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Jazz critic Francis Davis says veteran musicians — particularly Wadada Leo Smith and Henry Threadgill — are making some of the most adventurous music of their careers.

Bob Dylan's song is a blunt object, liturgical in its cadence and damning in its censure. The saxophonist and singer tackle it with grace and a small but useful tension.

World Cafe revisits magical moments in music history when orchestras have starred in rock recordings.

The director of documentaries like The Thin Blue Line and The Fog of War once told the composer his music wasn't repetitive enough.

The young composer recalls his teenage discovery of Music In 12 Parts — listening on a Discman while walking in New York — and how it later energized his own compositions.

There's an Elliott Smith-ian sensibility to the duo's original song, played here live at the Bowery Ballroom just before Mehldau and Thile went into the studio.

The veteran performance artist admires the skipping rhythms and calm center in the piano Etude No. 10 by Philip Glass that she says lies just beyond her grasp.

The singer and guitarist joined host Marian McPartland in the spring of 2003.

If you're a jazz musician looking for recognition from the Grammy Awards, it helps to be playing a song that's familiar.

While preparing to take the Game Of Thrones concert experience on the road this spring, Djawadi spoke with NPR's David Greene about his composing process. He says it all starts with a hum.