler, a charter member of the Left Bank Jazz Society, meet outside the Charles Theater in downtown Baltimore. The building once hosted some of the best jazz musicians in the country. Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Mimi Chakarova/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kenny Garrett and Songs From The Ancestors perform a Tiny Desk concert. Estefania Mitre/NPR hide caption
Irreversible Entanglements Bob Sweeney/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
2023 NEA Jazz Masters (left to right): Louis Hayes (photo by Janette Beckman), Regina Carter (photo by Jeff Dunn), Kenny Garrett (photo by Jimmy Katz), Sue Mingus (Photo courtesy Mingus Archives) National Endowment for the Arts hide caption
Jazz Night toasts the NEA Jazz Masters class of 2023
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz Night toasts the NEA Jazz Masters class of 2023
Claudia Acuña performs a Tiny Desk concert Friday, March 17, 2023, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora/NPR/Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption
While rooted in Chicago's jazz community, the past few years have found Natural Information Society opening for indie stalwarts like Yo La Tengo, Kurt Vile and Big Thief. Chris Strong/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ahmad Jamal, pictured in 2016. Rémy Gabalda/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
University of North Texas, One O'Clock Lab Band Stephen Kallao/WXPN hide caption
One O'Clock Lab Band on World Cafe
Kassa Overall performs a Tiny Desk concert. Estefania Mitre/NPR hide caption
Love In Exile is (from left) Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily. The trio just released its self-titled debut album. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Queen's Cartoonists perform at the Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown, PA on November 22, 2019. Lindsey Theong/The Queen's Cartoonist hide caption
The Queen's Cartoonists: Where jazz meets animation and hints of musical circus
Meshell Ndegeocello Charlie Gross/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Meshell Ndegeocello (feat. Brandee Younger & Julius Rodriguez), 'Virgo'
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Den Tepfer. Josh Goleman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
For pianist Dan Tepfer, improvisation is the mother of Bach's Inventions
Tianna Esperanza, whose debut album Terror was released Feb. 17. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wayne Shorter, photographed during a live performance at the Town & Country Club in London in April 1987. Fin Costello/Redferns hide caption
Exploring the many orbits of jazz legend Wayne Shorter
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Exploring the many orbits of jazz legend Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter, photographed while performing with pianist Herbie Hancock in Paris on Sept. 4, 2007. Patrick Kovarik/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Natural Information Society Ike Day/Courtesy of the artist hide caption