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Terri Lyne Carrington: Trailblazer, Advocate and NEA Jazz Master

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From gospel to TikTok to vocal big shot: the rise of Samara Joy

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Exploring the many orbits of jazz legend Wayne Shorter

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'This is not entertainment': John Zorn, all over Big Ears

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Jazz Night In America remembers the artists we've lost

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Yule dig? Celebrate the holidays with drummer Matt Wilson's festive Christmas Tree-O

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Drummer Nate Smith arranges funky grooves with strings attached

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BADBADNOTGOOD steps into the psychedelic void

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Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey down a 'Dirt Road' in N. Carolina

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Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, one of five young jazz artists included in Jazz Night's inaugural class of Youngbloods. Rog Walker/Amna Ijaz/NPR hide caption

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Youngbloods: Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins

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Youngbloods: Pianist Sean Mason

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Youngbloods: Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan

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Youngbloods: Pianist Isaiah J. Thompson

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Pianist Emmet Cohen hosts a Harlem rent party for the modern day

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An American in Paris: organist Rhoda Scott's remarkable career in Jazz

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Theo Croker performs at Jacksonville Jazz Festival, October 1, 2021 Kim Reed/Courtesy of Artist hide caption

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Jazz renegade Theo Croker returns to his Jacksonville roots

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From bebop to hip-hop: Gary Bartz's sax sound shapes many eras

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Honoring the iconic blues and ironic humor of Mose Allison

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