NPR Jazz

The recording made at NYC's Village Gate during the summer of 1961, when the John Coltrane quartet was joined by Eric Dolphy, was thought lost until it was discovered in the New York Public Library.

Hear some purifying, holy fire music recorded at the height of the trio's powers.

In its Tiny Desk performance, the trio makes music strictly for the moment — creating a shared language in real time.

New recordings of old jazz performances at Baltimore's now-closed Famous Ballroom are being released for the first time.

Brian Blade's band makes jazz-inflected, gospel-rooted music suffused with a glowing consonance.

The distinguished saxophonist pushes the boundaries of modern jazz in his expressive Tiny Desk performance.

Irreversible Entanglements gives Sun Ra's apocalyptic jam a heavy-gauge upgrade — shape-shifting in and out of a groove, but always rooted in the terrifying hypothetical at hand.

Jazz Night in America honors the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters: Louis Hayes, Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett and Sue Mingus. Four newly crowned masters, with plenty of music, stories, and memories.

The Chilean jazz vocalist makes a lasting impression at the Tiny Desk.

The urge to build a community of sound, first found on the streets of Philly playing with The Roots, still drives bandleader Joshua Abrams. Since Time is Gravity deepens the jazz band's own roots.