This year, the octet has chosen to salute a tenor sax titan and a long-time San Francisco resident. It plays re-arrangements of Henderson classics along with new original pieces live in concert.
Robert Glasper and Bilal perform at NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert in Washington, D.C.
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At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., Glasper came to play, bringing Derrick Hodge on electric bass, Justin Tyson, on drums and Bilal on vocals.
Kronos Quartet performs at NPR Music's 10th anniversary concert in Washington, D.C.
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Her voice dripping with Southern R&B grit, Moreno and her band never lose sight of the emotion in the holiday classics they perform at KUT in Austin, Texas.
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Jeff Tweedy performs at NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
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The Georgia-born roots musician's songs tell detailed, easy-paced stories of family and close friends. Hear his Newport Folk set, with special guest Jade Bird.
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Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief performs at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival.
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The clarion-voiced Afro-Venezuelan singer Betsayda Machado and her band are just beginning to tour internationally. Hear them in their New York City debut at globalFEST in January.
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Justin Vernon at his console during Bon Iver's Dec. 4, 2016 show in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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She's known for her work in the popular hip-hop group Calle 13, but Ileana Cabra, who performs solo as iLe, has a quieter, subtler alter ego. Watch her perform live at New York's Damrosch Park.
Watch a 90-minute concert video of Warpaint at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
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Filmed live at OPB in Portland, Ore., the long-running rock group tackles social and political issues with firebrand zeal. Watch Drive-By Truckers perform American Band in its entirety.