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Guitarist John Scofield picks 10 of his favorite tracks from his own catalog and shares the stories behind them as he celebrates 50 years of recorded music.

Our favorite jazz releases of the month — from traditional tunes to avant-garde adventures to electronic experiments — picked by the Jazz Night in America staff.

Walk through the history, the decades, and the innovators of jazz with KNKX and Jazz24. Derived from the soloing of the swing era, musicians Charlie Christian, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and others expanded the language of jazz with bebop, then known as "modern jazz."

The production wizard behind Michael Jackson's Thriller won 28 Grammy awards during a career that spanned more than 70 years as a performer, songwriter, producer and music executive.

Walk through the history, the decades, and the innovators of jazz with KNKX and Jazz24. You got the music – and I have the words! But more than that - it’s a singer-songwriter taking a musical line and singing original lyrics. It’s a mutual appreciation of poetry and vocals. Paige Hansen walks us down the ‘vocalese’ road.

The French guitarist, whose playing can be heard throughout Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, discusses his new album and the enduring influence of Django Reinhardt.

New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz but “America’s music” did some growing up in Kansas City. Walk through the history, the decades, and the innovators of jazz with KNKX and Jazz24.

Robert Glasper, Kendrick Scott, Ambrose Akinmusire and a handful of other Blue Note stars join forces on a new album called Our Point of View.

New music from some of the best artists jazz has to offer, and the albums you need to know about.

During this Sunday's GRAMMY Awards, genres such as Native American, Hawaiian and Cajun music are merged into one category. The decision has caused some backlash with charges of racism and exclusion. Host Michel Martin discusses the decision with Felix Contreras, a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk and co-host of NPR Music's Alt.Latino podcast.