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Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

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Jazz Night In America: The Radio Program

Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

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October 29, 2020 • Hear the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in 2006, with four virtuoso bassists: Rubén Rodríguez, Charnett Moffett, the late Andy González, and the mighty Cachao, two years before his death.

Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

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GroundUP Family Dinner: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

October 27, 2020 • Gregory Porter, Brad Mehldau and Chris Potter all appear in this 18-musician Tiny Desk quarantine concert, organized by Snarky Puppy's Michael League.

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Oddisee: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

September 22, 2020 • The rapper convened a live band for his five-song Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

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Nubya Garcia: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

September 16, 2020 • One of the British jazz scene's rising stars performs a quarantine concert on the River Thames.

This Is How I Feel: A Playlist By Young Black Listeners

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This Is How I Feel: A Playlist By Young Black Listeners

June 10, 2020 • Music has always been a vital part of protest and social justice. We asked our young Black listeners: Is there one song that's helping you address your feelings right now?

Watch Lianne La Havas Play A Tiny Desk From Home

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Watch Lianne La Havas Play A Tiny Desk From Home

May 5, 2020 • Lianne La Havas plays a Tiny Desk from her cozy London space. Her set includes two songs from her upcoming, self-titled album.

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The 5 Best-Dressed Tiny Desk Concerts

March 25, 2020 • From gender-bending bling and a sharply-tailored pink suit to orange plaid and a classic black overcoat, these performers classed up the Tiny Desk

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Heat Check: Homecoming

March 9, 2020 • Lil Uzi Vert's audible adrenaline, Stove God Cooks' anamorphic flow, Emma-Jean Thackray's jazz shade and Megan Thee Stallion's savage sass. Heat Check doesn't let up.

Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science: Tiny Desk Concert

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Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science: Tiny Desk Concert

March 4, 2020 • The veteran jazz drummer is joined by special guests that include producer and percussionist Kassa Overall and actor Malcolm Jamal Warner, for a potent and deeply moving set.

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Heat Check: Répéter, Répéter

February 18, 2020 • Nigerian trap, New York drill, London soul, Chicago dance — this week's Heat Check playlist switches up quick, but keeps the trance consistent.

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Heat Check: Going All Out

February 10, 2020 • The slow asphyxiation of heartache. The deep resonance of bravado. Heat Check's playlist returns with Victoria Monét, Denzel Curry and Kayla Steen.

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra: Tiny Desk Concert

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Jonathan Scales Fourchestra: Tiny Desk Concert

February 7, 2020 • Here's a first: Steelpans at the Tiny Desk. It's true. Nearly a thousand performances into the series and the instrument has never been featured, until now.

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Jordan Rakei: Tiny Desk Concert

January 13, 2020 • Despite some unexpected gear problems, the soulful R&B artist and his band locked-in and played a phenomenal set behind the Tiny Desk.

Toast Of The Nation 2020: The Jazz Collective Edition

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Toast Of The Nation 2020: The Jazz Collective Edition

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December 26, 2019 • Jazz Night in America's Christian McBride hosts this special, ringing in the New Year with four hours of jazz from the SFJAZZ Collective, Carlos Henriquez and more.

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Leslie Odom Jr.: Tiny Desk Concert

November 12, 2019 • The Tony- and Grammy-winning singer, actor, author and Hamilton star performs three songs from Mr, his genre-bending new solo album.