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Jazz singer Sheila Jordan, then 84, performs at the 21st annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in New York City's Tompkins Square Park on Aug. 25, 2013. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images hide caption
At 95, jazz icon Sheila Jordan still eats, drinks and breathes the music
Jazz at Lincoln Center
At 95, jazz icon Sheila Jordan still eats, drinks and breathes the music
Rhiannon Giddens Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
2 Chainz and Lil Wayne teamed up for Welcome 2 Collegrove. Courtesy of Def Jam hide caption
The curious mind — and hard work — of bassist Christian McBride
Classical California KUSC
Youngbloods 2023 brass, from left to right: Giveton Gelin, Kalia Vandever, Summer Camargo Graphics: Jackie Lay for NPR hide caption
Youngbloods, Brass: Giveton Gelin, Kalia Vandever and Summer Camargo
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Youngbloods, Brass: Giveton Gelin, Kalia Vandever and Summer Camargo
Carla Bley performs in Nice, France, in 2009. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In Pharoah Sanders' final years, Luaka Bop expressed interest in doing a proper reissue of Harvest Time. The label chose to release it as a box set alongside Sanders' final recorded album, Promises. Photo by John van Hasselt/Sygma via Getty Images hide caption
Daymé Arocena Courtesy of the artist hide caption
No Te Va Gustar Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On this episode of All Songs Considered, we hear new music from (top left, clockwise) Matana Roberts, Slant, Svitlana Niano, MxPx, Liam Grant and Daniel Bachman. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras Mike Morgan/NPR hide caption
The saxophonist Charles Gayle would often perform in clown makeup as Streets, a character who served not only as social commentary but also as a reflection on "things that are in your heart." Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images hide caption
Hiromi performs a Tiny Desk concert. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Christian McBride's New Jawn performs a Tiny Desk. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Wayne Shorter performs during the Marciac Jazz festival in southern France in 2005. Two recent tribute projects each aim to capture the wandering spirit of the late saxophonist. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Burna Boy's I Told Them... tops our shortlist for the best new albums out on Aug. 25. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Jon Batiste performs at the Newport Folk Festival on Aug. 5. Batiste, a riveting live performer who has led the band at The Late Show and won an album of the year Grammy, just released a studio album, World Music Radio, that feels like an attempt to consolidate his billowing talent into a stable unit, like squeezing a genie back into the bottle. Vincent Alban/The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
Jazz Night in America celebrates the centennial of influential pianist Elmo Hope. Hear selections from his rare discography, pictured above. Collage by NPR hide caption
An Elmo Hope centennial celebration: Giving a jazz piano pioneer his due
Jazz at Lincoln Center
An Elmo Hope centennial celebration: Giving a jazz piano pioneer his due
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Christian McBride on World Cafe
At the Newport Folk Festival in 2022, Joni Mitchell gave her first full-length performance in 22 years. The recording, At Newport, is out July 28. Nina Westervelt/Courtesy of the artist hide caption