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In 1926, a generation of artists was born that reshaped jazz for decades. This episode celebrates eight centennials, including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Lou Donaldson, Tony Bennett and more.
Author: Sarah Geledi
Posted: January 22, 2026, 10:10 pm
This week, we've finally received an infusion of fresh blood in the form of a brand-new album and a brand-new song — by two different artists, no less! — debuting at No. 1.
Author: Stephen Thompson
Posted: January 22, 2026, 5:48 pm
The two friends reconnect on Don't Be Dumb, Rocky's first album in eight years — and inadvertently demonstrate how much they've diverged as artists.
Author: Sheldon Pearce
Posted: January 22, 2026, 5:25 pm
In this new era of indie rock, yeule has become a leading voice. Their gauzy and sludgy songs are transformed at the Tiny Desk.
Author: Robin Hilton
Posted: January 22, 2026, 10:00 am
Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera, and looking ahead to directing and mentoring.
Author: Michel Martin
Posted: January 21, 2026, 9:49 am
The Seattle Children's Theatre is the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.
Author: Ivy Buck
Posted: January 20, 2026, 5:44 pm
Álvaro Lafuente's calming voice and steady rhythms feel like a lullaby with a fiesta tilt. At the Desk, the Spanish singer transports us to a club in Barcelona or a beach on Costa Brava.
Author: Anamaria Artemisa Sayre
Posted: January 20, 2026, 10:00 am
Kilgore, who died Jan. 7, was a talented interpreter of American popular song. We'll remember her by listening back to her in-studio concerts with pianist Dave Frishberg from 1995 and 1999.
Author: Terry Gross
Posted: January 16, 2026, 10:00 am
Weir was 16 in 1963 when he ran into Jerry Garcia at a music store in Palo Alto. They decided to start a band, which evolved into the Grateful Dead. Weir died Jan. 10. Originally broadcast in 2016.
Author: Sam Briger
Posted: January 16, 2026, 10:00 am
Surrounded by family in the band and in the audience, John Fogerty bookends solo material with the rock and roll staples of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Author: Bobby Carter
Posted: January 16, 2026, 10:00 am

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