Benmont Tench has a reputation in rock as the guy you want playing on your album. You Should Be So Lucky is his solo debut. Sam Jones/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Eric Dolphy in Copenhagen, 1961. JP Jazz Archive/Redferns hide caption
Still 'Out To Lunch' 50 Years Later
Fresh Air
Vertical Scratchers. Joseph Amario/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Linda Perhacs first album in 44 years, The Soul of All Natural Things, comes out March 4. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nothing's debut album, Guilty of Everything, comes out March 4. Shawn Brackbill/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Guilty Of Everything
Audio for First Listens is no longer available after the album is released.
James Brandon Lewis' second album, Divine Travels, came out in early February. Ingrid Hertfelder/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Eleven-year-old Jaron "Bear" Williams practices trumpet before marching in his first Mardi Gras season. The Whole Gritty City follows young student marching bands as they prepare for coveted spots in the New Orleans parade. Courtesy of CBS hide caption
In 'Whole Gritty City,' Marching Bands Vie For Coveted Mardi Gras Spots
Lake Street Dive. Jarrod McCabe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Frank Wess. Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images hide caption
Eric Church. John Peets/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Penny Penny. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jane Ira Bloom. Johnny Moreno/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Angélique Kidjo's 10th album, Eve, is dedicated to the women of Africa. Pierre Marie Zimmerman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jon Pardi. Courtesy of the artist hide caption