Dancer Calvin "Cal" Hunt during rehearsals for Tyshawn Sorey's Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) at the Park Avenue Armory on Sept. 24, 2022. Laylah Amatullah Barrayn for NPR hide caption
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A young Joe Bussard in his basement, surrounded by vintage 78s. Courtesy of Dust-to-Digital hide caption
Pharoah Sanders performs at the Krakow Jazz Festival in Poland in 2018. Omar Marques/Getty Images hide caption
With In These Times, Makaya McCraven has perfected a method in which he weaves jazz improvisation and hip-hop recording techniques together with sensitivity that masks an obsessive attention to detail. Sulyiman Stokes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Makaya McCraven's 'In These Times': A musical marvel made by meticulous process
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Pianist Sean Mason, one of five young jazz artists included in Jazz Night's inaugural class of Youngbloods. Martina DaSilva/Amna Ijaz/NPR hide caption
Terri Lyne Carrington, whose new book New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets By Women Composers explores the work of foundational women jazz artists. Christian Ducasse/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images hide caption
Terri Lyne Carrington addresses women's omission from jazz canon with 'New Standards'
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Youngbloods: Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan
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Ramsey Lewis, seen here performing at the Ontario Jazz Festival in 1981, died Monday at his home in Chicago. Ron Bull/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide caption
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Youngbloods: Pianist Isaiah J. Thompson
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Tom Skinner Andre Baumecker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Juilliard Jazz Ensemble performs a Tiny Desk concert. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
Singer Samara Joy, the first to be featured in Jazz Night's new series Youngbloods, focusing in on five particularly promising young jazz artists. Photo by Meredith Truax NPR hide caption
The Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet performs a Tiny Desk concert. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
Endea Owens and The Cookout perform a Tiny Desk Concert. NPR hide caption
Joey DeFrancesco performs at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis in 2021. Mark Sheldon hide caption
Joey DeFrancesco, driving force on the Hammond organ, dies at 51
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Creed Taylor sits for an interview, set to be included in a forthcoming documentary on the producer's life. Courtesy of Snapshot Foundation hide caption
jaimie branch, who died on Monday, August 22 at 39, performs with her group FLY or DIE in New York in 2020. Jonathan Chimene hide caption
Lauded trumpeter and composer jaimie branch dies at 39
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Emmet Cohen (left) and Houston Person (right) at Dizzy's Club. Gabriela Gabrielaa hide caption
Pianist Emmet Cohen hosts a Harlem rent party for the modern day
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Pianist Emmet Cohen hosts a Harlem rent party for the modern day
Abdul Wadud. Courtesy of Raheem DeVaughn hide caption
SFJAZZ Collective performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
DOMi & JD BECK perform a Tiny Desk concert. NPR hide caption