Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

The South African pianist and Zulu healer guides us through a meditation on stillness and an invocation of Blackness.

She recorded a magical debut album on Blue Note and was later named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts.

London's Sunday Times once called Laine "quite simply the best singer in the world."

With his beard, long hair and brown felt fedora, the jazz flugelhorn player and composer cut an unforgettable figure in American culture.

Stanley Clarke and his band 4EVER perform a locked-in set of classics from the bassist's catalog while also giving them new life.

The superbly alert and flexible drummer formed a swirling current in modern jazz for more than 60 years. He was 82.

This jazz supergroup has super powers and they're on full display from beginning to end during this Tiny Desk.

Pianist Hiromi picks a track from 10 different bands she's led or joined, tracing the bold ideas and unexpected turns that have shaped her ever-evolving sound.

The band's mystical approach to improvisation never bends to one sound at a time.