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Earl St. Clair Sings I 'Ain't Got It Like That,' But He Actually Does

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Earl St. Clair Sings I 'Ain't Got It Like That,' But He Actually Does

July 28, 2017 • Watch Earl St. Clair tell a personal story of redemption and fortitude with his raw and soulful style of R&B.

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Rare Essence: Tiny Desk Concert

July 19, 2017 • Rare Essence has been bringing go-go to the world since 1976 — the group brought that pedigree, and the genre's massive meld of funk, rhythm and blues and soul, to this raucous hometown Tiny Desk.

Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert

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Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert

June 26, 2017 • Artistic legacy, evolution and studied ease coalesced at this Tiny Desk Concert, with Coltrane offering four interpretations of his and others' works.

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First Listen

Review: Maysa, 'Love Is A Battlefield'

May 18, 2017 • The Incognito vocalist performs covers of her favorite songs, including Luther Vandross' "Because It's Really Love," Natalie Cole's "Inseparable" and more.

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All Songs Considered

Stream Logic's New Album, 'Everybody'

May 5, 2017 • The bi-racial rapper embodies humanity and race in his latest LP.

Basking In Sin: Some Initial Thoughts On Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.'

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The Record

Basking In Sin: Some Initial Thoughts On Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.'

April 14, 2017 • The NPR Music staff spent Friday morning listening to the rapper's new album. Here are eight reactions to what will likely go down as one of the best albums of 2017.

Harriet Tubman's 'Blacktal Fractal' Lets Freedom Ring

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Songs We Love

Harriet Tubman's 'Blacktal Fractal' Lets Freedom Ring

February 27, 2017 • The trio joins up with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith for a jazz-rock track that reverberates with moments of victory.

Harriet Tubman, 'Blacktal Fractal'

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Gallant: Tiny Desk Concert

January 30, 2017 • The rising R&B star performs three falsetto-drenched highlights from his 2016 debut, Ology — including "Bourbon," which features a guest rap from Chance The Rapper collaborator Saba.

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Jazz Night In America

Ring In The New Year With Jazz

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December 30, 2016 • Celebrate the New Year from Blue Note venues around the world. The lineup includes The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Joshua Redman and Brad Meldau, Fred Hersch, Ron Carter, Buika and Dee Dee Bridgewater.

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Hanukkah Lights 2016

December 23, 2016 • Hear holiday stories from authors Lia Pripstein, Elisa Albert, Ellen Orleans and R.L. Maizes.

Hanukkah Lights 2016

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The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Swings In The Holidays

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The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Swings In The Holidays

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December 16, 2016 • No stories, no interviews — just good jazz. Listen as Wynton Marsalis leads the orchestra through new arrangements of holiday classics.

The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Swings In The Holidays

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LIVE WEDNESDAY: The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra's Holiday Concert

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LIVE WEDNESDAY: The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra's Holiday Concert

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December 14, 2016 • Watch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra present swinging and soulful arrangements of favorite seasonal songs with Wynton Marsalis and a special guest, singer Catherine Russell.

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Jazz Night In America

'Harlem River Drive' Revisited With Eddie Palmieri

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December 9, 2016 • Palmieri's classic Latin funk album remains relevant 45 years later. This performance shows why.

'Harlem River Drive' Revisited With Eddie Palmieri

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Musical Cannibalism With Cyro Baptista

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November 10, 2016 • The Brazilian percussionist lives by the philosophy of "cultural cannibalism" — eating, digesting and regurgitating culture and information to create experimental music.

Musical Cannibalism With Cyro Baptista

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Watch Herbie Hancock Perform Live In Brooklyn

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Watch Herbie Hancock Perform Live In Brooklyn

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October 20, 2016 • Herbie Hancock and his latest band push the boundaries of jazz in a concert at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival in New York City.

Herbie Hancock's Latest Voyage

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