Matthew Whitaker, Gabrielle Cassava and Pedrito Martinez perform at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival. Richard Conde/Mitra I. Arthur/NPR hide caption
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Questlove, here at the Grammys in January 2020, says the pandemic has changed him. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for the Recording Academy hide caption
For Questlove, The Pandemic Meant Embracing Quiet — And Buying A Farm
Drummer and educator Billy Hart, one of the NEA's 2022 Jazz Masters. Desmond White/Courtesy of the NEA hide caption
Alice Coltrane, widow of jazz great John Coltrane, playing the piano in her California home, in front of a portrait of her late husband. Despite having practiced music since a very early age, Alice Coltrane's work only somewhat recently began to be recognized. J.Emilio Flores/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Brandee Younger Erin Patrice O'Brien/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nate Smith, Kinfolk 2: See the Birds Edition Records hide caption
Don Cherry (center) and Moki Cherry (right) reflected their globalist attitudes towards music with international musicians and instruments. Their son, Eagle-Eye, is seated out front. Estate of Moki Cherry/Courtesy the Cherry Archive hide caption
Jazz Elder Statesman Anthony Braxton Continues To Defy Expectations
Pino Palladino + Blake Mills perform a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
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Pianist, composer and coder Dan Tepfer confronted pandemic isolation with ingenious technological solutions. Josh Goleman/courtesy of the artist hide caption
After more than a decade away from the recording studio, Nnenna Freelon returns with Time Traveler, an album she describes as a love letter to her late husband. Chris Charles/Origin Records hide caption
Jazz Singer Nnenna Freelon Works Through Grief With New Album And Podcast
Branford Marsalis Eric Ryan Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Branford Marsalis On World Cafe
Mario Pavone, performing during the What Is Jazz? festival in New York on June 12, 1994. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption
Prodigal pianist and composer Erroll Garner, whose centennial birthday will be marked in September. Vernon Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Erroll Garner, "Moment's Delight" (in concert at Symphony Hall in Boston on Jan. 17, 1959)
Helen Sung in concert. Ayano Hisa/Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption
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