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Monday October 31, 2011

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Favorite Sessions

KCRW Presents: My Morning Jacket

KCRW

October 31, 2011 • Watch an intimate live performance of the band's new album, Circuital, on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley.

KCRW Presents: My Morning Jacket

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Saturday October 29, 2011

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Tiny Desk

Lisa Hannigan: Tiny Desk Concert

October 29, 2011 • Exuding both musical and personal warmth, the Irish singer mesmerized at the NPR Music offices.

Lisa Hannigan: Tiny Desk Concert

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Wednesday October 26, 2011

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The Checkout: Live

Derrick Hodge: Live In Concert

WBGO

October 26, 2011 • He's a jazz bassist who scores films and arranges for live hip-hop and R&B. He's also about to release an debut album showcasing his own unclassifiable vision, and for this performance he calls together a band which can paint with his wide palette.

Listen Now: Derrick Hodge In Concert

1:17:31

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Aaron Parks: Live In Concert

WBGO

October 26, 2011 • The twenty-something pianist, already one of the great composers of his generation, has been writing a new book of tunes for a new band. Fellow keyboard player Pete Rende joins Parks and a quartet in this live performance.

Listen Now: Aaron Parks In Concert

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Monday October 24, 2011

Tenor Joseph Calleja And Friends In Concert

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Classics in Concert

Tenor Joseph Calleja And Friends In Concert

October 24, 2011 • The vibrant young opera star from Malta performed an intimate club date live in New York City — along with some fabulous special guests.

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Tiny Desk

Ben Williams And Sound Effect: Tiny Desk Concert

October 24, 2011 • Bassist Ben Williams is a rising jazz star. He won the 2009 Thelonious Monk Competition and received a recording contract for his debut album, State of Art, which was released this summer. Williams brought his band Sound Effect to perform two songs from that album at the NPR Music offices.

Ben Williams And Sound Effect: Tiny Desk Concert

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Friday October 21, 2011

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Hilary Hahn: Tiny Desk Concert

October 21, 2011 • The classical violinist blends Bach and Charles Ives with flair, then tops it off with a fedora.

Hilary Hahn: Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday October 17, 2011

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Tiny Desk

Wilco: Tiny Desk Concert

October 17, 2011 • Armed with acoustic guitars, tiny amps, a desktop percussion unit and a ton of grace, Wilco plays three new songs from The Whole Love and an old favorite in a stripped-down but powerful set at the NPR Music offices.

Wilco: Tiny Desk Concert

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Friday October 14, 2011

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Chris Bathgate: Tiny Desk Concert

October 14, 2011 • Dusky and deliberate, Chris Bathgate's music can be foreboding, even funereal. But the Michigan native invests his songs with warm, rustic beauty, which makes everything too pretty to function as a true downer.

Chris Bathgate: Tiny Desk Concert

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Tuesday October 11, 2011

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Tiny Desk

Grouplove: Tiny Desk Concert

October 11, 2011 • Grouplove writes songs that have you pounding the steering wheel to the beat, and are worth rolling down the car windows and sharing with pedestrians whether they want to hear them or not. The young band brings that sort of infectious energy to the NPR Music offices.

Grouplove: Tiny Desk Concert

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Saturday October 8, 2011

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Tiny Desk

JEFF The Brotherhood: Tiny Desk Concert

October 8, 2011 • Of course, the power-punk duo took off their shirts at the NPR Music offices, because why not?

JEFF The Brotherhood: Tiny Desk Concert

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Thursday October 6, 2011

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Tiny Desk

Fountains Of Wayne: Tiny Desk Concert

October 6, 2011 • It speaks well of this performance that Fountains of Wayne's set pokes around in a few gray areas; its four songs showcase a band with tremendous narrative gifts and a real flair for subtle beauty.

Fountains Of Wayne: Tiny Desk Concert

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Wednesday October 5, 2011

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Mates Of State: Tiny Desk Concert

October 5, 2011 • The modesty of Mates of State's performance both suits and complements a band whose music is about generosity of spirit, forgiveness of failing, and the celebration of all things hard-won enough to be worth celebrating.

Mates Of State: Tiny Desk Concert

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Thursday September 29, 2011

The Knights: On A Quest To Make Great Music

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The Knights: On A Quest To Make Great Music

September 29, 2011 • Watch a documentary about the fabulously energetic orchestra called The Knights.

Trombone Shorty at the NPR Music office.

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Trombone Shorty: Tiny Desk Concert

September 29, 2011 • He can play the horn. He can sing. And that's made him the latest musical star of a great New Orleans tradition. But Trombone Shorty mainly just wants you to dance: "I know you came here to move," he sings to an office full of NPR staff.

Trombone Shorty: Tiny Desk Concert

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