Andre Clergeat/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesThe superbly alert and flexible drummer formed a swirling current in modern jazz for more than 60 years. He was 82.
This jazz supergroup has super powers and they're on full display from beginning to end during this Tiny Desk.
Mitsuru NishimuraPianist Hiromi picks a track from 10 different bands she's led or ed, tracing the bold ideas and unexpected turns that have shaped her ever-evolving sound.
The band's mystical approach to improvisation never bends to one sound at a time.
Johan Grimonprez's film charts both the hopes and the tragedies of Africa's freedom movements in the shadow of the Cold War, as the Soviet Union and the U.S. jockey for influence in the "new world."
Horns herald the arrival of the hip-hop-inspired big band at the Tiny Desk.
This week, a new fellowship was announced that granted 20 jazz musicians of retirement age a gift of $100,000 each.
Alvin Ailey's seminal Revelations is considered the most widely viewed modern dance work in the world. Lost songs from the 1960 premiere are featured in a new work and an album this season.
Roberto Fonseca's mastery of the Cuban piano tradition fuels this fiery performance.
You've seen Braxton Cook in this space before, but never out front. The alto saxophonist transforms the Tiny Desk with his own band.
Reflecting on a transformative residency program, the jazz vocalist now nominated for her first Grammy Award says her album Journey in Black reflects "the expansiveness of the Black experience."
Ring in the new year with celebratory sounds from around the world.
Kari Njiiri speaks with Zaccai Curtis about his latest project “Cubop Lives”, which was recently nominated for a Grammy Award in the Latin Jazz Album category.
Glenn Miller was the swing era's biggest star. Then, he vanished without a trace.