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Isaiah J. Thompson's compositions combine jazz's past and present to paint a beautiful portrait of its future.

Isaiah J. Thompson's compositions combine jazz's past and present to paint a beautiful portrait of its future.

A true RnB OG showing us how it's done.

In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, here's a playlist of favorites from Grammy Award-winning bassist, composer, educator, broadcaster and Jazz Night in America host Christian McBride.

Led by Mia Berrin's bitterly romantic songwriting, the band performs songs that bring a much-needed dose of silliness to self-serious grunge and punk.

Credit NPR Music The Tiny Desk Contest is back! Unsigned musicians: Enter the Contest by sending NPR Music a video of you playing an original song behind a desk by June 7 at midnight E.T. If you win, youll play your very own Tiny Desk concert! We want to amplify the music that comes from the Upper Great Lakes! If you have been a guest on The Local Spin, or are an interested unsigned musician, we highly encourage you to submit a video for the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest! The Contest opens for entri...

50 Wonderful Things From 2020 at 10:00 am NPR Ive been making annual lists of 50 Wonderful Things since 2010. And I have to admit, I was not sure I was up to it this year. Its been a hard one and a lonely one, even though I had the blessings of dear friends, a job I could do remotely and a dog who apparently never gets tired of me. As I point out every year, this is not the actual best things of the year, or it would be full of doctors and nurses and activists and delivery dr...

I May Destroy You is experimental and groundbreaking in a number of ways as it unspools the story of a womans sexual assault and its aftermath. But in the finale, it breaks with its own form in a way that is perfectly tailored to providing the only conclusion to the story that makes sense. 2. The afterlife NBC comedy The Good Place had a lot of business to do in the series finale after four seasons. But when, one last time, we saw Ted Danson as Michael say, "Take it sleazy," it was the perfec...

The Good Place, which ended after four seasons. Colleen Hayes/NBC toggle caption Colleen Hayes/NBC Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Ted Danson and DArcy Carden in NBCs afterlife comedy series The Good Place, which ended after four seasons. Colleen Hayes/NBC Ive been making annual lists of 50 Wonderful Things since 2010. And I have to admit, I was not sure I was up to it this year. Its been a hard one and a lonely one, even though I had the blessings...