Every year, NPR Music invites some of the world's top piano players to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. We ask them to play solo versions of their favorite holiday music for a live ...

Featuring Stanley Clarke, Eddie Henderson, and George Cables among others, Mellow Jazz Christmas is compulsory Christmas Eve material. This collection of songs errs traditional, and none of the titles ...

At first glance, the two highest-selling jazz records of all time are opposites in their makeup. The first, Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, is a celebrated masterpiece of innovation and radicalism—a moment ...

We asked Samara Joy, Hanif Abdurraqib, Vijay Iyer and others to share their favorite tracks showcasing what might be the most nuanced instrument in jazz. By Marcus J. Moore See more of our coverage in ...