For our Sense of Place: Boston series, we sat down with professor Adrian Anantawan, the world-class violinist who co-founded ...

The college junior turned his dorm room into a mini live recording venue and began collaborating with other students who also ...

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes aboard Kara Manning of New York City public radio station WFUV to discuss the best new ...

Bobby Carter, host and series producer of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, pointed to three main components that make for a great performance. An artist must be comfortable performing live, captivating an ...

In celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 96th birthday, pianist Lara Downes examines how musicians ...

A new recording features pianist McCoy Tyner and saxophonist Joe Henderson in a concert taped in New York City in 1966. The music here is a prelude to later iconic records by each leader.

December 10, 2024 • Daniel House discusses the Seattle music scene of the 1980s, the importance of The U-Men, the role that community played during his time as a young musician in Seattle and ...

Questlove's newest documentary features interviews and clips from 50 years of musical performances on Saturday Night Live.

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison breaks down why the musician's sophomore album was a monumental moment in neo-soul and R&B.

Eric Deggans is NPR's first full-time TV critic ... He originally joined the paper as its pop music critic in November 1995. He has worked at the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey and both the ...