NPR Music - Jazz

Anat Cohen & Choro Aventuroso At Jazz At Lincoln Center She comes from Israel, lives in the U.S. and has a deep affinity for Brazilian music — especially the improvisatory instrumental music known as choro. The clarinetist leads a new quartet in concert. Read this story

TAKE FIVE: A JAZZ SAMPLER Act Like You Know: Ornette Coleman Coleman, who celebrates his 80th birthday on March 9, has become a well-decorated jazz giant, but his outsider cachet has never loomed larger. Here's a guide to understanding the free-jazz pioneer in five easy steps. Read this story

NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2013 Take a New-Orleans-style brass band, then shrink it: That's the general principle of how the trombonist's band makes a joyful noise with only four members, his sousaphone, and attitude. Read this story

MUSIC A Jazz Pianist Taps Armenian Folk, Metal Riffs And A Sense Of History Be it progressive metal bands like Tool and Meshuggah or a 19th-century poet who died at 21, jazz artist Tigran Hamaysan mines all kinds of influences to arrive at a signature sound. Read this story

JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA: THE RADIO PROGRAM Introducing Marcus Roberts And The Modern Jazz Generation At Jazz at Lincoln Center, where he was once a rising star, the pianist returns with a new 11-piece band which combines his trio with many of the younger musicians he has mentored. Read this story