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Known as "Sweet Poppa Lou," the alto saxophonist’s music embodies the intangible jazz spirit and transformed the sound of Blue Note Records, beginning in the late 1950s.

A member of the supergroup The Cookers, Billy Hart's drumming spans many decades and genres, from swinging hard bop to funky grooves and beyond.

Can you taste color or hear pictures? You might have synesthesia. This week on 8 Tracks: A few songs that pirouette and paint, plus new music by Charli XCX, Mdou Moctar and TikTok shoegazer Wisp.

The Richmond, Va. band brings its signature hot and funky "solar music" to the Desk.

Composer and pianist Joanne Brackeen has traveled the world, playing with Art Blakey, Stan Getz and others. She continues to teach, and learn from, students at Boston's Berklee College of Music.

Drummer Roy Haynes has not only shared the stage with legendary jazz figures over the decades, but contributed mightily to stylistic developments in the genre. He turned 99 this year.

The distinguished saxophonist pushes the boundaries of modern jazz in his expressive Tiny Desk performance.

For Jazz Appreciation Month, here’s a fresh look at new albums from well established musicians honoring Jazz legends – proving that their music and legacy is influential still to this day.

The versatile guitarist has played with celebrated and unsung jazz heroes from the mid-1950s onward. Burrell and many of his fellow Detroiters are some of the music’s most renowned leaders and sidemen.

New albums of the week from artists who continue to bend the genre of Jazz with their own unique sounds.