Jazz singer Sheila Jordan, then 84, performs at the 21st annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in New York City's Tompkins Square Park on Aug. 25, 2013. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images hide caption
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Youngbloods 2023 brass, from left to right: Giveton Gelin, Kalia Vandever, Summer Camargo Graphics: Jackie Lay for NPR hide caption
Youngbloods, Brass: Giveton Gelin, Kalia Vandever and Summer Camargo
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Youngbloods 2023 vibes, from left to right: Joel Ross, Sasha Berliner, Simon Moullier Graphics: Jackie Lay for NPR hide caption
Jazz Night in America celebrates the centennial of influential pianist Elmo Hope. Hear selections from his rare discography, pictured above. Collage by NPR hide caption
An Elmo Hope centennial celebration: Giving a jazz piano pioneer his due
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Relive the 2023 American Pianists Awards from Indianapolis
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For pianist Sean Mason, it's about the melody and the dance
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For pianist Sean Mason, it's about the melody and the dance
Clockwise from top left: Chick & Armando Corea; Madison & Bobby McFerrin; Luis & Catherine Russell; Benny & Bert Green; Cory Wong & father Luis and Catherine Russell © Catherine Russell Collection, all other photos courtesy of artist hide caption
Songs for the fathers: A tribute to Jazz Dads
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2023 NEA Jazz Masters (left to right): Louis Hayes (photo by Janette Beckman), Regina Carter (photo by Jeff Dunn), Kenny Garrett (photo by Jimmy Katz), Sue Mingus (Photo courtesy Mingus Archives) National Endowment for the Arts hide caption
Jazz Night toasts the NEA Jazz Masters class of 2023
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Terri Lyne Carrington at PDX Jazz in 2018 Mark Sheldon/PDX Jazz hide caption
Terri Lyne Carrington: Trailblazer, Advocate and NEA Jazz Master
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From gospel to TikTok to vocal big shot: the rise of Samara Joy
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Wayne Shorter, photographed during a live performance at the Town & Country Club in London in April 1987. Fin Costello/Redferns hide caption
Exploring the many orbits of jazz legend Wayne Shorter
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John Zorn in performance in New York. Jonathan Chimene/WBGO hide caption
'This is not entertainment': John Zorn, all over Big Ears
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Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O Chris Pizzolo/Courtesy of Artist hide caption
Yule dig? Celebrate the holidays with drummer Matt Wilson's festive Christmas Tree-O
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Drummer Nate Smith arranges funky grooves with strings attached
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BADBADNOTGOOD perform live at Brooklyn Steel. Jonathan Chimene/WBGO hide caption
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Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey down a 'Dirt Road' in N. Carolina
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Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, one of five young jazz artists included in Jazz Night's inaugural class of Youngbloods. Rog Walker/Amna Ijaz/NPR hide caption