Guitarist John Scofield picks 10 of his favorite tracks from his own catalog and shares the stories behind them as he ...

19-year-old Laura Nyro had already recorded her first album when she was considered as the new lead singer for Blood, Sweat & ...

The drummer/composer/bandleader talks about his upcoming concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrating the life and legacy of the renowned activist Bayard Rustin.

Lucy Kalantari was a self described singer of angsty adult music, hustling her way through New York bar gigs and wondering why she wasn’t more successful. She knew music was a passion early on, but ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Cissy Houston, the gospel singer and backup vocalist who guided her daughter Whitney Houston to stardom, died Monday at the age of 91. Cissy Houston began singing ...

This story is a part of an NPR series reflecting on Oct. 7, a year of war and how it has changed life across Israel, the Gaza Strip, the region and the world. AL-MU’ARRAJAT, West Bank — In a ...