The Comet Is Coming

The reggaetón superstar kicks off our "El Tiny" takeover of the Tiny Desk (home) concert series.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

The pop singer premieres new music with family and friends for her "El Tiny" home concert.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

All aboard the Music Box Express! Kiana wants to visit 1953 and meet a renowned jazz theorist, and Fiona wants to travel to the future to hear some tunes. But they get distracted on the train, and end up waaaaay back in ancient Mesopotamia! And they're just in time for a musical ...  Show more

Jazz can often be seen as a genre that challenges listeners, but one of the greatest jazz records of all time -- Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew -- was born out a need to challenge the genre, to push back on the establishment, and to break down old conventions and notions about what ...

The mandolin player Avi Avital, with his ensemble Between Worlds, has just released a new DG album 'Song of the Birds' which crosses boundaries to explore the musics of three geographical regions – Iberia, southern Italy (Puglia) and the Black Sea – with vivid ...

John Coltrane's A Love Supreme: Some call it the greatest album of the 20th century. Others say it isn't even Coltrane's best album ... of 1965. No matter where you think it sits in the jazz music canon, Coltrane's love letter to God is a masterpiece. We break it down track-by-tr ...  Show more