NPR Music - JAZZ

The Legacy Of The Benny Goodman Quartet The small group that made a bespectacled white clarinetist a star happened to be of jazz's first racially integrated bands. Wendell Pierce and four young clarinetists tell the story live on stage. Read this story

MUSIC INTERVIEWS Jack DeJohnette: A Drummer Who Stays 'In Movement' By Keeping Good Company DeJohnette has been playing jazz long enough to have jammed with two generations of Coltranes. He speaks with Robert Siegel about staying fresh after 50 years behind the kit. Read this story

A BLOG SUPREME Henry Threadgill Wins Music Pulitzer For 'In For A Penny, In For A Pound' The saxophonist, flutist and beyond-jazz composer says the epic work frees up a method he'd developed over 15 years with his working ensemble Zooid. Read this story

FIRST LISTEN First Listen: Snarky Puppy, 'Culcha Vulcha' To the extent that Snarky Puppy has a core sonic idea, it's an intricate melody over a multifaceted groove, as generated by multiple horn players, guitarists, keyboardists and percussionists. Read this story

MUSIC NEWS A Remembrance For Chicago's Jazz Record Mart People from all over the world went to visit the record store, which has closed after more than 60 years. In an age of online shopping, customers remember it as a unique brick-and-mortar experience. Read this story