His radical combination of symphonic and popular music comes eight years after a controversial statement about the word “jazz.”

Emergence [The Process of Coming Into Being] blends jazz, R&B and spoken word in a live album that feels like a Broadway show.

Jazz Night in America offers a three-artist sampler of vocalists. Get introduced to the gospel roots of Quiana Lynell, the salsa stylings of Jeremy Bosch and the harmonizing trio Duchess.

Songs from Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and a pulpy score from Daniel Pemberton all help set a noir scene for the film’s 1950s New York setting.

Host Christian McBride chats with singer-songwriter Gregory Porter about his journey as an ascendent talent.

The video, part of a series in which pre-MTV artists retroactively join the video age, brings Davis’ late-life visual art in dialogue with a classic piece of his music.

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.