Along with his trio, the pianist, multi-instrumentalist and composer cast a spell over the NPR Music offices in this joyful turn behind the Tiny Desk.

The two instrumental masters came together for the first time in a gracious meeting of musical minds.

We revisit pianist, singer and composer Andy Bey throughout his life: growing up in Newark, N.J., working with Horace Silver, performing during his 1990s renaissance and now, looking back at 80.

A modern jazz survey at ground level, from stone classics to state-of-the-art jams.

The saxophonist, flautist and bandleader has been traveling to Cuba and performing its music for over 30 years.

NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Christian McBride about the impact of Miles Davis’ seminal album Bitches Brew — an electrified sound that ushered in decades of jazz fusion 50 years ago.

The London, U.K. band Sons of Kemet brought its carnival rhythm, club abandon and jazz improv to a midnight show at Big Ears in Knoxville, Tenn.

Julian “Cannonball” Adderley left a monumental legacy during his two decades in the spotlight. Revisit his music with old bandmates and Patrick Bartley Jr.’s young New York band.

Explore two sides of Mark Guiliana’s creative brain, with two different sounding bands, from two hemispheres of the globe: The Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet from Amsterdam and Beat Music from Brooklyn.